From judotina48kg at gmail.com Fri Apr 8 16:54:12 2016 From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas) Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 16:54:12 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: [seeing-eye] Video contradicts veteran's claim about service dog In-Reply-To: <004b01d191cd$4be07720$e3a16560$@ky2d.com> References: <004b01d191cd$4be07720$e3a16560$@ky2d.com> Message-ID: <02b901d191f1$f3e87a20$dbb96e60$@gmail.com> From: seeing-eye at googlegroups.com [mailto:seeing-eye at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ginger Kutsch Sent: Friday, April 08, 2016 12:32 PM To: seeing-eye at googlegroups.com Subject: [seeing-eye] Video contradicts veteran's claim about service dog Video contradicts veteran's claim about service dog By Therese Apel, The Clarion-Ledger April 8, 2016 http://www.clarionledger.com/story/news/2016/04/07/veteran-service-dog-removed-restaurant/82722902/ Security video footage and bar employee testimony contradicts a veteran's claim that he was asked to leave after a woman caused an altercation with his service dog. Carl Ray Furr Jr. said he and his dog were at Scrooge's Restaurant and Pub in Jackson, where he says he has been a patron for nearly 30 years, when another woman with a service dog asked him if she could approach. Furr said he told the lady that she should keep her distance since she had a dog as well. Furr claims the woman came too close anyway, and the dogs snarled and growled at each other for about five seconds. According to Furr's story, the lady, who was not identified, was on her way out and left the restaurant. Furr said he was then asked to leave as well. However, video shown to The Clarion-Ledger by managers at Scrooge's seems to show something different. Witnesses say Furr called the lady over. In the video, Furr can be seen talking to the lady's friend. The friend then goes and brings the woman, who is elderly and reportedly blind, over to where he sat. She had her guide dog with her at the time. Furr says his dog is not aggressive. The 8-year-old yellow labrador named Blanca was just protecting him, he said. "She?s growling at another dog. If she had gone after someone then I can understand that, but that wasn?t the case," he said, adding that the incident was "five seconds and that's it." In the video, one minute and two seconds after the women stop by Furr's chair, he can be seen getting out of the chair. The dogs are not visible, but he can be seen going to the end of the bar, at least five feet away, and he and the woman can be seen in what appears to be the act of separating the dogs. The women then immediately leave the bar. Scrooge's owner Chris Carter confirmed that Furr has been coming into the bar for years. When told that Furr had said the disagreement occurred because the bar is under new management, Carter stated that he has worked and managed the bar for eight years, but bought the bar late last year. Several employees also saw the interaction, Carter said. "It was seen by several employees and everyone in the bar area," he said. "The dog was an obstruction during a very busy time during lunch and people were tripping over the dog and he wouldn?t move the dog, and actually got a little terse when we asked him to move the dog, and once again it?s a safety issue." Carter said Scrooge's supports veterans and their service dogs, as well as any other disabled people and their service dogs, as evidenced by the fact that the other customer in the situation comes in every week. "The lady is blind and brings her service dog in here every single Monday and has done it for a long time, and we?ve never had a problem," he said. "Any of our other disabled customers, we do everything we can to accommodate them. We had to handle it the way we did for the safety of our customers and my employees." Furr also said Blanca was a bomb dog for five years before being injured in Iraq. Furr provided what appeared to be Blanca's service dog identification card. "Access required by federal law," it says in red. A plastic tag he also keeps in his wallet gives a 1-800 number people can call if they have a question about her legitimacy as a service dog. When called by The Clarion-Ledger, the 1-800 number calls the Americans With Disabilities Act information line. -- The Seeing Eye Independence with Dignity since 1929 If you need to contact one of the list owners for > questions or assistance, please use the following email address: seeing-eye+owner at googlegroups.com . --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Seeing Eye Discussions" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to seeing-eye+unsubscribe at googlegroups.com . To post to this group, send email to seeing-eye at googlegroups.com . To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/seeing-eye/004b01d191cd%244be07720%24e3a16560%24%40ky2d.com . 