Two of the four disabled car parks water blasted from the bitumen at a community housing complex in Brisbane will be reinstated, the Department of Housing has promised.
Resident Richie Goodacre, who has cerebral palsy and uses a wheelchair, had previously been told by the department that the undercover car parks would be removed after someone complained they discriminated against able-bodied tenants.
Department officials swung into damage control visiting Mr Goodacre at his Bowen Hills home on Thursday where they assured him he would have access to two disabled parks.
"I'm going to get my car parks back," Mr Goodacre told ABC Radio Brisbane on Friday.
Mr Goodacre lives in a purpose-built unit designed to accommodate a wheelchair.
"All I got told [initially] was they were moving the car parks, [because] someone complained it's discriminatory to able-bodied people and if you want one, you've got to apply."
During Thursday's meeting, the 31-year-old was told there was a "miscommunication" within the housing department and the original signage had only been removed in order to be replaced with different signage.
Minister for Housing Leeanne Enoch made no mention of a miscommunication on Thursday and instead criticised the department's actions.
"My view is that it is the wrong decision.
"I have instructed the Director General of the Department to review the policy.
"It's a policy that came into play in 2014."
The department told the ABC it would not release any information relating to the internal policy.
At this stage it is unclear when the signage will be replaced.
Mr Goodacre said he did not imagine his story would prompt a policy review, but he was happy with the result.
"That's crazy but I am definitely satisfied with that," he said.
"That's kind of cool.
Mr Goodacre said no-one had apologised for acting on a complaint claiming the car parks discriminated against able-bodied people, but the department had apologised for the miscommunication.
