Invisible Disability

Colorado Public Radio reports that since the launch of Colorado’s invisible disabilities logo program in 2022, an average of three people every business day have signed up for the program. The program offers motorists with invisible disabilities the opportunity to indicate they have one on their driver’s license. The logo is a small “i” symbol from the Invisible Disabilities Association that appears near the photograph on the license or state-issued ID. The program aims to interrupt a specific kind of misunderstanding: one with a member of law enforcement. The disability identifier symbol is available to anyone with a disability that would interfere with their ability to communicate with a law enforcement officer. The symbol is the same regardless of the disability, and the DMV does not require that a person disclose the nature of their disability. However, I could not find any evidence that the program has saved any lives.