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URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20160408/d3ad0a46/attachment.html From judotina48kg at gmail.com Fri Apr 8 17:05:39 2016 From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas) Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 17:05:39 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: [seeing-eye] Giving Back: Woodcliff Lake couple trains Seeing Eye dogs In-Reply-To: <008001d18e78$4b8397b0$e28ac710$@ky2d.com> References: <008001d18e78$4b8397b0$e28ac710$@ky2d.com> Message-ID: <071d01d191f3$8d961a00$a8c24e00$@gmail.com> From: seeing-eye at googlegroups.com [mailto:seeing-eye at googlegroups.com] On Behalf Of Ginger Kutsch Sent: Monday, April 04, 2016 6:46 AM To: seeing-eye at googlegroups.com Subject: [seeing-eye] Giving Back: Woodcliff Lake couple trains Seeing Eye dogs Giving Back: Woodcliff Lake couple trains Seeing Eye dogs April 4, 2016 By KARA YORIO The Record http://www.northjersey.com/community-news/clubs-and-service-organizations/giving-back-woodcliff-lake-couple-trains-seeing-eye-dogs-1.1537848?page=all Editor's note: This is the first article in a series on people from North Jersey who are giving back to the community by volunteering their time. These acts of kindness ? often a labor of love ? make a difference in the lives of others. It was a life-changing detour, turning a love of dogs and the desire to give back into a nearly full-time volunteer effort. When the Seeing Eye billboard got Roger Woodhour's attention on Route 287, he decided to change plans and steer the car onto the exit ramp into Morristown. "It is 'Some day,' " the Woodcliff Lake resident told his wife Sheila more than two decades ago. Over the years, Sheila had talked about wanting to raise puppies for the guide-dog organization. "I always said 'Some day,' " Sheila said. There was no real reason. No connection to the blind community. No people they knew who had done it. The Woodhours knew the opportunity existed. They wanted to help people and enjoyed spending time with dogs. They knew they had the time, patience and skill to train puppies ? something not everyone has. Veering from their route, the Woodhours were done just talking about it. They went to the Seeing Eye offices in Morristown, their first step toward becoming puppy raisers. In June, it will be 25 years since a Seeing Eye representative came to the Woodhours' door with Dorsey, their first Seeing Eye puppy. The couple, who then had one grown son and two adult golden retrievers at home, put up a puppy gate between the kitchen and the living room, and it hasn't come down since. In early February, Zeiss, a 9-month-old German shepherd, desperately tried to get over that gate to greet a visitor. Zeiss is the couple's 31st Seeing Eye puppy. "This house revolves around dogs," said Sheila amid the toys and treats near the sliding glass doors that overlook a deck full of balls. Nearby in the living room, a table is filled with framed photos of past puppies. It's not just the house. The Woodhours' lives revolve around dogs, and have for decades. They train puppies that arrive only a couple of months old. Puppies with razor-sharp teeth that try to chew shoes, fingers, furniture and wires, whatever they can get their mouths on. Puppies that require commitment, time and attention. Puppy raisers typically have to be home as much as possible, either a stay-at-home parent or someone who is retired, working from home or with a job that allows the dog to come with them. Like babies, puppies are up during the night to go to the bathroom, be comforted or wanting to play. The puppy's schedule becomes the people's schedule. And the Woodhours can't and don't walk out the door and leave the dogs behind, either. They take them with them on their daily routine as part of the exposure training necessary for future guide dogs. They go on outings specifically planned to help the dog in busy, chaotic places. They also attend the Bergen County Seeing Eye Puppy Club meetings twice a month. (Any wannabe puppy raisers must attend meetings to learn what it requires before applying to get a dog; Seeing Eye pays for veterinarian care and food.) "Roger and Sheila, they're very involved, and have more of a mentor role," said Carol Krajewski of Mahwah, whose family is currently training their 18th Seeing Eye puppy. "We'll see a lot of the new families come in [to puppy meetings] and they'll be talking to Roger and Sheila about something. ? It's very good to have the veterans. They're the stability of the program." It is not an exaggeration to say the Woodhours have changed many lives for the better with their volunteer work. Thirteen of their puppies have become guide dogs. Three did not make the guide-dog program for