We do not have a law (yet).  Our position has been neutral, though we insist that it must be voluntary.  We have found the hardest part to be defining what qualifies  someone to obtain such an ID.  How do you avoid people gaming the system, like they did with handicap plates?

Dan

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On Dec 1, 2017 11:40 AM, "Trudgeon, Ann" <xxxxxx@okdhs.org> wrote:

Hey friends –

 

I have a Friday/follow-up to Santa Fe question.  Without airing all the dirty laundry in my state, we had a troubling incident with a police officer and a man who was deaf.  As a result, a well-meaning state legislator would like to introduce legislation for state ids to include information about diagnoses.

 

Refresh my memory about which states were doing this, please?  Seems like this was the legislator from NM we met???

 

Sample legislation welcome, as would a discussion of pros and cons.

 

Thank you!

 

Ann

 

 

Ann Trudgeon

Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council

2401 N.W. 23rd Street, suite 74

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 73107

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From: Taylor, Erin
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 9:42 AM
To: RoseAnn Duplan; wanda felty; Trudgeon, Ann
Subject: RE: Forrest Bennett State ID bill

 

Spoke to Forrest and we are working on a better bill alternative involving law enforcement training

 

From: Taylor, Erin
Sent: Friday, December 01, 2017 9:26 AM
To: RoseAnn Duplan; wanda felty; Trudgeon, Ann
Subject: Forrest Bennett State ID bill
Importance: High

 

Is wanting to introduce a bill next year that indicates on your state ID you have a speech, hearing or sight impairment – in response to the Deaf man who was shot and killed by OKCPD.  We need to probably advise him ASAP.  I have a call in to him.

 

Erin Taylor, PhD

Oklahoma Developmental Disabilities Council

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