[nagdu] Washington Post: Uber sued forallegedlyrefusingridestothe blind and putting a dog in the trunk

[Aleeha Dudley]

Yes. This is called Uber XL. The base fare is a dollar higher, the cost per mile is 10 cents higher, and the time cost is 5 cents higher per minute 

Aleeha Dudley and seeing eye dog Dallas 
Vice President, Ohio Association of blind students
Blindcowgirl1993 at gmail.com
"The wind of Heaven is that which blows between a horse's ears." Arabian proverb 
 
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> On Sep 16, 2014, at 4:19 PM, David Andrews via nagdu <nagdu at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> In most Uber cities -- I think, you can specify a S U V if you have more people or need more room.  It costs more -- and may take longer to get.
> 
> Dave
> 
> At 04:56 AM 9/15/2014, you wrote:
>> Debbie,
>> 
>> We don't have Lift or Uber or even a taxi where I live, but how would a person handle a situation where say they had been shopping and had a large package?  If you need space for stuff does the ap have some way to indicate that?  I'd think the dog concern would be the same.
>> 
>> I have a very big, 85 pound, dog and have not had problems with fitting him into small cars.  I have never been in the new sub compact cars though, so maybe he couldn't fit.  I don't know.
>> 
>> I don't think I've heard anyone telling you that you can't give advance notice, others here have said they give advance notice too.  It's a personal thing.  I don't, expect for very rare occasions where I'm requesting something related to the dog.  That's my personal preference.  I find that it creates more headache than it saves, but maybe I'm doing it wrong.  Who knows?
>> 
>> Julie
>> 
>> 
>> 
>> -----Original Message----- From: debby phillips via nagdu
>> Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2014 3:14 PM
>> To: Aleeha Dudley ; NAGDU Mailing List,the National Association of Guide Dog Users ; ravend729 at gmail.com ; nagdu at nfbnet.org
>> Subject: Re: [nagdu] Washington Post: Uber sued forallegedlyrefusingridestothe blind and putting a dog in the trunk
>> 
>> I have a question about not identifying, though.  What if I
>> request a ride from Lyft or Uber, or even a regular taxi, and
>> they show up in a very small car that my dog will not fit into?
>> This could happen especially with very large dogs.  And what
>> happened to the concept of choice? By this, I mean that people
>> should have the choice to disclose or not to disclose, as they
>> see fit.    Peace,    Debby and Neena
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