[nagdu] Woman says cab driver refused her a ride becauseof seeing-eye dog

Wed Aug 7 00:55:52 UTC 2013

Is there anyone in the San Jose/Bay area  who has trouble with cabs?

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Dear All,
	In most jurisdictions, not only is the driver responsible for the
discrimination, the company can also be held responsible. Merry and I fought
the cab companies for several years with very little change. After filing
several criminal complaints, we filed against the cab company and won. To
the best of my knowledge, there has not been an issue since! Take it to the
top if you want to reach the bottom!

Marion

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From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Sheila Leigland
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seeing-eye dog

i totally agree with this definetely fight back. We did that with a driver
and haven't had any trouble since and it has been at least six years.
On 8/6/2013 10:43 AM, Michael Hingson wrote:
> Make no mistake, it is against the law to refuse to take a blind 
> person accompanied by a guide dog.  In New York I have taken more than 
> one cab driver to the authorities because they refused to take me and
Roselle.
>
> There is no negotiation here.  If a cab driver refuses any of us we 
> should fight back.
>
>
> Best,
>
>
> Michael Hingson
>
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> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of rhonda cruz
> Sent: Tuesday, August 06, 2013 09:39 AM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Woman says cab driver refused her a ride because 
> of seeing-eye dog
>
>   hi i always take a cab places and i never had that happen.
>   or if it did i would call another driver.
>   but those are my thoughts,
>
> On Aug 6, 2013, at 8:38 AM, Rusty Perez wrote:
>
>> Hi folks,
>> about 13 years ago when I was in Dallas for a convention, I called a 
>> cab late one night to drive me to my hotel. I waited for a long time
>> and finally discovered that the cab had come  and driven off   when he
>> realized I had a dog with me. The second cab which came a while 
>> later, explained to me that some folks have a religeous objection to 
>> having dogs in their cabs.
>> I was pretty upset, but did nothing about it.
>> Rusty
>>
>> Rusty
>>
>>
>> On 8/6/13, Ginger Kutsch <GingerKutsch at yahoo.com> wrote:
>>> Woman says cab driver refused her a ride because of seeing-eye dog
>>>
>>> By Bob Heye KATU News and KATU.com StaffPublished: Aug 2, 2013
>>>
>>> http://www.katu.com/news/local/Woman-says-cab-driver-refused-her-a-r
>>> i
>>> de-beca
>>> use-of-seeing-eye-dog-218052101.html
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> PORTLAND, Ore. - A woman who is blind says a Broadway Cab driver 
>>> refused her service because she had a seeing-eye dog with her.
>>>
>>> It all unfolded at Union Station, and an Amtrak worker confirmed 
>>> what happened to Deb Marinos.
>>>
>>> Marinos had gotten off the train and was trying to get to OHSU for a 
>>> scheduled checkup but a Broadway Cab driver, and then a second cab 
>>> driver both refused to give her a ride.
>>>
>>> "I have a little tiny bit of vision," she said. "I'm what's called 
>>> legally blind, but I have no peripheral vision. So the dog provides 
>>> me the ability to cross streets and find curbs and doors."
>>>
>>> Marinos rides Amtrak all the time - commuting to work in Salem and 
>>> Portland and also traveling the country to conferences and 
>>> legislative assemblies in her job as a vocational rehabilitation 
>>> counselor for the Oregon Council of the Blind.
>>>
>>> She was stunned when she went to get into a Broadway Cab and the 
>>> driver refused to let her in.
>>>
>>> "And he says, 'No, she has a dog. I'm not takin' her. No dogs. Dogs 
>>> aren't allowed by the company.'"
>>>
>>> A second Broadway driver said he'd take her, but he already had a 
>>> fare. The next cab back was a Sassy Cab, a subsidiary of Broadway Cab.
>>>
>>> "The cab behind him, Sassy Cab, says 'No, I don't do dogs either,'"
>>> Marinos said. "And then the fourth cab got out to see what all the 
>>> fun was about and they said, 'OK, we'll take you.'"
>>>
>>> An Amtrak helper known as Red Cap argued with the cab drivers' refusals.
>>>
>>> "Amtrak is so incredibly good at taking care of us, and the Red Cap 
>>> today was just absolutely. He was just like all over them and could 
>>> not believe it
>>> - that they'd never had that before where they've had someone turned
> down,"
>>> Marinos said.
>>>
>>> And if you think allergies to dogs is behind all this, Marinos said 
>>> that's not a factor. She's allergic to dogs. Her service dog breed 
>>> is hypoallergenic.
>>>
>>> KATU didn't get a response from Broadway Cab Thursday night. City 
>>> regulations say "No driver shall ... refuse to transport to his 
>>> requested destination any passenger of proper demeanor who is able 
>>> to demonstrate the ability to pay the fare."
>>>
>>> Marinos met both of those requirements.
>>>
>>> A city spokesperson said the city is starting a formal investigation 
>>> into the incident and that Broadway Cab is cooperating with
> investigators.
>>>
>>>
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