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The San Diego County Sheriff's Department is participating in the Blue Envelope Program, which helps ease interaction with members of the public who have difficulty communicating, authorities said Wednesday.

The program allows people with difficulties communicating or who become anxious around authority figures to display a blue envelope logo on stickers, pins, seat belt covers, ribbons, key chains, lanyards, wallet information cards or bracelets.

San Diego's new "Blue Envelope" program to bridge communication between those with special needs and law enforcement has been rolling out at local agencies across the county over the last two months after it was unanimously adopted by the Board of Supervisors.

Wareham PD is proud to announce its involvement with The Blue Envelope Program, ensuring better interactions between officers and persons on the autism spectrum.

Communication can be difficult for people with autism, especially in stressful situations. 

The Cape Elizabeth Police Department may be one of the first in Maine to offer the 'Blue Envelope Program,' making traffic stops safer for drivers on the spectrum.

The voluntary Blue Envelope program was unanimously approved Tuesday by the San Diego County Board of Supervisors

San Diego County's Blue Envelope Program -- which is strictly voluntary and self-implemented -- will launch Oct. 16.

The sheriff's department is adopting a new strategy to improve interactions with people who have disabilities. People with disabilities are more likely to be arrested or killed by law enforcement.