[nagdu] The NFB of California and Uber in the news

melissa R green graduate56 at juno.com
Sun Sep 14 05:32:37 UTC 2014


I question this about the dog in a trunk.  Like Abigail that there is ffault
n this case.  

Sincerely,
Melissa R Green and Pj
"Real friendship understands the depths of true feelings and sounds of words
unspoken."


-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Torcolini
via nagdu
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 11:10 PM
To: 'Abigail Bolling'; 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of
Guide Dog Users'; 'Aaron Cannon'
Subject: Re: [nagdu] The NFB of California and Uber in the news

I agree. Something definitely seems wrong here. However, that being said,
one thing to keep in mind is that, whenever you read a news article, you are
reading what the author wants you to read, which often does not include all
of the details. I agree that it seems wrong that the handler did not know
that the dog was in the trunk, but there seems to be missing details; it is
even possible that part of the information that is there is incorrect.

Nicole and Lexia

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Abigail Bolling
via nagdu
Sent: Wednesday, September 10, 2014 9:29 PM
To: Aaron Cannon; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
Users
Subject: Re: [nagdu] The NFB of California and Uber in the news

some people may be very upset with me with what I am about to say, so if you
are in favor of this movement, stop reading my message now.

The NFB chapter is correct in raising the issue of discrimination, but, the
issue with the dog being put in the trunk?
The handlers complaint was that they didn't know where their dog was?
My opinion and what I have always been taught is that the handler is
responsible for the dog at all times. This includes knowing where your dog
is at all times. 
So, no, the uber driver should not, under an circumstances put the dog in
the trunk. That is animal abuse, clear cut simple fact unless the trunk is a
hatch, accessible from the back seat with no difficulty. But the fault is
with the handler here in my opinion. Again, I will agree whole heartedly
with that. But it is also the fault of the handler for letting the incident
accur. If a driver tried to take my dog and put it any where, I would not
take that cab and request to talk to that drivers supervisor. 

In short, both parties are at fault here. 

Hopefully you guys don't hate me for voicing my opinion here, but I could
not stand by and leave the person who is ultimately responsible for their
service animal walk away from this incident with out some sort of reprimand.


Thanks,

Abigail Bolling

Wright State University: Social Work
"Keep a smile on your face and a song in your heart, and just let the music
play." (Julie Anderson Diamond) On Sep 10, 2014, at 5:41 PM, Aaron Cannon
via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> Hi all.
> 
> Thought you all might find this to be of interest:
> 
> Uber sued for allegedly refusing rides to the blind and putting a dog 
> in the trunk
> 
> By Gail Sullivan
> September 10 at 5:06 AM
> 
> An advocacy group for the blind is suing the app-based ride-sharing 
> service Uber, alleging the company discriminates against passengers 
> with service dogs.
> 
> The federal civil rights suit filed Tuesday by the California chapter 
> of the National Federation of the Blind cites instances in California 
> and elsewhere when blind Uber customers summoned a car only to be 
> refused a ride once the driver saw them with a service dog. In some 
> cases, drivers allegedly abandoned blind travelers in extreme weather 
> and charged cancellation fees after denying them rides, the complaint 
> said.
> 
> The complaint filed in a Northern California District Court cites one 
> instance where a California UberX driver put a service dog in the 
> trunk and refused to pull over when the blind passenger realized where 
> the animal was.
> 
> 
> Read more at
> http://www.washingtonpost.com/news/morning-mix/wp/2014/09/10/uber-sued
> -for-allegedly-refusing-rides-to-the-blind-and-putting-a-dog-in-the-tr
> unk/
> 
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