I used to think the same until I attended a Culture Compentency event provided by my work place. One of my co-worker actually shared with us how she go discriminated using handicap space when she was young. In her case, she was born in-mature with 70% of her hearing lost in her whole life. Othewise, she looks as normal as any of us. But then if she would to cross the parking lot with her limited hearing.. she could have been killed very easily..!
I then went online and found that there are many types of disabilities that we were not aware.
eg.
Types of conditions that qualify
You may receive disabled parking privileges if you have a disability that limits or impairs your ability to walk and you meet at least one of the following criteria:
You cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest.
Your ability to walk is severely limited due to an arthritic, neurological, or orthopedic condition.
You are so severely disabled that you cannot walk without the use of or assistance from a brace, cane, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or other assistive device.
You use portable oxygen.
You are restricted by lung disease to such an extent that forced expiratory respiratory volume when measured by spirometry is less than 1 liter/second or the arterial oxygen tension is less than 60 mm/hg on room air at rest.
You are impaired by cardiovascular disease or cardiac condition to the extent that your functional limitations are classified as Class III or IV under standards accepted by the American Heart Association.
You have a disability resulting from an acute sensitivity to automobile emissions which limits or impairs your ability to walk. Your physician, physician assistant, or advanced registered nurse practitioner must document that the disability is comparable in severity to the others listed above.
You are legally blind and have limited mobility.
You have acute sensitivity to light associated with a form of porphyria that would significantly benefit from a decrease in exposure to light. Porphyria refers to a group of inheritable metabolic disorders in which exposure to light can result in burning, blistering, swelling, and scarring of the skin.
i assume that the driver is mentally handicap.
布小熊 發表於 2010-11-1 20:13  |