Posts filed under: handicapped parking

June 28
The Boston Globe
The bus can’t stop here
A beer delivery truck. A Comcast van. A Tufts University police SUV. A Verizon van. Even the Toyota Avalon of a Cambridge District Court judge who stopped to get a sandwich.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), handicapped parking, public policy, transportation

June 3
La Jolla (Calif.) Light
Disability activist in town
An Americans With Disabilities (ADA) activist has swept into La Jolla, leaving his calling card: threats of lawsuits or an offer to settle out of court.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), handicapped parking

June 1
KVUE-TV (Austin, Texas)
Towing company under fire for inaccessibility to people with disabilites
In late March, 23-year old Tyler Thomas, a person with a disability parked his truck at 608 Rio Grande.
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Filed Under: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), handicapped parking, physical disability, public policy

Jan. 12
NBC 17 (Raleigh-Durham, N.C.)
Raleigh Considers Charging Disabled Drivers To Park
In about two weeks the City of Raleigh will begin installing new pay stations for parking spaces downtown, which could mean changes for disabled parkers.
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Dec. 29, 2009
Boston Herald
Disabled parking thieves slammed
Heartless Hub motorists who use handicapped parking passes meant for relatives - dead or alive - drew a harsh rebuke from the state’s top advocate for the disabled.
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Dec. 22, 2009
Naples (Fla.) Daily News
Crowded parking lots during holiday season lead to more disabled parking violations
Data from the sheriff’s offices of Collier and Lee counties shows violations for parking in disabled spots typically double during December compared to the summer months.
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Dec. 14, 2009
WTOC-TV (Savanna, Ga.)
SC to add photo ID to disability parking placards
South Carolina has some new rules come the new year. One effects disabled drivers, but is targeting the people who may abuse the use of disabled parking placards, intended to help the disabled, but used by others.
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Aug. 17, 2009
The Florida Times Union
Jacksonville volunteers look for handicap parking violators
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