Representative Ontario Tillman, D-Birmingham, has filed a bill to allow Alabama citizens with “invisible disabilities” to signify that status on their drivers licenses or non-driver identification cards.
Tillman said his background as a special education teacher made him pursue the legislation after seeing stories of situations where having that information could resolve issues for law enforcement and other first responders.
Under the law, an “invisible medical condition” would be defined as “a physical or mental condition that may interfere with an individual’s ability to communicate with a first responder, including a communication impediment; hearing loss; blindness or a visual impairment; autism spectrum disorder; traumatic brain injury; schizophrenia; or a cognitive disability.“…