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This 3 page paper explores the controversy over handicapped parking, and the ramifications for misusing a handicapped sticker. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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space. Discussion Researching the topic has revealed that its something of a "hot potato." There are a great many people who are ranting about non-handicapped people using these spaces because
theyre convenient. There are just as many people yelling that just because somebody doesnt use a cane or wheelchair it doesnt necessarily mean they dont have a serious handicap. In
other words, its not possible to tell by looking whether or not someone can use such a parking space. It is probably best to assume that if the person has
a handicapped sticker or other designation, they have it for a reason. The U.S. Census Bureau provides a definition of disability, based on three questions: Does the person have
any of certain long-lasting conditions (blindness, deafness, or a "severe vision or hearing impairment"); or "Because of a physical, mental, or emotional condition lasting 6 months or more" is the
person unable to do, or have difficulty doing routine activities such as "dressing, bathing or getting around the house" or are they having problems "learning, remembering or concentrating"; the third
question is "Because of a physical, mental or emotional condition lasting 6 months or more," does the person have difficulty working at a business or job, or "going outside the
home alone to shop or visit a doctors office?" (2005 disability status reports: Texas). Disability is actually determined, apparently, by the Social Security Administration through their D-D-S teams: "It
is the D-D-S team who decides if you are disabled, according to social security guidelines. The D-D-S team is usually made up of a doctor, or psychologist, and a disability
evaluation specialist" (Who decides if you are disabled?). It appears that within those guidelines, the physician who is caring for the individual determines the degree of disability; a letter or
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