[nagdu] Washington Post: Uber sued forallegedlyrefusingridestothe blind and putting a dog in the trunk

[Marion Gwizdala]

Dear all,
	
As many of you know, I have what might be referred to as "a large dog"!
Sarge tips the scale at 108.3 lbs. He and I have ridden in Toyota corolas,
Priuses ( or is that Prii?), and other assorted small vehicles. Usually the
drivers say he will not fit and are quite surprised when he and I - at 6'3"
fit nicely in the passenger seat with him on the floor.

Marion Gwizdala




-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nicole Torcolini
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Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 5:13 PM
To: 'debby phillips'; 'NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide
Dog Users'; 'Aleeha Dudley'; ravend729 at gmail.com
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Washington Post: Uber sued
forallegedlyrefusingridestothe blind and putting a dog in the trunk

If a car is too small to accommodate  a dog by adjusting the seats, then I
would consider that car too small for use as a taxi. Also, although there
are large service dogs, I don't think that there are any that are so big
that they would not fit places. If there is not enough room in the back
seat, then I sit in the passenger seat in the front seat with Lexia in
between my legs.

Nicole

-----Original Message-----
From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of debby phillips
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Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 1:14 PM
To: Aleeha Dudley; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog
Users; ravend729 at gmail.com; nagdu at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Washington Post: Uber sued
forallegedlyrefusingridestothe blind and putting a dog in the trunk

I have a question about not identifying, though.  What if I request a ride
from Lyft or Uber, or even a regular taxi, and they show up in a very small
car that my dog will not fit into? 
This could happen especially with very large dogs.  And what happened to the
concept of choice? By this, I mean that people should have the choice to
disclose or not to disclose, as they 
see fit.    Peace,    Debby and Neena

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