[NAGDU] FW: Rideshare Rally at Uber and Lyft-Stop the Discrimination

Wed Aug 21 21:10:11 UTC 2024

Hi Raul and all. Sadly, I cannot be there on the 15th because I have rehearsal that night and I'm already going to miss the one the week before for my sons orchestra concert. I can't miss two in a row. I will be there in spirit. If there is a social media option or virtual option, I will gladly participate in that. And by the way, I had an issue with a cab driver who didn't want to take me because my kid was in the car seat. He said I took too much time in buckling him up. This was years ago and I think my son was about a year and a half. I reported him to the cab company. I also had an issue where the lady said I can't have that dog in my car because my son has asthma. I had lost it that week because I had had three denials right in a row. What I would say to her now is you shouldn't be driving for Uber or Lyft then because You are opening up your car to  the public. And what you're doing is against the law.  
Leslie sometimes I wonder how much explaining is worth it if it's just better to text sometimes I wonder how much explaining is worth it if it's just better to text and that way I have a written record of it. I had a denial last week and that's what I did, I texted. And I took a screenshot of the conversation. Hamric
Cello and Braille Music Teacher

> On Aug 20, 2024, at 9:14 PM, Raul Gallegos - NAGDU via NAGDU <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
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> Hello everyone. Please share this wherever appropriate. Also, if you can,
> please come join us in California on October 15, 2024.
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> Sent: Tuesday, August 20, 2024 5:11 PM
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> Subject: Rideshare Rally at Uber and Lyft-Stop the Discrimination
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> Rideshare Rally in San Francisco
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> Join our demonstration to protest rideshare discrimination against blind
> people using guide dogs and white canes.
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> October 15, 2024
> San Francisco, California
> Uber and Lyft Headquarters*
> 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
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> As reported in the 2024 Presidential Report, "both of the leading
> [rideshare] companies, Lyft and Uber, are failing to meet their obligations
> to ensure that blind individuals are not discriminated against. While we
> continue to hold regular meetings with both companies in good faith to
> improve their policies and practices, there is rarely a day that goes by
> when we do not learn of another ride denied to a blind person.We will take
> all of the courageous steps necessary to stop this second-class treatment."
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> Rideshare Requirements
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> Uber and Lyft are not meeting the following requirements:
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> *    Drivers must not discriminate; they must pick up blind passengers.
> *    Rideshare companies need a Zero Tolerance Policy for violators.
> *    Rideshare companies must reduce the burden imposed on blind
> passengers to report denials when they happen.
> *    Rideshare companies must deliver better driver education on the
> policy and laws regarding blind passengers, especially guide dog users.
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> The discrimination must end. Don't deny; let us ride.
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> October 15 by submitting the Rideshare Rally Interest Form. We will be
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> hotel accommodations, and Rideshare Rally details in the coming weeks. By
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> *Please note: the exact location will be shared in the coming weeks with
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