Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service Over Two Dozen Times

Re:Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service ... by odammit on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @05:13PM (#16632723)

When booking a ride, Uber needs three toggles:

- Do you a service dog

- Do you want AC

- Do you want to talk to the driver

Edit: I can’t format.

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Re:Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service ... by commanderjroc on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @05:47PM (#16633029)

That could lead to discrimination if someone see's a person has a service dog.

The whole point of the ADA is to not treat people with disabilities as if they are second class citizens.

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Re:Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her Service ... by odammit on Tuesday March 20, 2018 @06:31PM (#16633398)

Of course. But that driver could have a disability - their allergy if it’s severe.

Maybe it shouldn’t be a toggle, maybe it’s a part of both the driver and users profile so a driver can’t descriminate and instead it’s more of a matching algorithm.

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