SPRINGFIELD – Senate Majority Leader Kimberly A. Lightford pushed for a protocol that will give drivers with autism and other intellectual disabilities the ability to clearly define their disability on their license – leading to safer traffic stops and interactions with law enforcement. “A routine traffic stop is stressful for anyone – but for a driver with autism or another condition that affects how they process social cues and respond to comm…
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