Today in fuck ableds I went to the recycling center where they’ve decided the best way to implement social distancing is to block off every other parking spot with a large concrete barrier - starting with the only disabled spot.
Then I went to the grocery store where the delivery guy decided the best place to park his truck was - you guessed it - the disabled spots. I was doing curbside pickup so I wasn’t planning to park there anyway (because I’m not an asshole) but every other disabled person was completely fucked.
This is him trying to explain why he parked there over the noise of me yelling at him.
People with actual disabled plates/placards are out here only using the disabled spots if we need them - otherwise we will leave them for someone who needs them more that day. Meanwhile Ableds are dumping anything and everything in those spots and parking in them at the drop of a hat. If you don’t see disabled people as actual people then you’re not inconveniencing anyone that counts when you abuse accessible parking, right?
I had a woman flip me off and tell me to mind my own business when I called her out on using the disabled spot to run into the post office. She very clearly got uncomfortable when I just gently said she forgot her placard (we all have brain fog days or just forget so I try to always open with that in case it’s an honest moment of forgetting).
Anyway, able-bodied Karens really try to say disabled people are faking but they think that spot is for them to use when they want to walk like a few feet less.
I always lead with “You forgot your placard”. Anyone who’s disabled (and no you can’t tell by looking) will thank you for reminding them because nobody wants that ticket, whereas Ableds just get angry at you.
Anyway Ableds who abuse disabled parking spots, I hope your car catches on fire.
Reblogging for "you forgot your placard". Knowing the right way to respond to things like this helps so very much. I want to be able to help without being a jerk, and this approach seems perfect.

















