[Colorado-talk] Folska in Post

[Dan Burke]

I'm pasting below a portion of an article on a girl scout outing at
Union Station yesterday, and a general public activity there of some
kind.  The article is kind of out of focus, but this section is
clearly in focus.  Every time I read of one of these activities by the
RTD board member, I feel sick to my stomach - literally.  The message
of the Post article on this item anyway is very clear - it would be
scary to be blind and blind people have to learn to be dependent.
Folska's purpose, as quoted by the Post is to show what blind people
have to "go through" every day.  She is doing much damage to blind
people.


Here's the portion of the article:

A gaggle of Girl Scouts from the metro area made a pit stop at Union
Station during a morning lesson from Colorado women transportation
engineers.

"We are teaching young ladies about transportation engineering and
introducing them to STEM concepts so they see that this can be a
career option for them,"
said Cassie Slade, a transportation engineer with Fox Tuttle Hernandez.

Another lesson came when RTD board director Claudia Folska, who is
vision-impaired, wanted to show the children the struggles that those
who are blind
face every day.

Donning blindfolds and nervous grins, the girls were led around the
transit station platform by a guide buddy.

"It felt kind of weird because I thought I was going to fall over,"
said 9-year-old Brynna Hoff of Aurora. "When we went down stairs, it
was kind of scary.


Sophia Garcia, 9, said she felt like she better understood some of the
obstacles those with visual impairments face.

"I learned to do teamwork and that it's fun to help each other out," she said.




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