• uber anti-discrimination policies. Every trip request you make is automatically matched to a nearby driver by the uber app, reducing opportunities for unlawful discrimination to interfere with the process of securing reliable, affordable transportation.Cognitive learning for riders who are blind or low-vision and may be traveling with service animals, uber’s code of conduct and service animal policy clearly requires driver-partners to comply with all applicable laws regarding the transportation of service animals.Cognitive learning

• share your ETA and location. Riders can easily share their ride details, including the specific route and estimated time of arrival, with friends or family for extra peace of mind.Cognitive learning friends or family members will receive a link where they can find out in real time the name and photo of the driver, the vehicle, and track where you are on the map until you arrive at your destination — all without downloading the uber app.Cognitive learning

The uber rider and uber eats apps are monitored and tested regularly by internal resources and by audioeye, inc., a 3rd-party provider of accessibility testing and monitoring.Cognitive learning the audioeye certification process involves automatic and manual testing with the goal of meeting web content accessibility guidelines (WCAG) 2.0 level AA standards.Cognitive learning read more here. Riders with service animals

Thousands of people rely on service animals / assistance dogs to help them get around their cities and complete everyday tasks.Cognitive learning all driver-partners have an important role to play in helping people with service animals / assistance dogs get around their cities. Find out more by watching this movie with emily davison and her guide dog unity.Cognitive learning

• we’re using several uberwav models in cities around the world (e.G. In new york, london, philadelphia, washington DC, boston, chicago, bangalore, san francisco, los angeles, and toronto) to determine which wheelchair accessible vehicle options best meet the needs of our riders and driver-partners.Cognitive learning more information on those models in some cities can be found here.

“by launching [uberwav], uber is offering people requiring wheelchair accessible vehicles the opportunity to request an on-demand ride with the touch of a button.Cognitive learning as an organization that works to improve the quality of life for individuals with disabilities, I applaud uber for expanding options for those of us desiring wheelchair accessible vehicles.” —eric lipp, executive director of open doors organization

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“uberx has been a game changer for millions of people moving all around the world, and I’m thrilled to see uber applying the same creative ingenuity to provide more consumer choices and opportunities…uberwav will empower people requiring wheelchair accessible vehicles to get a ride when they need one by simply pressing a button.” –tony coelho, co-author of the americans with disabilities act

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At uber, we strive to increase access to transportation for everyone, everywhere. UberASSIST is designed to provide people who would like a helping hand with additional assistance.Cognitive learning with uberassist, top-rated driver-partners may obtain independent training from third-party organizations to assist riders into vehicles. UberASSIST is currently available in more than 40 cities around the world.Cognitive learning

Audio is not needed for full functionality of the uber eats app. Assistive technology such as visible and vibrating alerts can help eaters who are deaf or hard of hearing use the uber eats app easily, and in-app features, such as the ability to enter delivery destination, can facilitate non-verbal communication between the customer and delivery-partner.Cognitive learning

Uber is opening up flexible economic opportunities for driver-partners who are deaf or hard of hearing. There are now thousands of deaf and hard of hearing driver-partners on the uber platform in the U.S.Cognitive learning who are providing more rides per month on average than hearing driver-partners. Driver-partners who are deaf across the U.S. Have collectively earned more than $10 million — all by helping people get around their communities.Cognitive learning

Additionally, we recently partnered with the communication service for the deaf, the largest deaf-led nonprofit in the united states, to expand opportunities for deaf men and women.Cognitive learning we’ve also worked with members of the deaf community including the national association of the deaf and telecommunications for the deaf and hard of hearing (TDI) to design and implement a series of fully optional product capabilities to improve the driver-partner experience.Cognitive learning

To enable these features, go here or watch this video. “uber has incorporated accessible technology for deaf and hard of hearing people directly into their app, providing unprecedented access for the deaf community to make money by driving with uber.Cognitive learning this partnership with CSD will provide more than a simple opportunity for deaf driver-partners to give rides to people on the road — it’s an opportunity to build bridges between people and influence a new perception of the abilities and humanity of deaf people.” — chris soukup, CEO of the communication service for the deaf

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State and federal law prohibit driver-partners using the uber driver app from denying service to riders with service animals because of the service animals, and from otherwise discriminating against riders with service animals.Cognitive learning as explained in uber’s non-discrimination policy, driver-partners who engage in discriminatory conduct in violation of this legal obligation will lose their ability to use the driver app.Cognitive learning more information about uber’s service animal policy can be found here.