Blind man receives racist note on windshield for using handicap spot
theGrio REPORT - This week, a Maryland man says someone left a racist note on the windshield of his fiancee's car after he used a handicapped spot at a Silver Spring shopping center.
This week, a Maryland man says someone left a racist note on the windshield of his fiancee’s car after he used a handicapped spot at a Silver Spring shopping center.
D’Anthony White shared the note on his Facebook page after an anonymous bystander stalked him when they saw him parking in the handicap spot.
Watch a full report on the racist note below:
According to My Fox DC:
D’Anthony White, 30, uploaded a picture of the note to Facebook. It included the N-word and said, “The only thing hadicap [handicap] on you is your brain you lazy n******.” FOX 5 has blurred the N-word from the note.
White is legally blind, but he does not typically use a cane or wear glasses. He said the note was left even though he displayed his parking placard.
“My initial reaction was, ‘You don’t know if I have a disability or not. All disabilities are not visible,’” said White. “Just because you can’t see my disability, don’t make the assumption I don’t have one.”
In a post on his Facebook page, White explained how Sunday’s incident was not the first time he has encountered problems because of his disability.
“I try not to let any of the ignorance bother me too much – then they’ve won,” White said.
Being legally blind means White’s vision can’t be corrected with glasses or contact lenses to any better than 20/200 and that he qualifies for a handicap placard. His use of the parking spot was legal, and in this incident, White wasn’t driving.
His fiancée was.
