Hello, folks:<BR /><BR />This is controversial, but I think blind people should be able to pay Express Pool prices for Pool rides until such time as Uber is able to provide exact walking directions. <BR /><BR />Best,<BR /><BR />Daveed<BR /><BR />----- Original Message -----<BR />From: Tim Elder via NFBSF <nfbsf@nfbnet.org><BR />To: 'NFB of San Francisco, California List' <nfbsf@nfbnet.org><BR />Date: 05/08/2019 08:13 AM<BR />Subject: Re: [Nfbsf] voiceover and Uber Pool/Uber Express Pool questions<BR /><BR />Lisa,<BR /><BR />NFB is engaging with Uber and Lyft on ways to make the routing to walk to an<BR />alternative pick-up location accessible. Currently, walking directions and<BR />possible pick-up locations are graphically displayed on a map to a sighted<BR />user. No equivalent is provided to blind users. One option under<BR />consideration by Lyft appears to be the use of a link to open up a maps app<BR />like Google Maps or Apple Maps to obtain Realtime turn-by-turn directions to<BR />the pick-up spot. Questions remain on whether that would be equal.<BR /><BR />Pool and Express are now combined. There is an accessible switch in the<BR />ride selection process where you can turn walk to location on or off. It<BR />shows price savings when it is turned on.<BR /><BR />Maybe a discussion of this topic could occur at the chapter meeting to<BR />collect feedback.<BR /><BR />-----Original Message-----<BR />From: NFBSF <nfbsf-bounces@nfbnet.org> On Behalf Of Lisa Irving-Pardini via<BR />NFBSF<BR />Sent: Thursday, May 2, 2019 5:17 PM<BR />To: 'NFB of San Francisco, California List' <nfbsf@nfbnet.org><BR />Cc: Lisa Irving-Pardini <bernieslife@icloud.com><BR />Subject: [Nfbsf] voiceover and Uber Pool/Uber Express Pool questions<BR /><BR />Hello Friends, <BR /><BR /> <BR /><BR />I am using an IPhone 8s and the latest update. I also use Lyft and uber.<BR />Over the past month Uber appears to have combined the selection for Uber<BR />Pool and Uber Express Pool; there's no longer separate options. However,<BR />according to a sighted passenger, there is a secondary layer which allows<BR />the Uber passenger the option to change to Uber Pool. I haven't come across<BR />this option, have you? <BR /><BR /> <BR /><BR />Also, voiceover reads off the address that I type in while the actual screen<BR />has a box that reads, "meet driver here" and there's a map behind the text.<BR />Has anyone else encountered these changes, and how have you handled these<BR />changes? <BR /><BR /> <BR /><BR />I'm willing to adapt and of course, save money and use Uber Express Pool.<BR />What I'm not sure how to do is to find out exactly where my driver is once I<BR />walk to the location. I understand that sighted passengers can see a map and<BR />the actual location of exactly where their driver is located. I also learned<BR />that drivers can see exactly where passengers are located if passengers have<BR />enabled the share location feature. I know the obvious is to contact the<BR />driver. The pesky matter is the language barrier and the driver may not<BR />respond to his/her phone for obvious reasons. Ideas please? <BR /><BR /> <BR /><BR />Thanks! <BR /><BR />Lisa <BR /><BR />_______________________________________________<BR />NFBSF mailing list<BR />NFBSF@nfbnet.org<BR />http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsf_nfbnet.org<BR />To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBSF:<BR />http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbsf_nfbnet.org/tim%40timeldermusic.com<BR /><BR /><BR />_______________________________________________<BR />NFBSF mailing list<BR />NFBSF@nfbnet.org<BR />http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nfbsf_nfbnet.org<BR />To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NFBSF:<BR />http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nfbsf_nfbnet.org/daveedmandell%40gmail.com