The fact that I am fit and muscular, and not in a wheelchair just doesn't fit into most people's narrow minded concept about what a disabled person is. I've never had any problems with other people. Maybe it's because I don't see any dirty looks they may give me or they are simply not game to. Of course, it's my wife who does the driving and we find it easier to manage our young children if we park in the disabled parking. We always try to use these parking spaces regardless of the conditions because it then frees up other 'able-bodied' spaces for other cars.
People are just ignorant.
If anything, they deserve pity for being that way. My eye disease is such that on a clear, sunny day, nobody would be able to pick that I have a problem. The fact that I am fit and muscular, and not in a wheelchair just doesn't fit into most people's narrow minded concept about what a disabled person is. Maybe it's because I don't see any dirty looks they may give me or they are simply not game to.