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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>Dishon -<o:p></o:p></p><p>Thank you for reaching out and sharing your concerns.<o:p></o:p></p><p>I want you to know I take this issue seriously. Everyone deserves safe and reliable transportation, and I understand why this is so important.<o:p></o:p></p><p>I haven’t had the chance to fully review HB26-1043 yet, so before I take a position, I want to make sure I understand the full details of the bill. >From what I know, both Uber and Lyft already have policies that require drivers to accept riders with service animals. That said, how those policies are followed in practice is something worth looking at.<o:p></o:p></p><p>I appreciate you taking the time to write in, and I will keep your concerns in mind as I review the bill.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Warm regards,<o:p></o:p></p><p>Rick<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On Mon, 20 Apr 2026 at 13:36, <<a href="mailto:dishonspears@comcast.net">dishonspears@comcast.net</a>> wrote:<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dear Rick Taggart, ,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>I am a member of the National Federation of the Blind, and I urge you to pass HB26-1043 immediately.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>We cannot continue to tolerate discrimination from rideshare drivers who leave blind people standing at the curb. I have personally been denied service at least four times by Uber and Lyft. This is unacceptable, and it cannot continue to be how either of these companies operate.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Blind Coloradans deserve equal access to transportation, dignity, and accountability when discrimination happens. HB26-1043 is a common-sense step forward that will help ensure rideshare companies take these incidents seriously and provide a clear reporting process.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Please support and pass HB26-1043 without delay.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Sincerely,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;margin-bottom:12.0pt'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'>Dishon Spears<br>Littleton, Colorado</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:auto;mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto'><span style='font-size:11.0pt'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><br clear=all><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span class=gmailsignatureprefix>-- </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 width=95 height=95 style='width:.993in;height:.993in' id="_x0000_i1025" src="https://statesymbolsusa.org/sites/statesymbolsusa.org/files/primary-images/Seal_of_ColoradoStateSeal.jpg" alt="State Seal of Colorado"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Rick Taggart<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Representative HD 55<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>O: 303-866-3068<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>200 E. 14th Ave.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Denver, CO 80202<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>For scheduling, please email <a href="mailto:house55aide@gmail.com" target="_blank">house55aide@gmail.com</a> </b><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p></div></body></html>