Signal boost: Petition related to US trademark of the term "invisible disability"

[untonuggan]

A non-profit (@InvDisability) has trademarked the term "invisible disabilities" and apparently is enforcing it by stopping disabled individuals and organizations from using the term. ALL THE RAGE.

There is a Storify of tweets about it for more info.

There is a Change.org petition (with a sadly small number of signatures) to end the trademark of an identity.

If you can, please help signal boost, as I am currently low on spoons.

(Currently cross-posted to my own journal, headed over to disability to cross-post.)

Comments

[the_rck]

The link seems to have gotten eaten. The Change.org petition is here: https://www.change.org/p/president-of-the-united-states-has-your-identity-been-trademarked-disability-for-sale

[yohjideranged]

signed and shared. Thank you for the notice.

[rydra_wong]

I think their Twitter may be @InvDisabilities rather than @InvDisability .

Just to add, there's a news report here:

http://www.dailydot.com/irl/invisible-disabilities-trademark-petition/

[inoru_no_hoshi]

Signed, will be boosting on twitter shortly!

[cesy]

Signed, thanks for letting us know.