health or temperament reasons but were placed in other careers, such as law enforcement. Ten went to families from the Seeing Eye adoption program, which adopts out the dogs that attempt the training but are found incapable of handling the career. They adopted four themselves, including their current dog, Luke. Turning 11 in April, the large German shepherd has been the big brother and mentor of many puppies over the years, passing along what the Woodhours taught him years ago. "Luke is the best nanny," Sheila said. "He sets the tone. Zeiss learns by example. We've seen it with every single puppy." Add in the Woodhours' advocacy for the organization as well as their role in the Bergen County Seeing Eye puppy club and it's difficult to truly get a count on the number of people they have affected with their commitment. Krajewski laughs when she thinks about the energetic Zeiss, but says that when out in public, he is incredible: calm, focused and friendly. "You can see how much they work with the dog," she said. "They put a lot of time and love into it. That's the important part, the love." That can also be the most difficult part. When Dorsey was picked up to return to the Seeing Eye for months of guide-dog training, Sheila cried. She cried for months, she said. She still cries when a dog leaves, but not as long anymore. Over time, the husband and wife have been able to put their sadness in perspective. "We realized that, you know what, we loved the dog, we've taken care of the dog, but there's somebody who needs the dog and loves the dog," Sheila said. "We don't need the dog." Repeat that enough, she said, and the tears don't last as long. "We're foster parents, that's what we are," Roger said. The dogs typically stay about a year before returning to the Seeing Eye. "Just when they get really good, they call and say they're picking them up," Sheila added. Then the dogs are gone, off to complete four to five months of guide-dog training. If they pass the training and tests, they are matched with a blind or visually impaired person. Puppy raisers don't get to meet that person or communicate directly with them. For privacy purposes, according to the Seeing Eye, puppy raisers are only told in general terms where the puppy goes ? to a male lawyer in Boston, for example. If the new dog owner or puppy raisers want to send a note to the other, they must do it through Seeing Eye. It is difficult to never see these dogs again, but for the longtime Bergen County residents, another dog is always on the way. Sometimes, according to Sheila, one has been picked up in the morning and a new puppy will arrive that afternoon. There's no time to miss the dog that's gone when a needy, energetic puppy is taking over the house and the Woodhours start their well-honed system all over again. Seeing Eye puppy raisers must follow Seeing Eye guidelines ? the dogs can't get on the furniture and can't sleep in bed, for example. They love the dogs but can't stray from the rules, because giving in every now and then and allowing some time on the couch or jumping up on guests creates confusion for the dog and could compromise its future as a guide dog. Puppy raisers must also teach the dogs basic obedience and good household manners and train them to go to the bathroom outside on command. As foster parents, the Woodhours thrive on a structure in the apparent canine chaos. "I remember years ago, this was maybe 2000, I watched one of Sheila's dogs," Krajewski said. "She had such a list ? 'The puppy eats at this time, takes a nap at this time.' It's such dedication on their part." Roger is the walker, recently topping 11,000 miles logged. He also handles many of the very important outside exposures. As with past puppies, he takes Zeiss to church, the library, stores and restaurants regularly. The two were recently on a puppy club outing to the Liberty Science Center, where the sometimes rambunctious Zeiss showed his guide-dog pedigree. "There were six or seven kids converging on him," Roger said. "He just sits there loving every minute of it." Going to places like the science center or airport allows the dog to experience different environments, sounds, textures under his paws, etc. "By the time the dog comes back to us to learn his job, he's already very comfortable in the world he needs to do it in," said Peggy Gibbons, director of canine development for Seeing Eye. "That makes it so much easier for the dog and for us, that you're not exposing them to things in the environment at the same time that you're teaching them their jobs. "You need people who are willing and ready to put in the time to do all that." The Woodhours have shown that commitment year after year and gone beyond it as well. After one of their puppies, Dusty, was attacked by another dog in 2010 ? injuring Dusty and Roger ? Roger worked for years for legislation to protect the dogs and their partners. It was signed into law in 2014. Now, if a guide dog is found to have been recklessly killed by another canine, the attacking pet's owner could face jail time of up to 18 months and a fine of up to $10,000. Those found to have recklessly injured a guide dog face six months in jail and a fine of up to $1,000. Owners could also be forced to pay for expenses related to the attack. With that accomplished, Roger is now working with Seeing Eye on an awareness campaign, trying to explain to the public why they can't interfere with working dogs and must keep their dogs away. The Woodhours also volunteer in other ways for the organization, regularly going to help when blind and visually impaired people are in training with their dogs. As long as one of the puppies they raised is not there, Roger and Sheila go to Morristown to help however they can as the students take the dogs out in town. "We get the benefit of seeing what the dogs mean to the blind person," Roger said. "It makes you feel like you've contributed in some very small way." What they see in these moments is what keeps them going, puppy after puppy. "We've had the privilege of working with the graduates," Sheila said. "We see them after they've had the dogs for about a week. When you see the bond, what these dogs mean to their life." Sheila paused and apologized as she fought off tears. "That's why you do it." 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But there it is. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20160411/904ac6ee/attachment.html From judotina48kg at gmail.com Mon Apr 11 10:35:44 2016 From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas) Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2016 10:35:44 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] CAGDU Monthly Conference Call In-Reply-To: <034101d19409$a5c3bca0$f14b35e0$@gmail.com> References: <034101d19409$a5c3bca0$f14b35e0$@gmail.com> Message-ID: <056001d19418$943bfba0$bcb3f2e0$@gmail.com> Hello Everyone- If there is a conflict with our regular meeting time and date, I'm willing to move the meeting to the following week. Please let me know. Thank you. Tina From: Tina Thomas [mailto:judotina48kg at gmail.com] Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 8:49 AM To: cagdu at nfbcal.org Cc: 'Tina Thomas' Subject: CAGDU Monthly Conference Call Hello Everyone- There will be a CAGDU monthly conference call on Wednesday April 13 at 7:30PM. 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Please let me know. > Thank you. > Tina > From: Tina Thomas [mailto:judotina48kg at gmail.com] > Sent: Monday, April 11, 2016 8:49 AM > To: cagdu at nfbcal.org > Cc: 'Tina Thomas' > Subject: CAGDU Monthly Conference Call > > Hello Everyone- There will be a CAGDU monthly conference call on Wednesday April 13 at 7:30PM. The call in information is as follows: (605)475.4700 Pin:405682# > Looking forward to hearing from you all on Wednesday. > Thanks, > Tina Thomas > CAGDU President > _______________________________________________ > Cagdu mailing list > Cagdu at nfbcal.org > https://www.nfbcal.org/mailman/listinfo.cgi/cagdu -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I appreciate you reaching out to your community to find those who are visually impaired that need screen readers to assist their engagement on social media. *Here are the details:* - We are looking for those 18-64 years old that use a screen reader to interact with their laptop. They must require the use of an assisted device or software like Voiceover, Windows Screen Reader, Jaws, Windows Eyes or NVDA. - If interested, they need to email me at kristinlspraggins at gmail.com OR call at 872.588.0704 - After a screening call if qualified, they will be asked to participate in a 90 minute in person interview on May 16 or May 17 at Intact Qualitative Research at 599 3rd St. San Francisco, CA. They can receive up to $150 as a thank you for their time and consideration. I will be sending a confirmation letter to those that are scheduled for research. The details of getting to the facility are attached. Please let me know if you have any recommendations or important logistics I should be aware of to be considerate of those with visual impairments? Thank you so much for your help! Cheers, Kristin -- *Kristin Spraggins* Co-founder; Executive Band Manager Rocking on: Curating a new tour 513.255.7143 www.theband.io Chicago, IL -- SHANNON L. DILLON -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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During the exam, veterinary specialists will look for problems such as redness, squinting, cloudy corneas, retinal disease, early cataracts, and other serious abnormalities. You can register any time between now and April 30. For more