Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. When drivers with autism encounter police officers, they are often unsettled by the lights, sounds and communication challenges ...

EDMOND − Could a simple blue envelope save a life? Possibly, if it keeps miscommunication from becoming confrontation during a police traffic stop. It could calm nerves, for sure. Law enforcement ...

Getting pulled over can be nerve-wracking for anyone. However, for people on the autism spectrum, that moment can quickly turn overwhelming or dangerous, especially if communication breaks down. Now, ...

NORTHAMPTON CO., Pa.- Blue envelopes could be coming to Northampton County. The Blue Envelope Program is a presence in communities across the country. It aims to deescalate tension and anxiety during ...

PROVIDENCE – The state has launched a new initiative to ease communication between drivers on the autism spectrum and law enforcement officers during traffic stops. The Rhode Island Division of Motor ...

The Blue Envelope Program, which aims to allow individuals with autism and intellectual disabilities to communicate their needs to law enforcement officers during traffic encounters, could soon be in ...

The Mentor-on-the-Lake Police Department has announced a new partnership and collaboration with the Lake County Board of Developmental Disabilities to streamline communication between law enforcement, ...

PROVIDENCE — Drivers in Rhode Island now have a new tool in their toolbox — or glovebox, that is. The state’s Division of Motor Vehicles has launched the “Blue Envelope Initiative,” a new program ...

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