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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#467886" vlink="#96607D" style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Greetings chapter members and friends,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I will be leaving from my house in south Boulder at 3:30 pm tomorrow to travel down to the RTD protest and board meeting. Anyone who would like to car pool with me let me know, and I will give you my address.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Keep reading below my message for the protest details.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I am planning on making a sign that says, \u201cWe can\u2019t drive. Don\u2019t cut our rides.\u201d <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>If you are able to join the RTD board meeting in person we will appreciate you helping us pack out the room. If you can\u2019t be physically in the room be prepared to fill the Zoom room. Please note: I do not have the Zoom details, but I\u2019m sure someone will be sharing them tomorrow. Either way be prepared to make public comment so that all our voices are heard before the RTD board makes their decision about the changes to the Access On Demand program. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Join us and make your voice heard!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>At your service,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Maryann Migliorelli\u2014President <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>National Federation of the Blind Boulder Valley Chapter<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Cell 720-284-2318<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>maryannmigs@gmail.com<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'> Colorado-Talk <colorado-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Cody Bair via Colorado-Talk<br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, July 22, 2025 7:04 AM<br><b>To:</b> colorado-talk@nfbnet.org<br><b>Cc:</b> Cody Bair <codyjbair@yahoo.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [Colorado-Talk] Fw: Access-on-Demand<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal>Hi All,<br><br>Please see below note from CCDC on a planned demonstration for Access-on-Demand at the RTD office prior to the board meeting next Tuesday evening. We encourage anyone who is able to attend to do so as these sort of things are much more effective with a large turn out. Additionally, following is the board meeting at 5:30. It would be great if individuals could plan to attend and make public comment at the meeting in order to demonstrate to the board what is important to us.<br><br>Please let me know whether you plan to attend the demonstration, board meeting or both. If you are interested in making public comment but are not sure what to say, I am happy to help you put something together prior to the meeting.<br><br>Thanks,<br>Cody <o:p></o:p></p></div><div style='border:none;border-left:solid #CCCCCC 1.0pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 6.0pt;margin-left:4.8pt;margin-top:7.5pt'><div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>----- Forwarded Message -----<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> Jaime Lewis <<a href="mailto:jlewis@ccdconline.org">jlewis@ccdconline.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>To:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> Bond, Angel <<a href="mailto:abond@bouldercounty.gov">abond@bouldercounty.gov</a>>; Tracy Alverson <<a href="mailto:tcalverson@hotmail.com">tcalverson@hotmail.com</a>>; Amy Petre Hill <<a href="mailto:aphill@ccdconline.org">aphill@ccdconline.org</a>>; Allen Cowgill <<a href="mailto:allencowgill@gmail.com">allencowgill@gmail.com</a>>; Brian Grewe <<a href="mailto:briangrewe@atlantiscommunity.org">briangrewe@atlantiscommunity.org</a>>; Bob Dinegar <<a href="mailto:bobdinegar@gmail.com">bobdinegar@gmail.com</a>>; Joe <<a href="mailto:j_beaver@comcast.net">j_beaver@comcast.net</a>>; brenda mosby <<a href="mailto:blm@mosbyservices.com">blm@mosbyservices.com</a>>; Barry Rosenberg <<a href="mailto:coloradorosenberg@gmail.com">coloradorosenberg@gmail.com</a>>; Coleen Samuels <<a href="mailto:csamuels@drmac-co.org">csamuels@drmac-co.org</a>>; Claudia L. Folska, PhD. <<a href="mailto:cfolska@yahoo.com">cfolska@yahoo.com</a>>; Jake Cohen <<a href="mailto:jakecohen@me.com">jakecohen@me.com</a>>; Hinds, Chris - CC Member District 10 Denver City Council <<a href="mailto:chris.hinds@denvergov.org">chris.hinds@denvergov.org</a>>; Dawn Russell <<a href="mailto:cdawnrussell1965@gmail.com">cdawnrussell1965@gmail.com</a>>; Danny Katz <<a href="mailto:danny@copirg.org">danny@copirg.org</a>>; Earl Lee (<a href="mailto:lee.earl1@gmail.com">lee.earl1@gmail.com</a>) <<a href="mailto:lee.earl1@gmail.com">lee.earl1@gmail.com</a>>; William Estrada <<a href="mailto:william@teameei.org">william@teameei.org</a>>; Carol Buchanan <<a href="mailto:ecbuchanan88@gmail.com">ecbuchanan88@gmail.com</a>>; Curtis Chong <<a href="mailto:chong.curtis@gmail.com">chong.curtis@gmail.com</a>>; Gary Van Dorn <<a href="mailto:garyvdrn@msn.com">garyvdrn@msn.com</a>>; Damon McLeese <<a href="mailto:damon@accessgallery.org">damon@accessgallery.org</a>>; Frank Kane <<a href="mailto:mrfrankkane@gmail.com">mrfrankkane@gmail.com</a>>; Meg Froelich <<a href="mailto:repfroelichhd3@gmail.com">repfroelichhd3@gmail.com</a>>; Sen. Winter <<a href="mailto:faith.winter.senate@coleg.gov">faith.winter.senate@coleg.gov</a>>; Curtis Garrett <<a href="mailto:curtis@atlantiscommunity.org">curtis@atlantiscommunity.org</a>>; Malik Gooch <<a href="mailto:mgooch@ccdconline.org">mgooch@ccdconline.org</a>>; Hillary