Personal Narrative: Blue Parking Handicapped Sign For Disabled

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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

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