<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks for sharing the thread with DEN officials. </div><div><br></div><div>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!</div><div><br></div><div>Look forward to seeing you in Austin!</div><div>Dan</div><div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Jun 23, 2026 at 10:32\u202fAM Curtis Chong 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"><div class="msg-6400430754409374870"><div lang="EN-US" style="overflow-wrap: break-word;"><div class="m_6201524497500374813WordSection1"><p class="MsoNormal"><br>Hello everyone:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Here is an exchange of correspondence between me and the folks at the Denver International Airport. The emails are shown in proper chronological order.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="1" width="100%" align="center"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">From: Curtis Chong<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sent: Monday, June 22, 2026 6:29 PM<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">To: Milner Leon, Celina - DEN; Pena, Hope - DEN<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Subject: Volunteer Opportunity: GoodMaps Testing<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hello Celina:<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">The seemingly last minute nature of these communications and the (I\u2019m sure unintentional) walking over our national convention gives ride to the kind of cynicism and suspicion that is not helpful in these endeavors.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Yours sincerely,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Curtis Chong<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">From: Pena, Hope - DEN<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Sent: Monday, June 22, 2026 8:51 PM<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">To: Curtis Chong<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Subject: RE: Volunteer Opportunity: GoodMaps Testing<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Hi Curtis,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Thank you for reaching out and for sharing your concerns.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">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.<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">With gratitude and appreciation, <u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"> Hope Peņa<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><div class="MsoNormal" align="center" style="text-align:center"><hr size="1" width="100%" align="center"></div><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Cordially,<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal">Curtis Chong<u></u><u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p><p class="MsoNormal"><u></u> <u></u></p></div></div>_______________________________________________<br>
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</div></blockquote></div><div><br clear="all"></div><br><span class="gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_signature">Dan Burke<br><br>National Federation of the Blind of Colorado Legislative Co-chair <br><br>"Blindness is not what holds you back. You can live the life you want!"<br><br>My Cell: 406.546.8546<br><br></div>