I have a handicapped parking plaque or whatever they call them. My company has two handicapped spots. They are both being used by people that work during the day. I work 2nd shift. When I get to work, all the day time workers have all the close parking taken, so I have to park way out in the far part of the parking lot, and I have to walk a long way in to the building. I tried to talk to my employer about getting a place closer to park during the winter when the parking lot is slippery. It is very tricky for me to get back to my car at night, as there is NO lighting and it can be very hard to see what is ice.

I was told that they have all the handicapped spots they are required to have. End of discussion. Basically, to bad for me.

When I read about the number of handicapped spots a parking lot is supposed to have, it seems to me that the parking spots per number of total spaces means for public parking. But, when I look on the ADA site, that if you have employees that need spots, you need to provide for them, if their request is reasonable.

It really irritates me. I don't ask for any thing special. I don't miss work. I sometimes have tears running down my face because of pain, but I am sitting, doing my job, getting my work done. I am good at what I do, and am not a problem worker. Yet, they can't assign me a spot to park in the winter that is reasonably close to a door.

Their answer was -- park far away, then after everyone leaves that works dayshift, go out and move your car to a handicapped spot. I tried to tell them this doubles my risk, as I am out in the snow and ice two times... but they just don't see it that way.

grrrrrrr