[Colorado-Talk] Volunteer Opportunity: GoodMaps Testing at the Denver International Airport - Following Up

[Dan Burke]

Thanks for sharing the thread with DEN officials.

Brian, nice to hear from you. Don't think tha testing while traveling is
the best choice. They have a plan on a particular concourse and say it will
take 60-90 minutes. Julie and I have an outgoing flight before 7 a.m. Not
thinking they'll want to be there 5 a.m. to let me test, even if I wanted
to get up at three to be there in time!

Look forward to seeing you in Austin!
Dan


On Tue, Jun 23, 2026 at 10:32 AM Curtis Chong via Colorado-Talk <
colorado-talk at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>
> Hello everyone:
>
>
>
> Here is an exchange of correspondence between me and the folks at the
> Denver International Airport. The emails are shown in proper chronological
> order.
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>
> From: Curtis Chong
>
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2026 6:29 PM
>
> To: Milner Leon, Celina - DEN; Pena, Hope - DEN
>
> Subject: Volunteer Opportunity: GoodMaps Testing
>
>
>
> Hello Celina:
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>
>
> I just read the text of the flier and am quite concerned that the testing
> period of June 22 through July 10 walks right over the National Federation
> of the Blind convention, being held in Austin Texas, which occurs from July
> 3-8. Many blind people from Colorado, including yours truly, are attending
> the convention.
>
>
>
> Please see what can be done to extend this test period so that those of us
> who would otherwise be absent can participate. I myself will be leaving
> Colorado on June 30 and will be back in Colorado late on July 9.
>
>
>
> The seemingly last minute nature of these communications and the (I’m sure
> unintentional) walking over our national convention gives ride to the kind
> of cynicism and suspicion that is not helpful in these endeavors.
>
>
>
> Yours sincerely,
>
>
>
> Curtis Chong
>
>
>
> From: Pena, Hope - DEN
>
> Sent: Monday, June 22, 2026 8:51 PM
>
> To: Curtis Chong
>
> Subject: RE: Volunteer Opportunity: GoodMaps Testing
>
>
>
> Hi Curtis,
>
> Thank you for reaching out and for sharing your concerns.
>
> The overlap with the National Federation of the Blind convention was
> certainly not intentional. We recognize that many members of Colorado's
> blind community will be attending the convention, and we understand your
> concern that this may limit participation in the testing opportunity.
>
> While the Airport Access Team is not leading the GoodMaps testing effort,
> we have been working to help ensure that members of the blind and low
> vision community are aware of the opportunity and have a chance to
> participate. We appreciate you bringing this scheduling conflict to our
> attention, and we will share your feedback with both the GoodMaps and DEN
> project teams for their consideration. We will also advocate for an
> extension of the testing period to help accommodate those who will be
> attending the convention.
>
> We also understand your concerns regarding the timing of the outreach. Our
> intent was to share the opportunity as soon as we received the information
> so that interested community members would have as much notice as possible.
>
> Thank you again for your candid feedback and continued advocacy. We value
> your perspective and will ensure your comments are shared with the
> appropriate teams.
>
> With gratitude and appreciation,
>
>
>
>          Hope Peña
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
>
>
> Cordially,
>
>
>
> Curtis Chong
>
>
>
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Dan Burke

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