[Colorado-talk] Folska in Post

Ryan O. rryano218 at gmail.com
Sun Oct 4 16:47:02 UTC 2015


*sigh*



RyanO

> On Oct 4, 2015, at 10:15 AM, Dan Burke via Colorado-talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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.
> 
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Dan Burke
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