One volunteer wrote more disabled parking tickets than Denver police last year

One volunteer wrote more disabled parking tickets than Denver police last year and advocates want change

For years, advocates for disabled people have pushed Denver city officials to get serious about enforcing parking rules as well as space requirements that are routinely flouted by the owners of publicly accessible lots.

A recent city audit that identified serious shortcomings in the city’s disorganized approach is giving some advocates renewed hope.

But the effect of the report issued by Auditor Tim O’Brien’s office Aug. 18 may not be clear for up to two years. That is the time frame given by the city’s Agency for Human Rights and Community Partnerships, which oversees the Office of Disability Rights, to work with other city departments to implement five main recommendations.

“While I am optimistic that the city of Denver has agreed that this is an issue … I’ve experienced some optimism in the past that hasn’t come to fruition,” said Chris Hinds, an Uptown resident who is paraplegic due to a spinal cord injury and uses a wheelchair. He also is a member of the Denver Commission for People with Disabilities.

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