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Brighton police roll out 'Blue Envelope' program for people with invisible disabilities
Summary
The Brighton Police Department is offering voluntary 'Blue Envelope' packets and vehicle stickers to help officers identify callers with invisible disabilities and provide communication guidance; the program is voluntary and the department will not maintain a participant database.
The Brighton Police Department introduced a voluntary "Blue Envelope" program June 3 that allows residents with invisible disabilities to provide first responders with written instructions and emergency-contact details; participating motorists may place a sticker on their vehicle to alert officers during traffic stops.
Police described the packet as a low-cost tool for improving encounters with people who are deaf or hard of hearing, autistic, nonverbal or have other disabilities that may not be obvious to first responders.
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