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Originally Posted by Topspinmo
I rate this right up there with handicapped stickers that are passed out like candy. IMO if you’re not in wheel chair, limbs missing, or have to have walker you don’t need handicapped sticker. All entitled programs are abused, it the American way. 
And another thing only blind people should have service dogs ������ |
There are people with all kinds of disabilities, and not all of them are visible to other people. Anyone with rheumatism or suffering from emphysema can explain better than I. They don't all need walkers. But they do need to be closer to the entrance than other people. A woman who is recovering from a c-section might need a temporary sticker.
When I broke my leg, arm, collarbone, three ribs, and had multiple contusions, it was definitely obvious for the first two months that I needed someone to drive me around. After that, it wasn't obvious that I had a steel rod in my leg, two steel plates in my forearm, and my chest was still taped every day so the ribs would finish healing while I went to school. I didn't have crutches, my cast was removable, and I was on mandatory intensive physical therapy four days every week for six months.
You can bet your bippie I used my temporary handicap sticker for the entire 6 months it was valid.
There are people with balance problems - caused by inner ear infections and traumatic brain injury - who cannot walk long distances without risking a fall. They don't have canes, or walkers, or wheelchairs. They just need to be closer to the entry than other people.
As for service dogs, be very grateful you don't have any condition that can be triggered suddenly, and can cause death by not acting quickly. There are service dogs that can sense the onset of "episodes" and nudge their owners to a sitting position, or bring them their medicines, or even press a life-alert button for them.