[nabs-l] tragic news

Sat Dec 18 13:43:38 UTC 2010

As many of you have said, probably close to 1,000 of us (not only students) 
have stood at that bus stop making our way to The Center.
Julie was on channel 4 news last night.
Although I did not know the students that were involved, once a member of 
the NFB/CCB always a member.  We are a huge extended family.
My heart and prayers go out to everyone involved.
Diane

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Hi Everyone,
I too would like to express my condolences to the families of the three
students involved in this accident.  As a member of the Colorado afiliate,
and a graduate of the CCB, I am deeply saddened by this tragedy, as are many
others.  My thoughts and prayers are with all of those at the CCB.
Respectfully,
Marty Rahn
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Subject: [Colorado-talk] tragic news

Greetings, the below release describes an extremely tragic event which took
place in our community today.  We appreciate your thoughts and  prayers as
we go forward.  This story has been all over the local news and bloggers
have already been making many ridiculous statements about the blind.

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

COLORADO CENTER FOR THE BLIND EXPRESSES GREAT SORROW

AFTER TRAGIC ACCIDENT

December 17, 2010     Littleton, Colorado

Contact:  Julie Deden, Executive Director, 303 653-5987

Early this morning, three students of the Colorado Center for the Blind were
waiting at a Regional Transportation District bus stop at the Southeast
corner of West Mineral Avenue and South Utica Drive in Littleton when a
driver, headed north on Utica, lost control of her car as she was turning
east onto Mineral and then hit the three students, one man and two women.
Emergency personnel rushed the three to Littleton Hospital.  The man later
died due to massive injuries.  The women are in stable condition and being
treated.  The Colorado Center for the Blind is not at liberty to release the
names of the students or further personal information at this time while
family members and loved ones are being contacted.

"The students and staff of the CCB are in great shock and grieving," says
Julie Deden, Executive Director of the CCB.  "Our love, prayers, and
tremendous sorrow go out to the family and friends of the student we have
lost and we are praying hard for the two women still in the hospital,"
continued Deden.  "At the Center, we are first and foremost a family and we
will love and support one another through this great tragedy which has
struck us at a time of year normally reserved for joy and celebration,"
reflected Deden.

The three students were on their way to the Center for its annual holiday
party immediately prior to a winter break.  The CCB has requested assistance
from Littleton city officials, and grief counselors are present at the
Center to help staff and students address this tremendous tragedy.  "We will
do whatever is necessary to help our family through this difficult time,"
said Diane McGeorge, Chairperson of the CCB's Board of Directors and herself
a former Executive Director of the Center.

According to the Littleton Police, icy road conditions played a significant
role in today's accident.  "Our students' blindness had absolutely nothing
to do with the accident," said McGeorge.  "Our entire community is reeling
from this terrible incident," said Scott LaBarre, President of the National
Federation of the Blind of Colorado, the Center's chief sponsor.  "These
students were simply waiting for their bus like hundreds of thousands of
other metro commuters on their way to work or school.  The breadth and scope
of this tragedy cannot be expressed in words," commented LaBarre.

For more information about the CCB, go to www.cocenter.org or call 303
778-1130.  The Center has been offering independence training to blind
youth, adults, and seniors since 1988.

Scott C. LaBarre, Esq.

LaBarre Law Offices P.C.
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Denver, Colorado 80222
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