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Re:Uber ordered to pay $1.1M to blind woman refused rides by contravariant on Monday April 05, 2021 @07:13PM (#26705869)
As far as I can tell a business is allowed to have a surcharge for carseats and dogs. However it seems reasonable that those should be waived for people who need either because of a disability (at least that seems like a 'reasonable accommodation').

Of course without anything in place there is effectively no accommodation whatsoever which seems to be one of the things that lead to this penalty (with probably more to come if more people are treated badly because of a disability).

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Re:Uber ordered to pay $1.1M to blind woman refused rides by OJFord on Tuesday April 06, 2021 @09:14AM (#26711374)
Being a dog owner isn't a protected characteristic, requiring a guide dog is.

I am (only infinitesimally less than) 100% sure you cannot have a guide dog surcharge in the UK. (Nor can you refuse them.)

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