[NFBMT] Ride share Testing

Tue May 9 03:48:35 UTC 2017

Go to www.nfb.org/rideshare and click on the online questionnaire link.  It
will bring up a ride share experience questionnaire that you will fill out
and submit each time you take either Uber or Lyft, whether your ride
experience is positive or negative.  It will ask such things as your name,
email address, which ride sharing company you use, whether you have a guide
dog, and how your experience was, whether the driver treated you
respectfully, etc.
-----Original Message-----
From: NFBMT [mailto:nfbmt-bounces at nfbnet.org] On Behalf Of d m gina via NFBMT
Sent: Monday, May 08, 2017 8:28 PM
To: nfbmt at nfbnet.org
Cc: d m gina
Subject: Re: [NFBMT] Ride share Testing

I filed out the ride and wonder if there is a way I can find it easier to
fill out again?

Original message:
> Remember, this starts Monday, May 8.

> From: Bruce&Joy Breslauer [mailto:breslauerj at gmail.com]
> Sent: Monday, May 01, 2017 8:22 AM
> To: nfbmt
> Cc: marjorie; violet; bruce&Joy; laumerch at yahoo.com
> Subject: Rideshare Testing

> Hi, fellow Montana Federationists.

> Starting on May 8, NFB will be doing some ride share testing to keep
> Uber and Lyft accountable to their blind passengers regarding the
> transport of individuals with service dogs.  The link below takes you
> to a recent article which demonstrates how necessary it still is to hold
their feet to the fire.
> There has been a settlement with Uber and Lyft and NFB, but we still
> want transparency and to be able to monitor the compliance of these
> ride share companies.  There will be more information forthcoming as we
roll this out.

> https://www.wkrn.com/2017/04/26/blind-nashville-man-says-he-was-denied
> -ride-f
> rom-lyft-driver/

> This testing will be a critical tool for measuring Uber and Lyft's
> compliance with their NFB settlement agreements and will help NFB
> fulfill its agreement obligations. Participants' ongoing feedback will
> allow NFB to closely track the rideshare companies' efforts to provide
> equal access to riders with service animals. As you know, Uber and
> Lyft offer easy and affordable transportation services to the public,
> and these services should be fully and equally available to blind riders
with service animals.

> The NFB's Uber and Lyft testing program will be administered
> nationwide, including in Puerto Rico. Per the Lyft settlement
> agreement, NFB is obligated to gather and report on testing in the
following targeted municipalities:
> Baltimore, Seattle, Dallas-Fort Worth, Boston, New York, Nashville,
> Phoenix, Philadelphia, Chicago, Denver, Los Angeles, San Francisco,
> Sacramento, and the District of Columbia. This effort with be in
> addition to the nationwide testing.

> This Lyft and Uber testing program is open to all riders with service
> animals and any individuals traveling with riders with service
> animals. Testers need not be members of the NFB, rather we strongly
> encourage nonmembers to participate and by extension learn more about the
NFB's work.

> Specifically, we ask affiliates to ensure that a minimum of two Uber
> tests are completed per month. For those aforementioned Lyft-targeted
> cities, we ask affiliates to ensure that three Lyft tests and an
> additional two Uber tests (yielding four monthly Uber tests total) are
> also gathered. A test will be considered complete once the rider
> submits his/her answers to the online testing questionnaire. We are
> seeking feedback on positive and negative ride experiences.

> Testing will begin on May 8 and will last for three years, with the
> possibility of a two-year extension if either Uber or Lyft fail to
> meet the terms outlined in their settlement agreement with the NFB.

> Questions: Please see

https://nfb.org/rideshare and
> https://nfb.org/rideshare-faq

> I am super excited about this opportunity to spread the word about the
> NFB, and to make sure that service dog users are treated equally and
> fairly under the law.

> Joy Breslauer, President

> National Federation

> Joy Breslauer, President

> National Federation of the Blind of Montana

> Web Site: http://www.nfbofmt.org <http://www.nfbofmt.org/>

> Live the life you want

> 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.

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