New parking law closes a loophole in accessible parking

Finding accessible parking is rare with only a few spots reserved. But before this new law, some wheelchair users could park their car, but not be able to get out.

It wasn't illegal to park on those stripes next to an accessible parking spot until now. The access aisle, as it is called, helps wheelchair users transfer from their chair to their car, oftentimes using ramps.

Brenna Bean uses accessible parking everyday, and relies on the access aisle to get in and out of her chair without worrying about other cars.

"A lot of people make comments like, 'Oh, you get front row parking!'" Bean said. "Well...we don't care if we have front row parking, we need to get our wheelchairs through."

The new law introduced by State Senator John Kavanagh hopes to close this loophole in laws about accessible parking.

It's still up to cities to enforce the law, which means the law could have inconsistent results across the state.