[NAGDU] Uber Denials

Fri Feb 25 00:23:24 UTC 2022

The whole event will begin at 8 PM Eastern. Beginning with the Townhall and closing with the board meeting. I hope this is thoroughly explained and I hope you will all come to join us. Best regards

Scott Wilson
Secretary
National Association of guide dog users
Call 727-423-4312
swilson at nagdu.org
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Don’t be afraid to give up the good, to go for the great.

Jay. D. Rockefeller

> On Feb 24, 2022, at 7:15 PM, Al Sten-Clanton via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Does that mean the town hall meeting will begin at eight Eastern and that
> the board meeting will follow, or that the Board meeting is at its usual
> time of eight Eastern and the twon hall begins earlier?  Sorry I remain
> unsure, but I do nonetheless.
> 
> Thanks!
> Al
> 
> 
> -----Original Message-----
> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Cindy Ray via NAGDU
> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2022 1:55 PM
> To: NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users
> <nagdu at nfbnet.org>
> Cc: Cindy Ray <cindyray at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [NAGDU] Uber Denials
> 
> The meeting begins at 8:00 p.m. Eastern. I hope everyone will be there for
> this important information.
> 
> Cindy Lou Ray
> 
> 
>>> On Feb 24, 2022, at 8:38 AM, Asia Quinones-Evans via NAGDU
>> <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
>> 
>> Yes, my plan is to attend the Townhall meeting on Sunday. I was 
>> slightly confused though is the Townhall meeting beginning at 7 PM 
>> Eastern or 8 PM Eastern. They did not clarify that in the email they 
>> sent out. It just mentioned that the Townhall meeting would be before 
>> the board of directors meeting. I am not always able to make it to the 
>> board of directors meeting so I cannot remember the usual time for it.
>> 
>> On Thu, Feb 24, 2022 at 9:34 AM Melissa Allman <MAllman at seeingeye.org>
>> wrote:
>> 
>>> HI Asia. I hope you will share this information with NAGDU through 
>>> the project that they are doing gathering interviews from people who  
>>> have had adverse experiences with Uber and Lyft. They sent out an 
>>> email about it yesterday and will be having a Zoom town hall meeting 
>>> on Sunday night about how to particicpate.
>>> 
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: NAGDU <nagdu-bounces at nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Asia 
>>> Quinones-Evans via NAGDU
>>> Sent: Thursday, February 24, 2022 8:56 AM
>>> To: nagdu at nfbnet.org
>>> Cc: aevans.nfb at gmail.com
>>> Subject: [NAGDU] Uber Denials
>>> 
>>> Good Morning everyone,
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> This is not the normal question about Uber denials. There is a new 
>>> option on the ride screen named Uber Pet. I work with my guide dog 
>>> and I have had Uber drivers tell me multiple times that I should have 
>>> ordered an Uber Pet for my dog. I tell them that he is a service dog 
>>> and they repeat the same phrase that I should have ordered an Uber 
>>> Pet so any driver knew that I had a dog with me. I was wondering if 
>>> anyone else has had trouble with Uber having this new ride option. I 
>>> know where I live the differenced between Uber economy and Uber Pet 
>>> is about $20 or $30 even if I decided to try that choice. I know my 
>>> rights so I would not choose the option. I also looked up the driver 
>>> policy about taking service dogs and maybe others will find it 
>>> useful. I could not find it on the app so I ended up looking it up. 
>>> When I am unable to get a ride from my dad I do not have another option
> where I live to get public transportation. So I have to take Uber or Lyft.
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> 
>>> https://help.uber.com/riders/article/us-service-animal-policy-?nodeId
>>> =f7e32b
>>> eb-af83-4977-8a45-b172ef99b4e5
>>> <https://help.uber.com/riders/article/us-service-animal-policy-?nodeI
>>> d=f7e32beb-af83-4977-8a45-b172ef99b4e5>
>>> 
>>> 
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>> --
>> Yours truely,
>> 
>> Asia Quinones-Evans
>> 
>> Phone: 440-670-6509
>> 
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