<div>Good idea to use aria and be my eyes</div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Tue, Feb 15, 2022 at 8:38 PM Brianna Rigsbee via CT-NFB <<a href="mailto:ct-nfb@nfbnet.org">ct-nfb@nfbnet.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left-width:1px;border-left-style:solid;padding-left:1ex;border-left-color:rgb(204,204,204)">
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<div dir="ltr">Throughout my personal experiences using both Uber and Lyft platforms, most of the drivers I’ve encountered have called out my name when picking me up. I usually have someone sighted with me while I’m waiting. But if I’m not with a sighted person,
I’ll wait until I hear my name called by the driver.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">For anybody who has Aira or Be My Eyes, you can call them for assistance while you're waiting for your ride as well. Once you receive the information within the app with the driver’s name, license plate number, and the type of car they’re driving,
you can tell the Aira agent or the Be My Eyes volunteer all that and they’ll look out for you. I hope this helps.</div>
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<div dir="ltr">Best regards,</div>
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<b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Sent:</b> Tuesday, February 15, 2022 2:48:15 PM<br>
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<b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Cc:</b> Deb Reed <<a href="mailto:deb.reed57@gmail.com" target="_blank" style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">deb.reed57@gmail.com</a>><br>
<b style="font-family:Calibri,sans-serif">Subject:</b> [CT-NFB] Uber and Lyft</font>
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<div>Fellow Nfb members,<br>
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?<br>
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Deborah J. Reed<br>
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NFB of CT<br>
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