<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><br id="lineBreakAtBeginningOfSignature"><div dir="ltr">Sent from my iPhone</div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Raul Gallegos - NAGDU via NAGDU <nagdu@nfbnet.org><br><b>Date:</b> January 31, 2025 at 10:11:43 AM PST<br><b>To:</b> "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu@nfbnet.org>, nfb-nagdu@nfbnet.org, NFB of Texas Members <member@nfbtx.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Raul Gallegos - NAGDU <rgallegos@nagdu.org><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>[NAGDU] Uber Self-ID feature update</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> "NAGDU Mailing List, the National Association of Guide Dog Users" <nagdu@nfbnet.org><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><span>Hello everyone. Please share this wherever appropriate.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Last night, January 30, 2025, NAGDU hosted a town hall, facilitated by Al</span><br><span>Elia, NAGDU board member, regarding the Uber Self-ID project. Our guest was</span><br><span>Briana Gilmore from Uber. Briana provided an overview of what Self-ID is,</span><br><span>how it's used, what it's meant to help with, and how riders can optionally</span><br><span>opt-in to use it.</span><br><span></span><br><span>I am happy to report that this feature is ready for use. Please note, this</span><br><span>feature is completely optional, and it can be disabled at any time. To get</span><br><span>started, open your Uber app, go to Account, then Settings, then</span><br><span>Accessibility, then Service Animal, and follow the prompts. Please note that</span><br><span>in the edit field where you type in how your service animal helps you, there</span><br><span>is a 20-character limit. Unfortunately, this might not be obvious. For me,</span><br><span>typing the two words, guide dog, was enough. If for some reason, you are not</span><br><span>able to see this feature, or the buttons in this area of the app are not</span><br><span>reading correctly with Voice Over and/or Talk Back, you may need to remove</span><br><span>and reinstall the Uber app to fix this.</span><br><span></span><br><span>We will be posting information, as well as an FAQ on the NAGDU page.</span><br><span>Meanwhile, you can listen to the recording from the following link:</span><br><span></span><br><span>https://drive.google.com/file/d/1-BU65jS5t-_pMk8DqydGfmrexGtD22bf/view?usp=s</span><br><span>haring</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>If you have questions about this new feature, feel free to write the NAGDU</span><br><span>Board, board@nagdu.org <mailto:board@nagdu.org> . Also, if you have any</span><br><span>accessibility barriers about the accessibility of the Uber app, please email</span><br><span>uber-feedback@nagdu.org <mailto:uber-feedback@nagdu.org> and provide as</span><br><span>much information as possible so that Uber can use the feedback provided to</span><br><span>address the accessibility issues reported.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>Thanks everyone.</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>--</span><br><span></span><br><span>Raul Gallegos, President</span><br><span></span><br><span>National Association of Guide Dog Users</span><br><span></span><br><span>(346) 439-7444 . <mailto:rgallegos@nagdu.org> rgallegos@nagdu.org</span><br><span></span><br><span> <https://d.docs.live.net/df04fbdd43ea5830/Documents/www.nfb.org></span><br><span>www.nfb.org .</span><br><span><https://d.docs.live.net/df04fbdd43ea5830/Documents/www.nagdu.org></span><br><span>www.nagdu.org</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span><https://calendar.google.com/calendar/ical/nagdu.org_7eopjofhnd4968m46rcmgrc</span><br><span>k0s%40group.calendar.google.com/public/basic.ics> Subscribe to the NAGDU</span><br><span>public calendar</span><br><span></span><br><span> <https://facebook.com/groups/nagdu> Facebook Group .</span><br><span><https://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org> Email list .</span><br><span><https://nfb.social/@GuideDogUsers> Mastodon</span><br><span></span><br><span>"Blindness is a characteristic, not a handicap."</span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span></span><br><span>_______________________________________________</span><br><span>NAGDU mailing list</span><br><span>NAGDU@nfbnet.org</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nagdu_nfbnet.org</span><br><span>To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for NAGDU:</span><br><span>http://nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nagdu_nfbnet.org/shannonldillon%40gmail.com</span><br></div></blockquote></body></html>