This overrides a previous law, enacted in 2014, which allowed disabled individuals to use metered parking without paying.
The act creates a parking placard which “exempts an individual with a disability from paying for parking” if the individual is physically unable to use a parking meter. Ten years after his accident, his advocacy got a nod from Governor John Hickenlooper, who on May 29 signed the Chris Hinds Act into law. In the learning process, Hinds became interested in disabled advocacy and began advocating for more parking for disabled people. He now uses a wheelchair to get around.Īs he adapted to the challenges of this new life, Hinds began “learning a lot about people with disabilities, disability issues, wheelchairs,” he says. Though Hinds eventually graduated from Craig’s rehabilitation program and returned to work, the injury changed his life. No exception, he emerged from the accident with a spinal cord injury, which he would spend the next few months recovering from at Englewood’s Craig Hospital.
“Car beats bike every time, like paper beats rock,” Hinds says.
On AugDenver was packed with attendees of the Democratic National Convention - Chris Hinds was riding his bike when he was involved in an accident with a car.
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