RIDESHARE MUST BE 100 PERCENT INCLUSIVE

PLEASE TAKE THIS SURVEY TO GIVE INPUT ON WHEELCHAIR USER EXPERIENCE WITH UBER AND LYFT 

I'm promoting very important research on accessibility with rideshare.

My brilliant colleague needs input on Uber and Lyft.

Wheelchair users, family members, caregivers, etc. can give valuable input.

The app-based gig economy MUST not be allowed to exclude the disability community.

Please click on the link below and take the survey.

Please share this with those who can give valuable input.

From my friend and colleague Mahtot Gebresselassie, at Virginia Tech:

I'm researching #accessibility of Uber/Lyft & looking for participants anywhere in the US. R u/do u know former/current #wheelchair user? Experience w Uber/Lyft not a must to participate. I want to know impressions too. #a11y #Transportation #Disability 

https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6rsUle54qKYYWqx?SC=TW

https://virginiatech.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_6rsUle54qKYYWqx?SC=TW

UNREGULATED E-SCOOTERS AND E-BIKES ARE NOTHING SHORT OF A NIGHTMARE

FOR WHEELCHAIR USERS, BLIND PEOPLE AND OTHERS WITH DISABILITIES

Unregulated e-scooters and e-bikes are nothing short of a nightmare for wheelchair users, blind people and others with disabilities.

Thanks Miami Herald, for remembering to explore that key aspect of the way Miami and the region neglects to keep its sidewalks, crosswalks, bus stops, etc. – free of clutter.

I am all for car alternatives and first/last mile solutions.

But none of the scooters deployed in Miami are built for people with disabilities. Other cities have demanded this -- Miami has not. That is discrimination.

Scooters and bikes blocking the sidewalk...and in many cases, the path to curb ramps and the "walk" button to push for safe street crossing.

This is not just an inconvenience.

It forces wheelchair users to back track to find an accessible route.

That can make them late for work, stuck in the rain or lead to missing a doctor's appointment.

Worse still, some go into the street to avoid the obstruction -- literally meaning this clutter is a matter of life and death.

https://www.miamiherald.com/news/local/community/miami-dade/coconut-grove/article240227761.html