[CT-NFB] Uber and Lyft

[Jim McCollum]

Hi Deb, 

You can call or text the driver through the app, to let them know you’re blind and where you will be, and how to recognize you. 


Jim Y. McCollum 
Board Member and Legislative Coordinator 
National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut 
860-581-0430 
j.mccollum64 at comcast.net
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> On Feb 15, 2022, at 2:49 PM, Deb Reed via CT-NFB <ct-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Fellow Nfb members,
> I have never used either of the above services but I understand from other members that The drivers do not call your name when they stop the car. It seems as though that would be much safer than sending a description and license plate of the car since most of us would not be able to see that. How would someone know that it was actually an Uber or a Lyft driver or just someone posing as one. Does anyone know if this issue has been addressed with these companies?
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> Deborah J. Reed
> Central Chapter President
> NFB of CT
> Deb.reed57 at gmail.com
> 860-378-5370
> “Live the life you want, blindness is not what holds you back.” National Federation Of The Blind 
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