[nagdu] Uber and the ADA

Marianne Denning marianne at denningweb.com
Tue May 26 15:23:07 UTC 2015


I have called a taxi and they say it is on the way, call back 30
minutes later and the same response...  I have waited 2 or 3 hours for
a taxi.  Is that crazy?

On 5/26/15, Buddy Brannan via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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.
>
> --
> Buddy Brannan, KB5ELV - Erie, PA
> Phone: 814-860-3194
> Mobile: 814-431-0962
> Email: buddy at brannan.name
>
>
>
>
>> 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
>>>>>
>>>>>
>>>>> --
>>>>> 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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>>>> Marianne Denning, TVI, MA
>>>> Teacher of students who are blind or visually impaired
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