Personal Narrative: Blue Parking Handicapped Sign For Disabled

In the past when I was young, I used to think that the blue parking handicapped sign was only for disabled individuals who were in wheelchairs. My reason for thinking of that was, because when you look at the sign you see an individual and a wheelchair. Therefore, I thought it was only for individuals who were wheelchair bound. It would bother every time I would see an individual get out of their car, and be able to walk to a store, supermarket, their home, and other places without any problems. I would always think, the person who is car is parked in a handicapped parking spot is going to get a ticket. As time passed, and I grew older to understand, I became aware that the handicapped parking spot is for anyone with a disability, and have

proof of handicap parking decal visible in their car.

Based on the lecture notes in module 2, “how the impairment is received and how you perceive it and how society perceives it is how it’s defined into disability” (Findley, 2015). The way society views an individual with a disability is how society views an individual with a disability. The point-of-view the society has towards an individual with a disability is that they only see that disability, and not the person. It is an individuals disability that gives them the information of an individual, instead of asking the person first. Some individuals in society assumes, than taking the act to ask questions to get to know an individual with a disability. Another thing is that, society lack the opportunity to research. Society relies in what they see and hear, rather than finding out information about a disability an individual may have.