[NAGDU] Uber and NAGDU

Cindy Ray cindyray at gmail.com
Mon Jun 27 18:26:28 UTC 2016


They can learn to find enough usually. Also, often one of you could sit in
the front seat.
Cindy


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From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nancy VanderBrink
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Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 12:08 PM
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Cc: Nancy VanderBrink <vandyvanderbrink at outlook.com>
Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Uber and NAGDU

What about the small cars that have the hump in the back. My dog doesn't
seem to have enough space in that small gap between the hump in the door.

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> On Jun 27, 2016, at 1:05 PM, Becky Frankeberger via NAGDU
<nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Nancy sit on the seat and feel if there is room enough on the 
> passenger side. If not, simply ask the driver to move the passenger seat
forward.
> Teach your dog to back into the floor space with the nose of the dog 
> pointing towards the door you are going to exit.
> 
> Just a couple of ideas for everyone.
> 
> Becky and Jake who says , better to do that then get my fluffy tail 
> caught in the door.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU [mailto:nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of Nancy 
> VanderBrink via NAGDU
> Sent: Monday, June 27, 2016 8:11 AM
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> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Nancy VanderBrink <vandyvanderbrink at outlook.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Uber and NAGDU
> 
> My husband and I sometimes travel together in an Uber and we find that 
> sometimes it is unavoidable to put the dog on the backseat. We have 
> put our jackets down on the seat if there was a concern of dog hair. 
> However, what I find is most often there is not enough floor space to 
> put the dog on the floor of the vehicle anyway.
> 
> Sent from my iPhone
> 
>>> On Jun 27, 2016, at 10:10 AM, The Pawpower Pack via NAGDU
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Good Monday morning, y'all! 
>> I know that NFB and Uber have recently entered into a settlement 
>> agreement
> and I'm wondering if NAGDU is planning on working with Uber drivers to 
> educate them about their rights and responsibilities under the law.
>> This morning, a Uber driver tried to get me to place my dog in the 
>> cargo
> hold of his SUV.  This is NOT acceptable. He eventually understood 
> what I was saying and Soleil made the trip at my feet as is appropriate.
>> I have also had drivers say that people let their dogs ride on the seat.
> I do educate these drivers and tell them that service dogs need to 
> have 4 on the floor sitting or laying down, under the handler's 
> control and that if the dog is out of control and the handler does not 
> take action to correct it, that  they can be asked to remove the dog.  
> I'm just wondering if NAGDU is working with Uber to try and educate these
drivers platform-wide?
>> Thanks!  
>> 
>> Rox and the kitchen Bitches: 
>> Mill'E, Laveau, Soleil
>> Pawpower4me at gmail.com
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