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 ...

DARE COUNTY, N.C. (WAVY) – Dare County officials and local law enforcement agencies are partnering with Outer Banks Health to bring the Blue Envelope Program to Dare County. The Blue Envelope Program ...

As the calendar turned to 2026, more than a dozen new laws took effect in Arkansas, including two that are designed to make ...

This story originally appeared in The Centre County Gazette. BELLEFONTE — A routine traffic stop can be a stressful experience for any driver, but for individuals with autism, intellectual ...

FAIRVIEW PARK, Ohio -- The national Blue Envelope program is designed to help commuters with special needs communicate clearly to officers during motor vehicle operator interactions. Following a ...

The Stark County Sheriff's Office has joined the Blue Envelope Program to improve communication with individuals with disabilities. The program uses a blue envelope to hold a person's documents and ...

BOSTON — The first 5,000 blue envelopes that were printed for a special program designed to identify motorists diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder and created for use in a special state police ...

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 ...

The Dutchess and Greene county sheriffs, in conjunction with the state Sheriff’s Association, have adopted the Blue Envelope Program, an initiative thought to improve safety for drivers and other ...

The envelopes contain information for police plus a contact number for the driver. Cues for police on speaking with an agitated driver are included in the envelope. The state police launched its ...