She's not wheelchair bound yet, but she's unstable on her feet so that walking distances or leaving her so that I can get to parking spaces has become precarious. Having the placard would be immensely helpful just to pull in, get her situated and re-park so that those with handicaps who are driving can still use the space.
The only problem I have now is my Dad will misplace the placque-card somewhere in his senior living apartment, and I don't have time to hunt it down. I don't keep the card because my Dad's caregiver will also use the card when she takes Dad out.
One thing I have notice, more than 75% of the time, the handicapped spots are filled. One would think a large 3-story building that houses numerous doctors, some that deal with mobility and sport injuries would have more than 5 spaces... [sigh]. So much for required zoning :P