[Colorado-talk] Folska in Post

Beth Taurasi denverqueen1107 at comcast.net
Mon Oct 5 13:27:50 UTC 2015


I would still advise this Falska lady to resign as her views are 
damaging to Denver's large disabled population. RTD should ask kindly 
this woman to resign so that we can clean up other aspects of the 
business. Not only do we now need to clean up our relationship with RTD, 
but we now may need to clean up Rehab as well. We have a lot of cleaning 
up to do.

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On 10/5/2015 5:47 AM, Gary Van Dorn via Colorado-talk wrote:
> Ryan,
>
> You have a good idea.  I am able to tell you from experience it will not work.  Folska really believes she is doing good.  Her cognitive dissonance will not allow her to listen.  I expressed concerns in the past with her privately about the use of sleep shades in this manner.
>
> The next Board meeting is 27 October 2015 at 5:30 p.m.  One may speak three minutes on any topic RTD rated.  Federationists should have a line to speak from the podium to Blake Street.
>
> The meetings are at 1600 Blake Street.
>
> Gary
>> On 4 Oct 2015, at 11:24, Ryan O. via Colorado-talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>
>> It's my layman's opinion that we need to get this woman back to convention and actively challenge her on her beliefs. If we can't persuade her, then we need to increase our presence in the press as an alternative view.
>>
>>
>>
>> RyanO
>>
>>> On Oct 4, 2015, at 11:19 AM, Dan Burke via Colorado-talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>
>>> Another good deed done?
>>>
>>> I have to report that I googled Folska.  It's appalling how much press
>>> she gets in the "expert" role she's placed herself in.
>>>
>>> One of my findings this morning was that yesterday's Uniont
>>> Stationadventure with the Girl Scouts was also covered by 9News last
>>> night.
>>>
>>> Do not watch this on a full stomach.
>>>
>>> http://www.9news.com/story/life/2015/10/03/union-station-girl-scouts-tour/73294266/
>>>
>>>> On 10/4/15, melissa R green via Colorado-talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Oh my!  SMH!
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Warmly,
>>>> Melissa R. Green and Pj
>>>> It is 'where we are' that
>>>> should make all the
>>>> difference, whether we believe
>>>> we belong there or not.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: Colorado-talk
>>>> [mailto:colorado-talk-bounces@
>>>> nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Dan
>>>> Burke via Colorado-talk
>>>> Sent: Sunday, October 04, 2015
>>>> 10:16 AM
>>>> To: NFB of Colorado Discussion
>>>> List
>>>> Cc: Dan Burke
>>>> Subject: [Colorado-talk]
>>>> Folska in Post
>>>>
>>>> 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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>>>> Twitter:  @DallDonal
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