Hello guide dog community,
We are pleased to invite you to our upcoming rideshare virtual town hall on Wednesday, November 13, 2024, at 7 PM Eastern. This will be a solution-oriented discussion around our challenges with rideshare denials, covering some important milestones and possible solutions moving forward. We will have some questions for our panelists, and then open it up for questions/constructive comments from the audience. If you would like to submit questions in advance, please send them by the end of the day on Friday, November 8. Questions can be sent to: gebgradcouncil@gmail.com. You do not have to be a Guiding Eyes graduate to attend; all are welcome! The Zoom information is at the bottom of this invitation.
Our panelists will be our very own Melissa Carney, Community Outreach & Graduate Support Manager, Melissa Allman, Senior Specialist of Advocacy and Government Relations at The Seeing Eye, Claire Stanley, Director of Advocacy and Governmental Affairs at ACB, and Raul Gallegos, president of the National Association of Guide Dog Users (NAGDU), and a Guiding Eyes Graduate.
The GEB Graduate council recently compiled a helpful document providing guidance and tips for addressing and reporting rideshare denials. Fellow guide dog handlers gathered information to counter ongoing infringements on our civil rights by rideshare drivers and companies. These best practices seek to hold drivers accountable and promote safety for guide dog teams confronted with drivers who do not understand or refuse to comply with the law. While the tips do not represent permanent or foolproof solutions, those who have implemented them have found varying degrees of success. Click on the following link to download the document: Addressing Rideshare Denials. During our town hall, we will briefly discuss this new resource.
We hope you can join us for this informative and substantive discussion. Please share with anyone who might be interested. This issue requires our collective ideas and potential strategies, so let your voice be heard. We look forward to chatting with you on the 13th!
The Guiding Eyes Graduate Council
Zoom information provided in an email previously sent to Graduate community on November 7th.
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