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 ...

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A name, a few contact numbers, and a brief description about autism on a simple blue envelope is helping police officers in Throop identify drivers who may need more assistance during a traffic stop. ...

The proposed program would allow drivers with autism spectrum disorder to voluntarily carry envelopes identifying their ...

Ullner said she contacted Police Chief Michael Roberts about the program after learning about it via a social media post by the police department of another Ohio municipality. “It sounded like a good ...

The Warminster Township Police Department in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, is rolling out a new program to help officers work better with people who communicate differently. For drivers with autism or ...

Gurnee police have launched an initiative designed to enhance communication and promote safer, more positive interactions with individuals on the autism spectrum. The Blue Envelope Program involves a ...

WEST GOSHEN–There is a new way for those on the autism spectrum and with other special needs to communicate with police and first responders. A voluntary program is designed primarily for the ...

The Dallas Twp. police department and the Cougars for Autism Awareness Club at Misericordia University have teamed up to launch the Blue Envelope Program, an initiative designed to foster safer, more ...