[Colorado-talk] Folska in Post

Mon Oct 5 19:36:11 UTC 2015

Claudia? ... Wait a second, she is a lady I saw at the RTD meeting I 
once attended on silent light rail crossings. That same one? What is 
going ... Oh, I have to process this for a while, but I see what's up. I 
would rather my church pastor shadow me like that too, so yeah. My 
church as well as other places around Colorado ought to know what I can 
do, what I will do, not what I can't or won't. RTD should know that 
however they implement their policies, they may serve or not serve us 
better. Holy crap, it's the same Claudia lady I saw at the meeting. Holy 
smokes!

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On 10/5/2015 8:34 AM, Nate Trela via Colorado-talk wrote:
> I was trying to explain to someone the other day why I had such a
> problem with this when my daughter spent a day under sleepshades
> shadowing me when I was a CCB student. And the key is she came out of
> there with a sense of what I did and how I did it, not this damn sense
> of pity that Claudia is creating. Maggie cooked, read some Braille
> played with Voiceover and took a cane lesson. She didn't get led
> around by sighted guide and get told how how hard everything was.
>
> As a journalist, I cringed at both the KUSA and Post pieces. I can't
> possibly fathom what editor worth their salt can think that portrayal
> is OK. If I ever leave the business newswire I work for, a big reason
> would be because we need better perspectives in community newsrooms.
>
> On 10/5/15, Beth Taurasi via Colorado-talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 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.
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>>
>>>>>> --
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