How to Get a Handicapped Sticker

Handicap parking stickers provide people with physical disabilities the opportunity to park closer to the entrance of public buildings. This includes stores, banks, post offices and churches, among others. A handicap sticker can also be issued to the parent of a handicapped child or the caretaker of a disabled adult. If the building has a curb, there will also be access ramps located near handicap parking spaces.

Things You'll Need

• Access to the Internet
• A physician

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Instructions

How to obtain a handicap parking sticker

• 1

  Check state guidelines. Each state may have variations in their processes for obtaining a handicap parking sticker. For example, some charge a fee, while others issue them for free. To find guidelines for your state, check its Department of Transportation website.

• 2

  Determine your eligibility. There are specific medical guidelines that go along with each state's qualification standards for eligibility as a means of preventing abuse of the system. Allowing people to obtain handicap parking stickers who don't deserve them reduces the available space for those with legitimate disabilities.

• 3

  Obtain an application. It is available through your state's Department of Motor Vehicles website. Print it out and carefully read it. Fill out everything you can, so that it is easy to complete after you meet with your doctor.

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  Make an appointment to see your doctor. Some states require that a physician sign the application, while others call for a doctor's prescription to accompany your application. Your state's requirements will become clear while completing Section 1. When you go to see your doctor, remember to take the needed forms with you. As long as your medical condition is legitimate, your doctor should have no problem supplying the needed information or signature.

• 5

  Submit your application. Be sure to include all necessary forms and verifications when you submit it. Forgetting to include them will delay the process. The waiting period for approval is anywhere from one to six months in most states.