BALLSTON SPA, N.Y. (NEWS10) — The Saratoga County Sheriff’s Office will begin participating in the Blue Envelope program, which aims to make routine traffic stops safer for drivers on the autism ...

More and more police departments are participating in a new program meant to help drivers who are on the autism spectrum who may panic when stopped by police while driving. The Blue Envelope Program ...

SARATOGA — Saratoga County drivers on the autism spectrum can participate in the new program that aims to ease communication and reduce anxiety during traffic stops. The county sheriff's office ...

When drivers with autism encounter police officers, they are often unsettled by the lights, sounds and communication ...

State police in Massachusetts have begun implementing a program to improve interactions with people on the autism spectrum, building upon legislation that won Senate approval in January and remains ...

To de-escalate interactions between police officers and drivers on the autism spectrum, the Healey administration announced the launch of the Blue Envelope Program. This voluntary program will offer ...

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 ...

At a drive-thru event in the Youngstown suburb of Austintown, the Mahoning County prosecutor's office worked with local librarians, police officers and the Mahoning County Board of Developmental ...

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 ...

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 ...