[nagdu] Uber and the ADA

Tue May 26 13:21:01 UTC 2015

At least here in Erie, the advantage of Uber is that you know when your ride is coming. Not so with our cab company. Our cab company may say "Any time within blah blah blah", and it could be 5 minutes or could be an hour or more. You may or may not be able to schedule a cab for a specific time, but they only have a certain number of slots. With Uber, you know how far away your ride is and when it comes, at least. Oh, and as for the often sited taxi regulation, I don't know about anywhere else, but several of our cabs are barely roadworthy. You have to slam doors, sometimes the inside door panels are loose, some of them sound like they're running on their last legs. And then, they've been operating their radio system on a license that's been expired for three years. 

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Mobile: 814-431-0962
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> On May 26, 2015, at 8:44 AM, Deanna Lewis via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Marianne,
> I agree with you here. I have been wanting to try Uber for a while, but after reading all of these issues, I am not so sure I want to anymore. I especially do not want to schedule a ride to some place I desperately need to be to on time, if I do try them it will be to a place where I can allow a little extra time in case something happens. 
> Deanna and Mambo
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Marianne Denning via nagdu
> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2015 12:13 PM
> To: Aleeha Dudley
> Cc: Marianne Denning; NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Uber and the ADA
> 
> I am going way out on a limb here.  If Uber drivers keep denying rides to people with disabilities I believe everyone with a disability should refuse to use them for transportation.  I believe we are large enough number to put a hurt on Uber.  I love Uber and want them to succeed but they have to put a stop to this type of discrimination.
> We must all stand together against this type of treatment.
> 
> On 5/25/15, Aleeha Dudley <blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com> wrote:
>> I have also joined the club of guide dog users denied by uber. I was 
>> waiting for a ride outside of a restaurant in Columbus, and needed to 
>> be downtown for a panel in a half hour. The driver pulled up, but we could not find him.
>> The person I was with, also blind, but not with a dog, called the 
>> driver to see where he was. The driver said he saw us, hung up the 
>> phone, and cancelled the ride. As a result, I was late and not a very happy camper.
>> This just frustrates me that they can try to skate around the law, but 
>> the drivers say, at least the good ones do, that they have received a 
>> memo about service animals.
>> 
>> Aleeha Dudley and Seeing Eye Dog Dallas Vice President, Ohio 
>> Association of Guide Dog Users Vice President, Ohio Association of 
>> Blind Students Both proud divisions of the National Federation of the 
>> Blind of Ohio
>> Email: blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com <mailto:blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com>
>> Phone: 937-733-0525
>> The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the 
>> characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the 
>> expectations of blind people, because low expectations create 
>> obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life 
>> you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
>> “The wind of heaven is that which blows between a horse’s ears.” - 
>> Arabian proverb
>> 
>>> On May 25, 2015, at 10:37 AM, Marianne Denning via nagdu 
>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Please keep us informed.
>>> 
>>> On 5/25/15, Cindy Ray via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>>>> Well, I've joined the ranks of dog users denied the Uber ride 
>>>> because a driver saw my dog and quickly cancelled before I could 
>>>> find his car. It was in the parking lot of a restaurant. I 
>>>> complained to them. But I also mentioned it to Michael Hingson 
>>>> because of the suits in California.
>>>> Someone
>>>> from Uber called me at 10:00 last night; I thought this to be 
>>>> unreasonable and asked that they call me at another time. They claim 
>>>> they will today.
>>>> Cindy
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: nagdu [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Buddy 
>>>> Brannan via nagdu
>>>> Sent: Monday, May 25, 2015 9:23 AM
>>>> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
>>>> Cc: Buddy Brannan
>>>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Uber and the ADA
>>>> 
>>>> And for those who had trouble with the link broken in the middle,
>>>> http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/21/uber-disability-law
>>>> s-don-t- apply-to-us.html?via=desktop&source=twitter
>>>> 
>>>> 
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>>>> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
>>>> Phone: 814-860-3194
>>>> Mobile: 814-431-0962
>>>> Email: buddy at brannan.name
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>> 
>>>>> On May 25, 2015, at 9:07 AM, Dudley Hanks via nagdu 
>>>>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
>>>> wrote:
>>>>> 
>>>>> 
>>>> http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/21/uber-disability-law
>>>> s-don-t
>>>>> -apply-to-us.html?via=desktop&source=twitter
>>>> 
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