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Maryland law allows drivers to indicate invisible disabilities on IDs.

Montgomery County teen Eric Carpenter-Grantham inspired the legislation after personal experiences.

Gov. Wes Moore signed “Eric’s ID Law,” effective Oct. 1, 2025.

The family aims to expand the law to other states to protect people with hidden disabilities .

ANNAPOLIS – Eric Carpenter-Grantham received the same talk about law enforcement interactions that most other young Black men receive, but it differed slightly because he has autism .

If police approach him, his mother told him to yell, “I have autism and someone call my mom.”

“I remember I told my mom, ‘I can do that,’ but I was starting to cry,” he said.

Carpenter-Grantham and his mother worked together to come up with a solution – and

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