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OF RESERVED DISABILITY PARKING SLOTS

 Some people will say that parking spaces are problems of the middle class, I beg to differ, in instances of having a disability, having a car/vehicle becomes a necessity in the move to achieve independence as it makes mobility and movement easier. The author of this story has done justice to an issue which rarely receives attention. I've highlighted a point that would get county/city governments joining in :-) http://www.huffingtonpost.com/rachelle-friedman/an-open-letter-to-handica_b_6666702.html As someone who has worked with people with disabilities, I thought I understood more about that life than most people did. I volunteered during college for a few events and landed my first full-time job leading dance and fitness classes for active senior citizens. I knew they dealt with physical pain, that they sometimes felt talked down to, and that they didn't have the independence most of the population takes for granted. But after I became a part of that world due