[NAGDU] Rideshare Rally Hotel Information

Fri Sep 6 19:52:21 UTC 2024

Hi Raul, Question, when you have the information, can you share where folks
not staying at the hotel can meet up with the group (preferably closer to
the Uber/Lyft HQ)?

Thanks,
Mike

On Fri, Sep 6, 2024 at 10:16 AM Raul Gallegos - NAGDU via NAGDU <
nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:

>
> Hello everyone, please share this wherever appropriate.
>
>
> Join our demonstration to protest rideshare discrimination against blind
> people using guide dogs and white canes.
>
> October 15, 2024
> San Francisco, California
> Uber and Lyft Headquarters*
> 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time
>
> Our headquarters hotel for this event will be the Crowne Plaza San
> Francisco
> Airport
>
> 1177 Airport Blvd.
>
> Burlingame, CA 94010
>
> We have a room block at this hotel and will be meeting in the hotel after
> the event. The room rate is $139 per night plus taxes. There is a free
> shuttle between the airport (SFO) and the hotel which runs every 30
> minutes.
> The hotel has a restaurant which serves breakfast and dinner. We will
> provide transportation from the hotel to the UBER rally, then to the Lyft
> rally, and then back to the hotel. Space is limited and the special rate
> ends on September 27, so please make your reservation early. We assume most
> folks will want to arrive on Monday, October 14 and depart Wednesday,
> October 16 but the rate is available for three additional days before and
> after the October 14-16 dates in case you want to extend your visit. Please
> note that President Riccobono will be conducting a post-rally meeting in
> the
> hotel's Plaza Ballroom at 5:30 p.m. (Pacific Time) that all rally attendees
> are encouraged to attend.
>
> You can make your reservation by calling the hotel at 650-342-9200 and
> asking to reserve a room in the "National Federation" block, or by using
> the
> link below.
>
> https://www.crowneplaza.com/redirect?path=asearch
> <
> https://www.crowneplaza.com/redirect?path=asearch&brandCode=CP&localeCode=e
>
> n&regionCode=1&hotelCode=URLCA&checkInDate=14&checkInMonthYear=092024&checkO
>
> utDate=16&checkOutMonthYear=092024&rateCode=6CBARC&_PMID=99801505&GPC=BLD&cn
> =no&viewfullsite=true
> <https://www.crowneplaza.com/redirect?path=asearch&brandCode=CP&localeCode=en&regionCode=1&hotelCode=URLCA&checkInDate=14&checkInMonthYear=092024&checkOutDate=16&checkOutMonthYear=092024&rateCode=6CBARC&_PMID=99801505&GPC=BLD&cn=no&viewfullsite=true>
> >
>
> &brandCode=CP&localeCode=en&regionCode=1&hotelCode=URLCA&checkInDate=14&chec
>
> kInMonthYear=092024&checkOutDate=16&checkOutMonthYear=092024&rateCode=6CBARC
> &_PMID=99801505&GPC=BLD&cn=no&viewfullsite=true
>
> The Uber rally will begin at 10:00 a.m. and the Lyft rally will end at 3:00
> p.m.
>
>
>
> Guiding Eyes for the Blind has agreed to support and participate in the
> event, and we are working to contact other guide dog schools.
>
>
>
> We are hoping to have at least one guide dog user from every affiliate in
> attendance. If your affiliate needs financial support, the affiliate
> president should contact President Riccobono at officeof
> <mailto:thepresident at nfb.org> thepresident at nfb.org.
>
>
>
> Additional background Information
>
> 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."
>
> Rideshare Requirements
>
> *       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.
>
> Uber and Lyft are not meeting these requirements. The discrimination must
> end. Don't deny; let us ride.
>
> Submit Interest Form to Attend
>
> Please let us know if you are interested in attending this demonstration on
> October 15 by submitting the Rideshare Rally Interest Form. We will be
> sharing more information regarding the logistics, rally route, and
> Rideshare
> Rally details in the coming weeks. By completing the form, you are not
> obligated to attend.
>
>  <https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=35363&qid=10217548> Rideshare
> Rally
> Interest Form
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> --
>
> Raul Gallegos, President
>
> National Association of Guide Dog Users
>
> (346) 439-7444 . rgallegos at nagdu.org <mailto:rgallegos at nagdu.org>
>
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