<div dir="auto">Hi Jamie - Thanks for your email. I would like to be part of this! Let me know if I can help with coordination, etc.</div><div dir="auto"><br></div><div dir="auto">Kristen </div><div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Aug 26, 2024 at 5:11 PM <<a href="mailto:blackbyrdfly@gmail.com">blackbyrdfly@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="auto"><div dir="ltr">Hello Chapter,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">On October 15, our entire state affiliate, and indeed much of the National Federation of the Blind, will be holding a rally in San Francisco to protest the continued discrimination by Uber and Lyft against blind rideshare users (see forwarded message). October 15 happens to be National White Cane Day, right in the middle of Blind Equality and Achievement Month. What better way to celebrate these occasions than to stand together in a continued effort to achieve true equality? Our chapter will be joining the rest of our Affiliate in San Francisco to participate in this demonstration. Please mark your calendars and plan to join us! We will also be looking into using chapter funds to book a van to get all of us to and from the protest seamlessly and together. Details to come, so stay tuned so you can be involved in the planning and the activism!</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Best,</div><div dir="ltr"><br></div><div dir="ltr">Jamie</div><div dir="ltr">Chapter President </div><div dir="ltr"><br>Begin forwarded message:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> National Federation of the Blind <<a href="mailto:webmaster@nfb.org" target="_blank">webmaster@nfb.org</a>><br><b>Date:</b> August 20, 2024 at 2:06:26 PM PDT<br><b>To:</b> Selene Crane <<a href="mailto:blackbyrdfly@gmail.com" target="_blank">blackbyrdfly@gmail.com</a>><br><b>Subject:</b> <b>Rideshare Rally at Uber and Lyft—Stop the Discrimination</b><br><b>Reply-To:</b> <a href="mailto:Bounces%2Br.23659.10220179.974e0db40c1d42b7@mailings.nfb.org" target="_blank">Bounces+r.23659.10220179.974e0db40c1d42b7@mailings.nfb.org</a><br><br></div></blockquote><blockquote type="cite"><div dir="ltr">
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<h1><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:24pt">Rideshare Rally in San Francisco</span></h1>
<p><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">Join our demonstration to protest rideshare discrimination against blind people using guide dogs and white canes. </span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">October 15, 2024<br>
San Francisco, California<br>
Uber and Lyft Headquarters*<br>
10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m. Pacific Time</span></p>
<p><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">As reported in the 2024 Presidential Report, “both of the leading [rideshare] companies, Lyft and Uber, are failing to meet their obligations to ensure that blind individuals are not discriminated against. While we continue to hold regular meetings with both companies in good faith to improve their policies and practices, there is rarely a day that goes by when we do not learn of another ride denied to a blind person…We will take all of the courageous steps necessary to stop this second-class treatment.”</span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:20pt">Rideshare Requirements</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">Uber and Lyft are not meeting the following requirements:</span></p>
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<li><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">Drivers must not discriminate; they must pick up blind passengers.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">Rideshare companies need a Zero Tolerance Policy for violators.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">Rideshare companies must reduce the burden imposed on blind passengers to report denials when they happen.</span></li>
<li><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">Rideshare companies must deliver better driver education on the policy and laws regarding blind passengers, especially guide dog users.</span></li>
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<p><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">The discrimination must end. Don’t deny; let us ride. </span></p>
<h2><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:20pt">Submit Interest Form to Attend</span></h2>
<p><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">Please let us know if you are interested in attending this demonstration on October 15 by submitting the Rideshare Rally Interest Form. We will be sharing more information regarding the logistics, rally route, recommended hotel accommodations, and Rideshare Rally details in the coming weeks. By completing the form, you are not obligated to attend. </span></p>
<p><a href="https://nfb.org/civicrm/mailing/url?u=35363&qid=10220179" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">Rideshare Rally Interest Form</span></a></p>
<p><span style="font-family:calibri,sans-serif;font-size:14pt">*Please note: the exact location will be shared in the coming weeks with recommended lodging for those traveling to San Francisco. </span></p>
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