United Spinal seeks ‘positive’ change around accessible parking
By HME News Staff
Updated 9:30 AM CST, Thu January 9, 2025
NEW YORK – United Spinal Association has published “The Complete Guide to Accessible Parking,” a new resource for people with disabilities. This guide follows the Disability Etiquette Guide and the Wheelchair Emergency Preparedness Compendium published in 2024. “United Spinal Association's Complete Guide to Accessible Parking is the result of nearly three years of hearing from and meeting with our members, examining the many problems that exist with accessible parking,” said Stephen Lieberman, senior director, Advocacy & Policy. “It is abundantly clear that policymakers, the business community, and the general public have little awareness about accessible parking, and United Spinal is committed to leading the way forward to improve accessible parking across the country. We hope that this Complete Guide to Accessible Parking provides all Americans with the tools and information they need to make positive change on this issue in their communities.” The guide enables accessibly parking users to know – and enforce – their existing rights and highlights how existing standards, which have not been updated since 2010, could be improved. The guide also offers model goals and methods of partnership with local government to contend for change. While there are nearly 10 disabled placards per 100 vehicles nationwide, only 2% of parking spaces in large lots and one in 25 spaces in smaller lots are accessible, according to United Spinal.
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