[nagdu] [Fwd: [Njagdu] Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Supershuttle Under the Americans with Disabilities Act]

[Nicole Torcolini]

Supershuttle pulled this s... on me once. I had not told them that I had a
service dog. When the driver picked me up, he said that I had to pay more
because I had not scheduled a private ride with the dog. I was not as
educated about the laws at the time, so I just paid the ten dollars as I did
not want to miss my flight. When looking into it later, I was told that
there was no such policy, so that person was just looking for a way to get
extra money.
Another time, the driver dropped me at the curb at the airport and refused
to help me get to the door of the airport, which was close enough that he
would still have been able to easily see his van.

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Subject: [Njagdu] Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Supershuttle
Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
From:    "Ginger Kutsch" <GingerKutsch at yahoo.com>
Date:    Thu, June 6, 2013 8:53 am
To:      "New Jersey Association of Guide Dog Users" <njagdu at nfbnet.org>
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Justice Department Reaches Settlement with Supershuttle Under the Americans
with Disabilities Act

Washington, DC--(ENEWSPF)--June 5, 2013. The Justice Department announced
today that it has reached a settlement with SuperShuttle, a shared-ride
transportation company based in Arizona, to resolve a complaint that it
discriminated against a blind person who uses a service animal.
Specifically, the Justice Department determined that SuperShuttle violated
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) by forcing a blind person who uses
a service animal and her party to ride in a separate van and charging them a
higher rate than other individuals who are allowed to share a van and pay a
reduced fare.



"Americans with disabilities are entitled to the same opportunities that
others have and the Department of Justice is committed to ensuring that
people with disabilities are treated equally," said Eve L. Hill, Senior
Counselor to the Assistant Attorney General for the Civil Rights Division.
"We are pleased that SuperShuttle has committed to taking affirmative steps
to remedy this situation throughout its company."

Under the terms of the settlement agreement, SuperShuttle will adopt a
revised service animal non-discrimination policy; train all employees,
franchisees and independent contractors on the requirements of the ADA; and
pay $1,000 in damages to the complainant.

The ADA prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities by private
transportation providers.  Among other things, transportation providers must
allow people with disabilities the full and equal enjoyment of their goods,
services and facilities.  They must also make reasonable modifications of
their policies, practices and procedures to permit service animals by people
with disabilities.



Those interested in learning more about this settlement or an entity's
obligations under the ADA may call the Justice Department's toll-free ADA
Information Line at 800-514-0301 (TDD 800-514-0383) or access its ADA
website at www.ADA.gov .  Additionally, ADA complaints may be filed by email
to ADA.Complaint at usdoj.gov .



Source:
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