information, go to: http://www.ACVOeyeexam.org , email servicedog at acvo.org , or call 208-466-7624 (open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST). Please note that this program isn't being run by or with The Seeing Eye, but we're passing word along because some graduates have participated in previous years, and we do recommend annual ophthalmic exams for your dogs. Also, it's a good time to remind everyone that our annual Online Auction is just around the corner! The auction starts on April 25 and ends on May 6. There will be lots of dog items, tickets to sporting events, gift cards, blindness/low vision items, unique Seeing Eye experiences, and a lot more. You can go to our auction page on Bidding for Good at https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/auctionhome.action?auctionId=251749270 And finally, we are now working on the next issue of The Navigator, the newsletter for graduates of The Seeing Eye. If you have some news you'd like to pass along to your fellow graduates -- a new job, a new baby, a favorite hobby, or just a funny story -- please share it with us! Email me at news at SeeingEye.org . You can use the same address if you'd like to email me a letter to the editor for consideration for inclusion in an upcoming issue of The Guide magazine. Have a great day and keep those tails wagging! Thank you, Craig Garretson Communications Manager contact The Seeing Eye P.O. Box 375 Morristown, NJ 07960-0375 (973) 539-4425 info at seeingeye.org unsubscribe social nonprofit software -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... 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I?m requesting any assistance that you can provide. From, Lisa Irving From: cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org [mailto:cagdu-bounces at nfbcal.org] On Behalf Of Tina Thomas Sent: Tuesday, April 19, 2016 1:05 PM To: cagdu at nfbcal.org Subject: [Cagdu] FW: ACVO Eye Exams Next Month From: news at seeingeye.org [mailto:news at seeingeye.org] Sent: Wednesday, April 06, 2016 1:19 PM To: Christina Thomas Subject: ACVO Eye Exams Next Month Dear Seeing Eye graduate, Just a reminder that the annual American College of Veterinary Ophthalmologists (ACVO) National Service Dog Eye Exam will take place during the month of May. Through this program you can get a free eye exam for any service animal, including your Seeing Eye dog. During the exam, veterinary specialists will look for problems such as redness, squinting, cloudy corneas, retinal disease, early cataracts, and other serious abnormalities. You can register any time between now and April 30. For more information, go to: http://www.ACVOeyeexam.org , email servicedog at acvo.org , or call 208-466-7624 (open Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. MST). Please note that this program isn't being run by or with The Seeing Eye, but we're passing word along because some graduates have participated in previous years, and we do recommend annual ophthalmic exams for your dogs. Also, it's a good time to remind everyone that our annual Online Auction is just around the corner! The auction starts on April 25 and ends on May 6. There will be lots of dog items, tickets to sporting events, gift cards, blindness/low vision items, unique Seeing Eye experiences, and a lot more. You can go to our auction page on Bidding for Good at https://www.biddingforgood.com/auction/auctionhome.action?auctionId=251749270 And finally, we are now working on the next issue of The Navigator, the newsletter for graduates of The Seeing Eye. 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Please contact me if you have any questions or concerns. Brian Skewis Executive Officer California State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind Office: 916-574-7826 Fax: 916-574-7829 Email: guidedogboard at dca.ca.gov Web: www.guidedogboard.ca.gov California State Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind Notice of Public Board Meeting Monday, May 9, 2016 1:00 p.m. - Completion of Business Teleconference Phone Number: 1-866-692-3158 Participant Code: 99686782 One or more Board Members will participate in this meeting at the teleconference sites listed below. Each teleconference location is accessible to the public and the public will be given an opportunity to address the Board at each teleconference location. The public teleconference sites for this meeting are as follows: Department of Consumer Affairs - San Francisco Room 1625 N. Market Blvd N-318 Sacramento, CA 95834 6043 Ralston Ave Richmond, CA 94805 2304 Loma Prieta Rd Menlo Park, CA 94025 Board Members Eric Holm, President Carmen Delgado, Vice President Don Brown Catherine Carlton Rosa Gomez Gwen Marelli Joan Patche Executive Officer Brian Skewis Legal Counsel Shela Barker AGENDA 1. Call to Order/President's Welcome 2. Roll Call/Establishment of a Quorum 3. Approval of Meeting Minutes Dated January 25, 2016 and April 8, 2016 4. Legislative Update a. