Imagine a disabled person trying to get in and out of the car in pouring rain. It's hard enough for a person carrying an umbrella but even harder if he or she is on wheelchair. Recognising this problem, the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) today launched the first sheltered parking space for the disabled at its headquarters. The parking space is located next to the building's main entrance with the shelter extending to the nearby wheelchair ramp. Speaking at the launch, wheelchair-bound MBPJ councillor Anthony Thanasayan lauded the creation of the special parking space...Thanasayan, who heads the council’s disabled expert committee, also welcomed the shift in mindset regarding the disabled...The MBPJ plans to create 150 specially designated parking spaces which will be located around the Petaling Jaya area. The council hopes to fit at least 20 of these parking spaces with shelters. (Source: Malaysiakini)
Indeed, there is a need for a shift in mindset of an ordinary bloke regarding the disabled and it goes beyond having more disabled-friendly facilities. All of us know that these facilities are sometimes abused by non-disabled people. Thus, I think punishment ought to be meted out to these abusers.
This photo attests to the fact that there are abusers.
My earlier blog post: Driver of WPK 6393 (IGNORANT DRIVER)
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