<div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-size:small">Gary and I spoke this morning--should CCDC and NFB have a quick call soon to figure out what we do about the proliferation of drive-through only--everything from testing sites to food, etc. </div><div><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div><div dir="ltr"><div style="font-size:12.8px">--</div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Sincerely, </div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Julie Reiskin, Executive Director<br>Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition<br><span style="background-color:rgb(243,243,243)">1385 S. Colorado Blvd. Suite 610-A Denver*, CO 80222</span><br>Organizational Line 303-839-1775</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><div style="font-size:12.8px">Organizational Fax <a href="tel:303-648-6262" value="+13036486262" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">303-648-6262</a><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Legal Program's Fax <a href="tel:720-420-1390" value="+17204201390" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank">720-420-1390</a></div><font face="Arial"><a href="http://www.ccdconline.org/" style="color:rgb(17,85,204)" target="_blank"><span style="color:rgb(51,51,255)">www.ccdconline.org</span></a><font color="#3333ff"><br></font></font><a href="http://svy.mk/Kgggp2" target="_blank">Become a Member of CCDC for Free</a><br><font color="#3333ff"><a href="http://www.facebook.com/CCDC.CO" target="_blank">Like us on Facebook</a><br></font><a href="https://twitter.com/CCDC501c3" style="font-size:small;color:rgb(17,85,204);font-family:arial" target="_blank">Follow us on Twitter</a></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px">If you do not have a seat at the table it is likely you are on the menu Elizabeth Warren (D). </div><div style="font-size:12.8px">Get involved in politics as if your life depends on it because it does! Justin Dart (R)</div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><i><br></i></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b><i>*Denver is on the occupied land of the Ute, Arapaho, and Cheyenne people</i></b></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><span style="vertical-align:baseline"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><blockquote style="margin:0px 0px 0px 40px;border:none;padding:0px"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><br></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></blockquote></blockquote></span></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,0)">NOTHING ABOUT US WITHOUT US -- EVER</b><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><br></div><div style="font-size:12.8px"><b style="font-family:"comic sans ms",sans-serif;background-color:rgb(255,255,0)"><br></b></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Mar 18, 2020 at 7:23 AM Dan Burke via Colorado-Talk <<a href="mailto:colorado-talk@nfbnet.org">colorado-talk@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Good morning,<br>
<br>
Again, many of you will have seen this already because you are on our<br>
CCB e-mail list. But Julie wanted me to post here to make sure<br>
everyone in our Colorado Federation family is up-to-date on what the<br>
Center is doing regarding the COVIND-19. I will add here that the CCB<br>
board met via conference call MOnday night and agreed with the actions<br>
described below. Stay safe all!<br>
<br>
# # #<br>
<br>
March 17, 2020<br>
<br>
As of Monday, March 16, we are changing our standard operational mode<br>
at the Colorado Center for the Blind until at least March 30, at<br>
which time we will reassess the rapidly-changing public health<br>
situation in Colorado. Our main facility at 2233 W. Shepperd Ave. will<br>
host no classes, but a skeleton crew will be on hand to handle phone<br>
calls, receive mail and other shipments and continue general<br>
administrative duties.<br>
<br>
Students will remain at our apartment complex on S. Lowell Blvd. They<br>
and their instructors will essentially maintain their regular<br>
schedule, but will communicate by telephone in order to give<br>
assignments and receive instruction. At 11:30 each week day, we will<br>
hold our daily Philosophy class via Zoom conference call.<br>
<br>
It was just five days ago that we issued a statement on COVID-19 that<br>
indicated we would remain open and teaching. However, things in the<br>
United States and in Colorado, in particular, are evolving almost<br>
hourly. While no student or staff member has been identified as having<br>
COVID-19, the management team determined that the most responsible<br>
choice for our staff and students, and the most socially responsible<br>
approach, would be to limit travel for our staff and students, and to<br>
reduce the number of people in our building (including general<br>
meetings at announcements and Philosophy class). Nonetheless, we will<br>
continue teaching and providing structure for our students.<br>
<br>
Even as we informed students on Monday and began to map out our<br>
teaching strategy in our weekly staff meeting, The CDC, White House<br>
and Colorado Gov. Jared Polis were adjusting the limitation on group<br>
meetings downward to no more than ten. We can meet that recommendation<br>
with this alteration in our teaching structure.<br>
<br>
Senior Services<br>
<br>
All groups are cancelled at the Center for the near future, as are<br>
home visits. Our staff conduct a number of groups at outside locations<br>
in an eight-county area, such as senior-living facilities, all of<br>
which were cancelled by the facilities themselves by the end of last<br>
week. Senior Services staff have been busy since Monday calling every<br>
senior active on the caseload to check in, help problem-solve and to<br>
identify resources or make referrals. We hope to provide support as we<br>
move to a status of increasing isolation for individuals, and so there<br>
are a lot of these phone calls to make!<br>
<br>
Youth Services<br>
<br>
All Youth programs are on hold for the time being. We are still<br>
planning on our summer programs beginning in June, however!<br>
<br>
Other Steps Taken<br>
<br>
• Students were given the option to remain and “shelter in place” in<br>
Colorado, or to return to their homes elsewhere. Three chose to leave.<br>
• Beginning last Friday Colorado experienced a panic-induced run on<br>
supermarkets. This left some stores too overwhelmed to provide<br>
reasonable accommodations to blind shoppers in the form of shopping<br>
assistants, not to mention bare shelves. This morning, several of our<br>
staff who drive visited supermarkets in the wider south metro area<br>
which have been able to restock somewhat, and purchased some basic<br>
groceries, such as milk, bread, lunch meat, oatmeal, bananas, and<br>
healthy snacks. These were then packaged at our apartments by staff<br>
and students and a bag was distributed to each apartment.<br>
• Staff will keep the building at 2233 W. Shepperd Ave. open to<br>
receive mail and packages, as all student mail comes here. This<br>
includes necessary student prescriptions that come through the mail<br>
for many of our students. We’ll deliver mail and any packages near the<br>
end of the workday.<br>
• Students will be encouraged to travel outdoors, but to avoid public<br>
transportation or ride-shares except for essential travel, such as to<br>
the supermarket, medical appointments, etc.<br>
<br>
The well-being and safety of our students is our highest concern. If a<br>
student has any signs of the virus we will isolate them immediately in<br>
a vacant apartment. We will assist the student to obtain testing and<br>
if it happens to be positive, we will ensure that the student has what<br>
they need in terms of medical treatment or provisions during recovery.<br>
<br>
We appreciate all the concern and support for our students and our<br>
center. We will continue to provide updates as we move forward.<br>
<br>
Best regards,<br>
<br>
Julie Deden<br>
Executive Director<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
-- <br>
Dan Burke<br>
<br>
National Federation of the Blind of Colorado Legislative Coordinator<br>
<br>
President, NFB of Denver<br>
<br>
"Blindness is not what holds you back. You can live the life you want!"<br>
<br>
My Cell: 406.546.8546<br>
Twitter: @DallDonal<br>
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