Re: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-28 Thread Karen Lewellen
Actually if that solution was incorporated into Uber practices, I dare say we would not be having this exchange. If the nfb effort you referenced did not lead to a way for customers to inform Uber drivers when requesting transport that they are traveling either with a cane or service animal, s

Re: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-28 Thread dan d.
Unless of course the uber driver sees your dog and somehow just cann't find you as he drives on by. On Sat, 27 Feb 2021, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > > Well, we are getting a little off the Acple topic here. In the United > > States, the ada requires these services to accept service dogs. the nf

Re: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-28 Thread Michael Busboom
I live in Europe, and I don’t have a dog. Nevertheless, I want to be able to let the driver know that I won’t find him/her and that the driver will need to apprise me of his/her arrival. > On 27.02.2021, at 18:51, Jonathan C. Cohn wrote: > >> Well, we are getting a little off the Acple topi

Re: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-27 Thread Jonathan C. Cohn
> Well, we are getting a little off the Acple topic here. In the United States, > the ada requires these services to accept service dogs. the nfb successfully > enforced this with a settlement that requires drivers to be removed if they > refuse to provide tranportation to > you likeand your g

Re: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-27 Thread Bill Gallik
Hey Folks, Can anybody advise me as to how receptive the Uber drivers are to allowing a dog guide in the vehicles? I suppose, like any aspect of life, it depends on the driver. * * * * * * * * * * * * - Bill from Ino, Wisconsin - "Most people would rather be certain they're miserable, than ris

Re: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-27 Thread Michael Busboom
essages very simple. I am blind and use a white cane. >> Or >> Look for man with white cane. >> >> Hope this helps. >> >> Vaughn >> >> -Original Message- >> From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On >> Behalf Of Michael

Re: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-26 Thread Karen Lewellen
From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Michael Busboom Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 4:01 AM To: 'Adrian Leong' via MacVisionaries Subject: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up Hi. I use Uber quite frequently, mostly through the BlindSquare app. Sin

Re: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-26 Thread Brad Snyder
To: 'Adrian Leong' via MacVisionaries Subject: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up Hi. I use Uber quite frequently, mostly through the BlindSquare app. Since I live in a metropolitan area, there are frequently instances where lots of cars go by, and the d

RE: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-26 Thread jazzdressage
. Hope this helps. Vaughn -Original Message- From: macvisionaries@googlegroups.com On Behalf Of Michael Busboom Sent: Friday, February 26, 2021 4:01 AM To: 'Adrian Leong' via MacVisionaries Subject: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up Hi. I use Uber quite

Re: Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-26 Thread 'Janina Sajka' via MacVisionaries
Hi, Mike: I asked the CTO of Uber to add a feature to our Uber profiles that would notify drivers after they accepted the ride request. I made this request during a W3C Workshop that Uber hosted back in September 2019. Obviously, it didn't get done, but I think it's still the best solution, if we

Apprising Uber drivers of blindness in advance of pick-up

2021-02-26 Thread Michael Busboom
Hi. I use Uber quite frequently, mostly through the BlindSquare app. Since I live in a metropolitan area, there are frequently instances where lots of cars go by, and the driver, not knowing that I can’t see him/her, just sits there, waiting for a passenger to get in to the car. Is there a w