Personal Mobility Aids (PMAs) are devices that allow disabled people to travel between places with ease. However, not all disabilities are visible, which is something that one netizen failed to realise.
A video of a PMA user recently made its rounds online, with the OP accusing the rider of faking his disability.
The OP cited the rider “shaking his legs” as reason enough for the accusation.
The rider has since clapped back at the accuser by uploading a picture of his Service Injury Card.
Service Injury Cards are issued by the Ministry of Defence (MINDEF) and cardholders can use it as proof of a disability.
The accusation against the PMA user was originally posted to Complaint Singapore’s Facebook page before being deleted. It was later cross-posted to the SG Road Vigilante (SGRV) group instead.
Source: Facebook
The video shows the PMA user shaking his leg repeatedly while sitting on his PMA.
Source: Facebook
The netizen also posted photos of the rider standing up.
Source: Facebook
Likely taking these as signs that the rider is able-bodied, the OP implied that the rider shouldn’t be using a PMA with “handicap stickers”.
“Younger than me and can run faster than me,” the OP accused. “Gov [please] do [something].”
Little did the accuser know that the delivery rider he criticised actually had a disability.
Upon catching wind of the post, the PMA user produced his Service Injury Card, which SGRV posted on 12 Apr.
Source: Facebook
The card states that the rider has a permanent injury in both ankles.
MINDEF issues Service Injury Cards to individuals who require long-term medical treatment. The card allows them fully subsidised medical benefits at hospitals and polyclinics.
It is easy to assume the worst of those around us. However, accusing someone publicly with no proof is not the way to go.
Rather than following the rider around to prove a point, the complainant could have also approached him to clarify any doubts. If need be, they could even contact the authorities.
We hope that this incident teaches us to be less presumptive and to get all our information right instead of jumping to conclusions.
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Featured image adapted from SG Road Vigilante – SGRV on Facebook.
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