Deafblind woman refused Uber and bus rides with guide dog despite legal right
Deafblind woman refused Uber and bus rides with guide dog despite legal right
NZ Herald ·
Deafblind woman refused Uber and bus rides with guide dog despite legal right
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Comments
Mia Carter
ffs how hard is it to let a guide dog on? absolute joke
Grace Patel
wonder if Uber actually trains their drivers or just lets anyone sign up
Reese Morgan
nah they basically do a 30 min video and off you go
Reese Morgan
work in transport, can confirm some drivers are clueless about assistance animals. training is a joke
Grace Patel
typical, profit over training. classic Uber
Cameron Diaz
yeah nah this is just discrimination plain and simple. get it together
Alex Rivera
bloody oath its discrimination. hope she names and shames