Jorgensen <<a href="mailto:hjorgensen@ccdconline.org">hjorgensen@ccdconline.org</a>>; Hanni Raley <<a href="mailto:hraley@thearcofaurora.org">hraley@thearcofaurora.org</a>>; Dawn Howard <<a href="mailto:dhoward@ccdconline.org">dhoward@ccdconline.org</a>>; Julie Reiskin <<a href="mailto:jreiskin@ccdconline.org">jreiskin@ccdconline.org</a>>; JakI Reddington <<a href="mailto:jakir@earthlink.net">jakir@earthlink.net</a>>; Jordan Sibayan <<a href="mailto:jordansibayan@yahoo.com">jordansibayan@yahoo.com</a>>; Rachel Kaplan <<a href="mailto:rachel@guidedbyhumanity.org">rachel@guidedbyhumanity.org</a>>; Latoya Prante <<a href="mailto:lprante@drmac-co.org">lprante@drmac-co.org</a>>; Linda Wirth <<a href="mailto:wirthalot@live.com">wirthalot@live.com</a>>; Shontel Lewis <<a href="mailto:yallknowshontel@gmail.com">yallknowshontel@gmail.com</a>>; Heidi Newhart <<a href="mailto:heidi@heidinewhart.com">heidi@heidinewhart.com</a>>; Stephanie Oneill <<a href="mailto:soneill@drmac-co.org">soneill@drmac-co.org</a>>; Ross Peterson <<a href="mailto:ross@ridetoo.us">ross@ridetoo.us</a>>; Donna Sablan <<a href="mailto:dsablan@ccdconline.org">dsablan@ccdconline.org</a>>; Taylor Aguilar <<a href="mailto:tlaguilar@ccdconline.net">tlaguilar@ccdconline.net</a>>; Mona Vyas <<a href="mailto:mvyas@ccdconline.org">mvyas@ccdconline.org</a>>; Zim Olson <<a href="mailto:zimmolson@gmail.com">zimmolson@gmail.com</a>>; JoyAnn Ruscha <<a href="mailto:jaruscha@gmail.com">jaruscha@gmail.com</a>>; Sandra Smith <<a href="mailto:sws3inbloom@gmail.com">sws3inbloom@gmail.com</a>>; Kelly Tobin <<a href="mailto:ktobin219@gmail.com">ktobin219@gmail.com</a>>; Andrea Suhaka <<a href="mailto:standy@ecentral.com">standy@ecentral.com</a>>; Cody Bair <<a href="mailto:codyjbair@yahoo.com">codyjbair@yahoo.com</a>>; Trent Taylor <<a href="mailto:trentrtaylor@gmail.com">trentrtaylor@gmail.com</a>>; Maureen Nietfeld <<a href="mailto:mnietfeld@cocenter.org">mnietfeld@cocenter.org</a>><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Sent:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> Friday, July 18, 2025 at 12:28:57 PM MDT<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'>Subject:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'> Access-on-Demand<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div><div><div id=yiv9131016325><div><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Letter of Action (please share with your networks)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On the 16th of July the Operations and Safety Committee of RTD voted to forward the staff recommendations for Access-on-Demand to the full board meeting on Jul 29, 2025. This is problematic because of the complexity of this issue. The role of the committee is to narrow down and gather consensus on what is the best course of action to forward to the full board of directors. Unfortunately, this did not happen. Instead, the committee kicked the can down the road to a full board whose body consists of some Directors that are not familiar with the subject matter.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Our issues that were not addressed were,</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> 3 month waiting period for qualified paratransit users to utilize AOD</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> $6.50 fare (which in some cases would cost some people 26 dollars a day to take their child to and from school due to lack of multi-ride option)</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'> Restrictions on geographic and time for AOD to operate. (there was an amendment to change geographic restrictions that was passed) pending passage by the full board.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Using a baseball analogy, we are down to our third strike. We need you for 1 hour to be SEEN!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>On July 29th we need you and our brothers and sisters in the disability community to stand in solidarity in front of the RTD offices at 1660 Blake between 4:30 and 5:30 PM. Attending the board meeting will be optional. However, for one hour we need the board of directors to see and hear the people they will be affecting by making changes to AOD. Show up with your voice, your friends, your service animal and posters. WE NEED YOU!</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Please respond to this email if you plan on attending.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>RULES AND REMINDERS:</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>This is a non-violent action. Please move if security or police ask you to move. This does not mean you need to be quiet. Be as loud as you can and bring a poster expressing your needs or frustration. Dress appropriately. It may be warm or it may rain. Bring an umbrella to be safe. Bring water and a snack to keep yourself energized.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>So we can get a head count please reply in the affirmative and how many people will join you.</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Jaime Lewis</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:black'>Colorado Cross Disability Coalition</span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='margin:0in'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br><br><br><br><br><br><o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Helvetica",sans-serif;color:#26282A'><br></span><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif;color:navy'>The information transmitted is intended only for the person or entity to which it is addressed and may contain confidential and/or privileged material. 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