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Senate Bill 1331 (Pavley) b. Discussion and Possible Action Regarding Assembly Bill 1824 (Chang) 5. Practice Task Force Update and Consideration of Recommendations Regarding: a. a fact sheet outlining the Board's Arbitration program and authority b. The creation of a temporary follow-up instruction permit through legislation and regulation CLOSED SESSION c. The Board will meet in closed session pursuant to Government Code Section 11126(c)(1) to consider recommendations related to the preparation, approval, and administration of its licensing examination OPEN SESSION 6. Public Comment on Items Not on the Agenda 7. Future Board Meetings a. Setting of Board Meeting dates and locations for 2016-2017 b. Agenda Items for Next Meeting 8. Adjournment Action may be taken on any item on the agenda. Agenda items may be taken out of order. Meetings of the Board of Guide Dogs for the Blind are open to the public except when specifically noticed otherwise in accordance with the Open Meeting Act. The meeting is accessible to the physically disabled. A person who needs a disability-related accommodation or modification in order to participate in the meeting may make a request by contacting Brian Skewis at (916) 574-7825 or by e-mail at Brian.Skewis at dca.ca.gov or send a request to 1625 N. Market Blvd., Suite N-112, Sacramento, CA 95834. Providing your request at least five (5) business days before the meeting will help ensure availability of the requested accommodation. Please be advised that while the Board makes every effort to make meetings accessible by telephone, it is limited by technical capabilities and technical difficulties cannot always be prevented. The best way to ensure participation in a meeting is to attend in person. -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20160428/c5f8108d/attachment.html -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... 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URL: http://nfbcal.org/pipermail/cagdu/attachments/20160429/9b21b7cc/attachment.html From judotina48kg at gmail.com Sat Apr 30 11:10:22 2016 From: judotina48kg at gmail.com (Tina Thomas) Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2016 11:10:22 -0700 Subject: [Cagdu] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] Fw: Groundbreaking Settlement to End Discrimination Against Blind Uber Riders Who Use Guide Dogs In-Reply-To: References: Message-ID: <034301d1a30b$91adf6c0$b509e440$@gmail.com> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 30, 2016 CONTACTS: Timothy Elder TRE Legal Practice (410) 415-3493 telder at trelegal.com Larry Paradis Disability Rights Advocates (510) 541-4459 lparadis at dralegal.org Michael Bien Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld (415) 439-9821 mbien at rbgg.com Chris Danielsen National Federation of the Blind (410) 262-1281 cdanielsen at nfb.org Groundbreaking Settlement to End Discrimination Against Blind Uber Riders Who Use Guide Dogs April 30, 2016 ?? Berkeley, California ? In an unprecedented settlement announced tooday, Uber has agreed to take affirmative steps to prevent discrimination against blind riders who use guide dogs in its transportation network across the United States. The settlement resolves a lawsuit?National Federation of the Blind of California, et al.. v. Uber Technologies, Inc.?brought by the National Federation of the Blind, its California affiliate, and individuals who use guide dogs, to ensure that guide dog users have full and equal access to vehicles in the Uber network. This is the first nationwide class-action settlement of its kind against an app-based transportation network company. While the growth of Uber???s on-demand transportation services has the potential to be a boon to blind people, drivers using the Uber platform have denied rides to blind people who use guide dogs. Any such discrimination violates federal and state laws that protect the rights of people with disabilities. Under the settlement, Uber will work to end this discrimination and blind individuals will be able to use Uber without the threat of discrimination. Uber has agreed to take affirmative steps to tell drivers about their obligations to transport riders who are disabled and use service animals. Uber will require that existing and new drivers expressly confirm that they understand their legal obligations to transport riders with guide dogs or other service animals. Uber will also implement stricter enforcement policies?Uber will remove a driver from the platform upon a sinngle complaint if Uber finds that the driver knowingly denied a person with a disability a ride because the person was traveling with a service animal. In addition, if Uber receives complaints that a driver denied a person a ride because of a service animal on more than one occasion, the driver will permanently be removed from the Uber platform regardless of the driver???s intent. Uber will also enhance its response system for complaints related to discrimination against guide-dog users, and will track detailed data on all allegations of such discrimination. Additionally, the National Federation of the Blind and its California affiliate will deploy testers over a multi-year period to evaluate Uber???s compliance with the settlement. Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: ???Access to reliable and effective transportation is critical to the ability of blind people to live the lives we want. Uber and similar services can be a great asset to the blind when they are fully and equally available to us. The National Federation of the Blind is therefore pleased with Uber's commitment to effectively enforce a nondiscrimination policy with respect to blind people who use guide dogs. We look forward to working with Uber to ensure that all blind passengers can take advantage of the innovative transportation service it offers.??? Plaintiff Michael Hingson commented: ???This settlement is a great step forward for all blind people. Uber can be such a convenient transportation option. I???m looking forward to being able to use the Uber services when Uber makes the changes needed to fix its discrimination problem and bring true access to guide dog users.??? Attorney Larry Paradis of Disability Rights Advocates said: ???This settlement sets important precedent and shows that companies cannot ignore the rights of people with disabilities just because they use a new technology or a novel business model. We are pleased we could come to an agreement with Uber and look forward to working with the company to ensure a more accessible system.??? Attorney Michael Bien of Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP observed: ???Technology-enabled services such as Uber have tremendous potential to empower people with disabilities to live more independent lives. By ensuring reliable equal access for blind riders with service animals to Uber???s services, this agreement harnesses that potential.??? Plaintiffs and defendant submitted the proposed settlement to the court on April 29, 2016, and seek approval from the court to settle as a nationwide class action. Copies of the settlement and other documents can be found at http://dralegal.org/case/national-federation-of-the-blind-of-california-et-al-v-uber-technologies-inc-et-al/ . Plaintiffs are represented by Larry Paradis and Julia Marks of Disability Rights Advocates, Timothy Elder of TRE Legal, and Michael Bien and Michael Nunez of Rosen Bien Galvan & Grunfeld LLP. ### About the National Federation of the Blind: The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back. For more information, visit http://nfb.org . About the California Affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind: The NFB of California (NFBC) is the state affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind. The NFBC knows that blindness does not define you or your future. For more information, visit http://nfbcal.org/. About Disability Rights Advocates: Disability Rights Advocates (DRA) is one of the leading non-profit disability rights legal centers in the nation. With offices in Berkeley and New York City, DRA???s mission is to advance equal rights and opportunities for people with all types of disabilities nationwide. To advance that mission, DRA regularly advocates for greater access to transportation services and modern technologies. DRA recently negotiated a landmark settlement that will dramatically improve access to taxis in New York for people with mobility disabilities. DRA has also negotiated access improvements to several types of popular modern technologies, including the website Target.com in National Federation of the Blind v. Target, Corp. and Redbox touchscreen video rental kiosks in Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired et al. v. Redbox Automated Retail, LLC et al. For more information, visit www.dralegal.org . About TRE Legal: Founded by Timothy Elder, TRE Legal is a civil rights law firm fighting discrimination and specializing in the rights of the blind and other disabled people to access employment, education, government programs, public accommodations, digital information, and all other aspects of modern society. TRE Legal has helped negotiate collaboration agreements between the blindness community and several mobile app developers to make their respective technologies independently accessible to the blind. For more information, visit www.trelegal.com . 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