[Colorado-talk] Folska in Post

Tue Oct 6 14:26:30 UTC 2015

You nailed the problem Nate - it's not the sleep shades that is the
problem but the arc of the narrative ... which is not *how* blind
people can do things, but *how hard* it is for blind people  to do
things.  Read, how hard it is, our daily *struggles* living in this
world.  Compare that to "Live the life you want!"

Dan

On 10/5/15, Beth Taurasi via Colorado-talk <colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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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