Disability Benefits Help

Social Security Disability helps you with paying the bills, but what helps you with ease of parking and walking a short distance to, let’s say, the grocery store? That would be Handicap Plates and Disabled Placards as they provide that practical resource for the disabled. The Handicap Parking spots we see in just about every parking lot are useful and easy to apply for. With application processes varying state by state, we have everything laid out for you. We want to make sure you can go out and about without having to park far away from your destination. Remember: Handicap Plates and Disabled Placards should only be used for cars that carry medically disabled drivers and passengers - as Social Security Disability is just for those who are permanently disabled. Americans need assistance with mobility through wheelchairs, canes, crutches and walkers, and Handicap Parking spots are only for those who really need it. Don’t abuse the access and take those spots away from the disabled or impaired.

Legal use of the disability parking placard requires that the disabled individual be in the car . They can either be the driver or the passenger. The handicap parking placard or plate allows you to park in any handicap parking spot . However, you still need to follow convention rules and park squarely within the lines even if there’s an extended portion to the side of the space. It’s illegal to park in the striped access aisles . Handicap license plates are pretty straightforward. Install them in place of standard plates and you’re good to go. The placards need to be hung up on the rearview mirror each time you park . For safety and visibility reasons, it’s not a good idea to keep them on your rearview mirror while driving. No one wants to suffer an injury that leads to a disability. But if it happens you can at least make getting around a little easier with a handicap parking placard and license plates.

Massachusetts General Hospital is conveniently located near accessible public transportation and provides accessible parking and shuttle services. The Charles/MGH stop on the MBTA's red line is ADA-compliant and barrier-free. Elevators and escalators can transport patrons between the street level and train platform level. The station's north exit (to the right as you exit the station) is the best route to Mass General. It lines up with the pedestrian entrance to Mass General's Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care. There is a pedestrian crosswalk with a traffic signal to cross the three lanes of traffic that separate the station from the Yawkey Building. Once in the Yawkey Building, you may take the escalator or elevator to the second floor. There is an enclosed walkway that will bring you to elevators in the Lunder Building, which provide access to the hospital's Main Lobby. Additionally, MBTA's The RIDE offers door-to-door transportation to eligible people who cannot use general public transportation.

In order to use The RIDE, you must complete an application to become eligible. Wheelchair-accessible shuttles operate between various Mass General locations and buildings. Whenever possible, please contact Mass General Brigham Transportation at 617-726-2250 at least 24 hours in advance if you need to request a shuttle with a wheelchair lift. Mass General Brigham Transportation operates wheelchair-accessible shuttles to assist patients needing to get to nearby Mass General practices. The hours of operation are Monday through Friday 8:00 am to 4:00 pm. Mass General Hospital information desk staff, located in the Gray and Yawkey lobbies, will call for the patient shuttle bus. The bus will drive the patient from one of these hospital lobbies to the hospital building where the appointment is scheduled. Moderately priced valet parking is available at the entrance to both the Wang Ambulatory Care Center (ACC) and the Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care. The Wang ACC valet uses a surface parking lot with no vehicle height restrictions. Yawkey Center for Outpatient Care - 59 handicap parking spaces. The height limit is 8 feet, 2 inches for levels P1 and P2, and 7 feet, 2 inches for levels P3, P4, P5 and P6. Elevators from the garage bring you to the Yawkey lobby. There are elevators and escalators in the lobby that provide access to an enclosed walkway, which provides access to the Lunder Building elevators. Fruit Street (closest to Mass General's main campus): 23 handicap parking spaces. Parkman Street: 21 handicap parking spaces. Additional accessible parking is available at 165 Cambridge Street and 50 Staniford Street. Cambridge Street offers underground parking. The garage at 50 Staniford Street has 11 handicap parking spaces. The height limit is 6 feet, 10 inches.