Woman With No Legs Gets Scolded For Parking In A Disabled Spot, And Her Powerful Response Goes Viral

That's not the half of it. I have handicapped placards because I have two fractured vertebrae in my back that makes it painful to walk long distances. I also am stuck with using scooters in the stores to get from place to place. I get dirty looks all the time because people think I'm not old enough or not visibly crippled enough to warrant cards. I got news for people...those placards aren't handed out like candy at the DMV. You need a doctor willing to sign off on it to get approval. Don't judge. You're not a doctor and you have no idea the pain or challenges another person is enduring.

As a fairly young disabled person, I totally understand this feeling. I used to try and go to the gym to go swimming and packed in a disabled space, put my disabled badge out and got out the car, a man comes up to me, loudly and rudely told me that I can't park there. When I said I am disabled he replied where is your disabled badge, I pointed it out on my dashboard and he just walked off. People need to learn to admit when they are wrong and apologise.

I've had a blue badge (UK equivalent) since I was 26 because I'm a full time wheelchair user and have had so many instances of people deciding I don't look disabled when I pull into a spot, I've even had to phone the police for one violent guy!

So, Michael McIntyre did a bit about what people who police disabled spots are "expecting" to see when someone pulls in. Basically, the car is parked, the driver's side door opens and a person face plants into the pavement. Anything less and they shouldn't be using the spot! (/sarcasm, even though it should be obvious to anyone with half a brain cell). Personally, I think this comes from a misplaced feeling of envy - why does this person, who is younger/thinner/happier(?) than me get "better/more special" treatment than me? It's almost a twisted form of ableism, and it needs to stop. If the person has a blue badge/sticker/placard, they have been given permission to park there. They do not need some random bint's permission as well!

The placard belongs to the handicapped person, not necessarily to the driver. I know that this privilege is abused. To those of us who have the handicapped license plates, many people don't bother to check and just assume you're breaking the law because they don't see something hanging from your mirror. Also I get crap all the time because I have an inflammatory autoimmune disease and cannot walk far, and I'm also about 50 lbs overweight. My disease was not caused by my weight but some people assume that I'm just fat and lazy and give me grief for it. Face it, people can be awful.

Both of my arms were amputated, last year. I am still getting used to my new bionic ones. I'm thinking of 3D printing a fun thing for my arms. (using my bionics, of course) -Ashes' human, Kizzie

We have experience from the other side in our family. My father once went to a grocery store when this huge expensive SUV parked right in fron of him on the handicap spot. The driver was young, with all rhose gold accesories like massive chain around neck, the radio in the car played really loud rap, so my father quickly asumed he was some rich lazy jerk just using the spot without right to do it. So he started scolding the man, don't think he was yelling or being rude, but he told him he shouldn't oark there etc. So the driver without a word opened the side doors of his car, took out a wheelchair and pushed himself in it. My father was so embarased! He promptly apologised to the man and I think he got his lesson, never done that again. Every time a see someone in the handicap spot who does not look 'handicaped enough" I remember this story and never jump to conclusion - it is not my busines anyway.

I had a hip replacement that gave me a placard for 3 months. I had the walker, then a cane and then I was good. That short window of time gave me a taste of what these people go through. Had one asshole threaten to kick my walker because I was "faking" not being able to walk without support. One of my Marines lost a leg in the Suck and told me about the crap he experienced. He wears shorts year round- even in the 10 degree winters so people can see he's got a prosthetic. He told me there were people in the VA wanting the uglier models because if it looked "too lifelike" they would attract the bullshit from these self-anointed handicapped spot police that they wouldn't get if they walked on a pipe. People can be such assholes and if you don't take it personally, it's pretty entertaining. Fortunately, the folks I know have good senses of humor about it. At least for now.

"Go ahead and call the police then. I'll wait." Works every time.

People also don't seem to realize that the person they are yelling at may be the caregiver for a disabled person. I've been in this situation when I've been dropping off or picking up my elderly, disabled relative.

