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

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 ...

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 Massachusetts Senate on Thursday approved the “blue envelope” bill sponsored by state Sen. Jo Comerford, D-Northampton. The voluntary program would make available “blue envelope” to hold the ...

Q: Jerry Good of Riverside asked if the Riverside Police Department is participating in the Blue Envelope Program. A: The Blue Envelope Program is designed to help drivers and passengers with ...

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 Center Square) – An Illinois lawmaker who also serves in law enforcement says proposed legislation creating a “Blue Envelope” program for autistic drivers could improve communication during ...

When a friend called a welfare check on Josh Tarrant, the officers who came to his home ordered him to get a drug test. Tarrant, who has autism and uses he and they pronouns, was sick at the time. He ...