[Nfbc-sj] REMINDER: CHAPTER MEETING, SATURDAY 04/17/2021 AT 3:00PM VIA ZOOM

Wed Apr 14 08:43:54 PDT 2021

Candy,

NFB of California is working in support of the following state bill that would partially address the concern.  In addition, one of our board members, Allison Depner, is a plaintiff in strategic litigation against San Diego for its mishandling of the problem.  If you’d like to testify to the state legislature, I could probably put you in touch with folks on the below.
Assemblymember Jones-Sawyer, Sr.  introduced AB-371, regarding shared mobility device liability and braille,

This bill would ensure pedestrians are afforded liability coverage if they are injured by a shared mobility device. This bill also requires the addition of braille and tactile signage with raised characters on devices to help the vision impaired identify the device provider and locate necessary contact information to file an injury report.

As shared mobility devices, such as scooters and bikes (collectively e-devices), become a more popular means of transportation, pedestrians face an increased risk of injury due to improperly parked e-devices and riders using devices on walkways. This poses a great danger especially to the visually impaired who rely on clear walkways free of hindrance.

AB-371 not only extends existing insurance protections to pedestrians, but also requires the addition of braille and tactile signage with raised characters to e-devices. The addition of such signage will ensure pedestrians with visual impairments can properly identify the device provider’s contact information to file a report.

I’d encourage you to come to the chapter meeting to discuss what further action might be appropriate with San Jose.

Timothy Elder
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From: nfbc-sj-bounces at nfbcal.org <nfbc-sj-bounces at nfbcal.org> On Behalf Of candelaria jelinski
Sent: Saturday, April 10, 2021 6:40 AM
To: NFB San Jose/Silicon Valley Chapter <nfbc-sj at nfbcal.org>
Subject: Re: [Nfbc-sj] REMINDER: CHAPTER MEETING, SATURDAY 04/17/2021 AT 3:00PM VIA ZOOM

hi Brian my name is Candalaria most people call me Candy, I get your emails often but I have to be  honestly never been to a local meeting.. I was at a state meeting in LA, again have to be honest too much sitting for me and i am A little more adventurous than most, I would like to say it would be nice if The NFB would incorporate periodic breaks throughout those big conventions for a little stretching yoga or some kind of exercise, social outing, just my opinion. I volunteer for environmental traveling companions as a sea kayak guide and a assistant white water rafting guide. as a cane user my concern is for the blind community as well as those in wheelchairs. Or those using walkers. I am concerned about the lack of understanding and concern  San Jose city Council has for people with disabilities, for those of us who walk the sidewalks when it comes to these new scooters and now left bikes being littered A crossed our city anywhere on a sidewalk impeding the safety of our community. a couple  Decembers ago I was walking home and tripped over one causing me to call 911 because I thought I had broken my ankle luckily it wasn’t broken and now just recently walking out my apartment complex I ran right into the handle of a scooter hitting me in the chest  and then a bike. My concern is that our city Council is not taking my concerns seriously enough. I did Address them at a council meeting and spoke in front of them the injury was so recent I could still show them the cuts  and bruises on my ankle, I left that meeting very upset because they dismissed my concerns for the safety of the disabled community completely said they never got one bad complaint and I was one of the first 10 that complained about the way they’re allowing the scooter companies to litter our city sidewalks and causing injuries to our disabled/ blind community not to mention no safety helmets are put on these and the riders can be seriously injured as well! there are lots of injuries out there they were very dismissive considering people with disabilities! A  person in a wheelchair can’t move a scooter out of the way when it’s on the sidewalk, not even the best cane user can avoid these death traps. I would like to start a petition and start getting signatures so that they can placed scooters and bikes in a proper place like some kind of corral, if we’re going to utilize them or banned them completely from our city.  what kind of advice would you advise me to do and how can I/we get some things started?
thank you Candy
On Fri, Apr 9, 2021 at 8:33 PM Brian Buhrow <buhrow at nfbcal.org<mailto:buhrow at nfbcal.org>> wrote:
        Hello Jamie.  Our meeting is next Saturday, April 17.  the  date is correct in my e-mail,
but the wording of which Saturday it is is wrong.  So, we'll look forward to seeing everyone a
week from tomorrow, the 17th of April.
My apologies for the confusion.
-Brian

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