There is a big issue with companies setting up their parking lots with the handicapped spaces away from the doors. They put the ramps on the end of the sidewalk. This is horrible for ambulatory people because now they have to hobble, crutch, or roll a greater distance instead of just putting the spaces at the front door.

Fortunately, no one has hassled us about parking yet. I may hop out of my car rarin' to go, but I'm dragging after a 10 minute trip on those hard floors. I do have photos from my mris on my phone, and scars are there too. That placard is one reason I could go places, knowing I wouldn't have to try to dodge traffic before I even get to the door to get in!

I have a blue badge (UK) for my son. He is autistic and has extreme hyper mobility. He gets very tired after a short time when we are out and walking through car parks can raise his stress levels. He does not look disabled at all Thankfully we have not had any comments from anyone. The badge has been a godsend to us. However, how can someone accuse this lady of not being disabled enough to park in a disabled bay? Mind boggling.

I had a friend without an arm and maaaaany people bullied him because of it. Once, when a dude, lets call him X, was bullying him, a basketball hit him from behind. he couldn't move his head for a week.

Unpopular opinion. The women respected handicapped park lots and actually spoke up when she thought an able bodied person was occupying a reserved space. The approach could have been better, that's for sure. But people like her help deter the real able bodied a-holes occupying handicapped parking space

I get called out all the time and the uk ones even have ur photo on it. I usually say " unlike you, disability isn't judgemental"

It's kinda like how some people will be mad at people with things like eds and disrespect them because they don't LOOK disabled

So many lazy, intitled creeps and sorry excuses take these handicapped parking places, that the truly needy often can't find one!

Can we be mad at the people that aren't handicapped and park there? They make it bad for the real handicapped people like you, and for others trying to stick up for handicapped people.

It's the people who park in handicapped spaces that Don't have a pass for it that bother me. They have a pass, just assume they need the space.

I have an invisible disability, multiple different things actually. I get very angry when I see people abusing disabled parking bays, especially when they say they're just going in for a few minutes. I once parked my mobility scooter behind a car using a disabled parking bay that he was not entitled to (no badge, I checked) because he said he was just going in for a few minutes. He was gone for 45 minutes and he was absolutely enraged because he couldn't leave without ramming his car into my mobility scootert. I was waiting for the parking attendant to give him a fine. He was a solicitor and this was not his first offense.

I know this is going to get a lot of hate but even though she doesn't have legs it doesn't sound like she is handicapped to me. She may not need the handicap spot as much as some other people.

While this lady doesn't sound very nice, in a way she's defending your rights. If doing it wrong.

If you've got the placard I say nothing. If you don't I might make a subtitle polite comment about forgetting to hang it up, don't want a ticket. If they ignore or get rude, state clearly they don't have one, I stop being nice

People assume so much these days. We are being taught to judge people on appearances, gender , race. We open our mouths and make comments without even knowing the person.

This is definitely something we need to bring to attention. But that young woman's lie about having terminal cancer isn't funny. It shouldn't have been included. She did what people accused her of. The truth is on her side--why lie? Just to embarras someone? And her mom is bragging about it. Gross.

I would have waited for the person to exit their car before confronting. Most people who abuse handicap parking will ignore or be abusive. That's when one blocks in their vehicle and calls police. Here in Denver, it's a huge fine. I used to volunteer moving equipment for a wheelchair rugby team. I know how incredibly fit people with handicaps can appear from outside their vehicle.

I think that people who can walk any distance should, as it is better for you. My mother tried to get a disabled badge as she had great difficulty walking she needed a knee replacement and a hip on the other side. They wouldn't give her one as she said she could walk 100 yards. They didn't ask how long it would take her or how much pain she was in. I get really angry when people hop out of their cars and jog the few yards to the store. Yet officially they have a badge.

She’s gorgeous

It's a mistake by someone being admittedly overly judgmental. But has nobody on here ever jumped to an incorrect conclusion?

another wonderful example of what a whining little cry baby i've spent my whole life being