17/11/2025
We’re sharing this important message from VA to help raise awareness and remind our community to show kindness and understanding. No one should be made to feel ashamed for something that is a direct result of their disability.
Let’s continue to support one another and make our community a more inclusive, compassionate place for everyone. 💛
Over the weekend, something incredibly disappointing happened, and we feel it needs to be spoken about.
One of our clients attended the Lee Kernaghan concert and, due to her wheelchair and the assistive technology mounted to her vehicle, she requires extra space to safely get in and out of her car (this also ensures she does not damage any neighbouring cars too). With no disability parks available, she used two standard parks in our office carpark to ensure she could independently access her vehicle - something many of us take for granted.
After what was a rare and joyful night out, she returned to her car to find a “Learn to Park” card telling her she “parked like an arsehole” and warning her to fix it before she becomes the ‘sh*t head everyone hates.’
This is beyond unacceptable.
Her parking was not an inconvenience, it was a necessity, directly related to her disability. Comments like this are cruel, degrading, and show a complete lack of compassion or understanding for people living with disabilities.
What may have felt like a joke to the person who left it caused real hurt. It overshadowed an otherwise wonderful night for a woman who is an active community member, a volunteer, and an all-round incredible human being. She goes out of her way to make others feel included - never would she make someone feel hated or judged.
We share this not to shame, but to educate.
Please think before you act. Not everyone has the privilege of parking within the lines. And kindness costs nothing - but moments like this can cost someone their dignity.
Let’s do better.
