For Immediate Release
National Federation of the Blind of Colorado
October 7, 2019
Littleton - More than 30 members of
the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado(NFBCO), including two
Metro-area chapter presidents, staff and students from the Colorado Center for
the Blind in Littleton, will attend a Tuesday evening public meeting with City
of Denver planners and RTD to discuss proposed changes to the 16th Street Mall
that could effectively ban the blind from Colorado’s largest single tourist
destination.
The 5:30 p.m. meeting at the
Wellington E. Webb Building, 201 W. Colfax Ave., will discuss the proposed
“curb-less option” City of Denver Planners favor, but which will not replace
this most detectable of tactile features for the blind.
“… if the 16th Street Mall makeover
is as we fear, without any tactile markings to offer landmarks and guidance to
our feet, canes, and dogs,” said Scott C. LaBarre, NFBCO President in a Sept. 5
letter to Mayor Michael Hancock, “the 16th Street Mall will become not only a
hassle. It will become a safety risk — for us and other pedestrians."
Tuesday’s meeting comes in response
to that request from LaBarre, who will be present.
From the meeting flyer distributed
by RTD:
Tuesday, October 8, 2019
Wellington
E. Webb Building
Room
1.B.6.
5:30
pm to 7:00 pm 201
West Colfax Denver,
CO
Note:
Enter Webb Building on the Court Street Side
For more information, contact:
Daniel J. Burke, M.S
Public Relations Specialist
(406) 546-8546
Colorado Center for the Blind
Phone: 303.778.1130 Ext:
213
Fax: 303.778.1598
2233 W. Shepperd Ave.Littleton, CO 80120
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