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Before applying for a handicap placard be certain you meet the criteria set by your Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV). In most instances disability refers to at least one of the following conditions: - Lack full use of an arm or both arms. - Cannot walk a certain number of feet without stopping to rest. This greatly varies by state. Missouri, for instance, limits it to 50 feet, while Texas uses 200 feet as its gauge. - Cannot walk without the assistance of a cane, crutch, brace, prosthetic device, wheelchair, or another person. - Have a cardiac condition that's listed as Class III or Class IV in severity according to the American Heart Association. - Cannot walk without the aid of portable oxygen. - Have a visual acuity of 20/200 or less in the better eye with correcting lenses. - Have a visual acuity of 20/200 but with a limited field of vision in which the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle of 20 degrees or less. Applying for a Handicapped Placard To apply, co...

Pennsylvania's Persons with Disabilities placards and registration plates are universal and accepted in all 50 states. Persons with Disabilities Parking Placard and Registration Plate Eligibility Requirements: 1. is blind; 2. does not have full use of an arm or both arms; 3. cannot walk 200 feet without stopping to rest; 4. cannot walk without the use of, or assistance from, a brace, cane, crutch, another person, prosthetic device, wheelchair or other assistive device; 5. is restricted by lung disease to such an extent that the person's forced (respiratory) expiratory volume for one second, when measured by spirometry, is less than 1 liter or the arterial oxygen tension is less than 60 mm/hg on room air at rest; 6. uses portable oxygen; 7. has a cardiac condition to the extent that the person's functional limitations are classified in severity as Class III or Class IV according to the standards set by the American Heart Association; 8. is severely limited in his or her abil...