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 wail of police sirens and the flashing red and blue cruiser lights during a traffic stop can be quite unnerving for most people, but for autistic and neurodivergent drivers, the situation can lead ...
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 ...
Sam Kanji loves to get behind the wheel. He drives everywhere he can, from work to the grocery store. Before he hits the road, though, he checks his glove compartment for a blue envelope. The simple ...
Blue envelopes will soon become a familiar sight under some vehicle windshields in New Hampshire, an initiative aimed at bettering outcomes from interactions between law enforcement and drivers who ...
A new initiative across Virginia is working to make traffic stops less stressful for people on the autism spectrum. It’s called the Blue Envelope Program, and it’s now available at DMV customer ...
Florida drivers with autism spectrum disorder might be able to opt into a new traffic-stop program next year. The "Blue Envelope Program" was proposed earlier this year and will be considered during ...
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 ...
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 ...