[nabs-l] Uber

[Sophie Trist]

I believe it's against the law for Uber drivers (or anyone else 
for that matter) to deny service just because you have a dog.

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From: Greg Aikens via nabs-l <nabs-l at nfbnet.org
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Date sent: Sun, 24 Jan 2016 15:32:51 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Uber

Just to add a little to the conversation. While some dog users 
have had a bad experience, I have only been denied twice and I 
have used the service at least 150 times. To me, this is a far 
better record than I had when using taxis. I also like Lyft as an 
alternative, if there are not many Oober drivers in my area.

I do not call ahead and let the driver know I have a guide dog 
because I feel like it just gives the driver an opportunity to 
discriminate against me without having to deal with me face to 
face. Indeed, one of the two times I was denied access, I 
mentioned to the driver over the phone that I had a service dog 
to help him in locating me and he cancelled the trip immediately 
after we hung up.

I often use the contact driver feature to let the driver know I 
am blind or where I will be waiting, etc.

Best of luck if you try this option.


 On Jan 23, 2016, at 6:47 PM, john mestemacher via nabs-l 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:

 I have low vision and it's always been fine for me.
 On Jan 23, 2016 12:21, "Amanda via nabs-l" <nabs-l at nfbnet.org> 
wrote:

 Hi,
 I have been thinking about using 체ber and am wondering if its 
service to
 blind customers has improved. Does anyone have experiences?
 Thanks,anda
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