WATCH ABOVE: A nasty note left by an Ohio woman’s neighbour over her newly designated handicapped parking spot has gone viral. Allison Vuchnich reports.
TORONTO — A nasty note left by an Ohio woman’s neighbour over her newly designated handicapped parking spot has gone viral.
Ashley Parker, 26, has been trying to adjust to her new life since losing her leg in an accident last summer, according to a post on the Amputee Coalition of America’s Facebook page.
“I requested to have a handicapped parking spot to my apartment but with the ground being frozen I had to wait almost all winter. I FINALLY get my parking spot and this small victory meant so much to me,” the post explained.
Unfortunately, her joy was short-lived. After having the designated spot for just two days, one of her neighbours parked in it. The 26-year-old wrote the woman a note explaining why she needed the spot and that “if she did it again she would be towed.”
This is the letter Parker found on her car in response. It starts with, “Hey Handicap.”
This isn’t the first time a handicapped parking spot has been a source of anger for some.
A few years ago, Matt Milstead — who has used a wheelchair for two decades — found this letter under his car door’s handle.
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When his wife found out about it, she took to Facebook and wrote, in part:
“You were so close on the age, he’s actually 36, and he is a professional with a full time job. He is also a quadriplegic, which for him means that he can no longer move his legs or his fingers in either hand. He has no grip.
So, if you are willing to give him your functioning hands and legs for the rest of your life in exchange for his 6-year old BMW and handicapped parking pass, I’m sure he’d make that trade.”
People parking in spots reserved for those with disabilities continues to be a problem across Canada.
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The Amputee Coalition of America told Global News it is “saddened and dismayed” about the situation, which “occurs too frequently.”
“Still too often there are some people who don’t respect the designated ‘handicapped parking’,” spokesperson Abra Hogarth said.
“While we believe this is not the case for most people, we still hear of instances where someone who needs to use a designated ‘handicapped parking’ space is not able to, because a person who isn’t disabled has parked there.
“We feel strongly that there should be increased awareness and better enforcement of this situation. We hope this brings to light some of the issues that amputees and others with disabilities face on a daily basis.”
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