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

[Larry D Keeler]

Well, you and Dogzilla are sort of a special breed. He probably just scares 
up the space for y'all!
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Marion Gwizdala via nagdu" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
To: "'Nicole Torcolini'" <ntorcolini at wavecable.com>; "'NAGDU Mailing List, 
the National Association of Guide Dog Users'" <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 6:07 PM
Subject: Re: [nagdu] Washington Post: Uber sued 
forallegedlyrefusingridestothe blind and putting a dog in the trunk


> 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
> via nagdu
> 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
> via nagdu
> 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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