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Although Uber has launched a program for people with disabilities<\/a> to use the car-hailing service, the program is not available in all the markets in which Uber operates. Two people who use wheelchairs have filed a lawsuit against Uber alleging that Uber has violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the California Disabled Persons Act and California\u2019s unfair competition law.<\/p>\n According to the suit, the two plaintiffs are unable to use Uber because the company doesn\u2019t enable them to request\u00a0cars that are accessible to people with wheelchairs in Jackson, Mississippi.<\/p>\n \u201cAs a result, persons with disabilities in Jackson have no ability to call a wheelchair accessible vehicle or a specially trained driver through the Uber app,\u201d the lawsuit states. \u201cEven if there are drivers on the road who have such a vehicle or training, there is no way for Jackson users with a disability to find a trained driver or accessible vehicle through the app.\u201d<\/p>\n Uber first launched a service geared toward people with disabilities in 2014, with the launch of Uber Access<\/a>. Through Uber Access, passengers can request UberASSIST and UberWAV, which means a wheelchair accessible car would pick them up. But Uber Access is not available in all of Uber\u2019s markets. The availability of Uber Access seems to be dependent upon Uber\u2019s ability to partner with commercial providers.<\/p>\n \u201cWe are piloting several models in various cities\u00a0across the country to determine which wheelchair accessible vehicle options best meet the needs of our riders and driver-partners,\u201d Uber states\u00a0on its accessibility site<\/a>. \u201cThese pilots range from making our technology available to wheelchair accessible taxis to providing wheelchair accessible options through partnerships with commercial providers (e.g. in New York<\/a>, Houston<\/a>, Chicago<\/a>, London<\/a>, Portland<\/a>).\u201d<\/p>\n Last October, a disability rights group in Chicago sued Uber<\/a>, saying that Uber should provide more wheelchair-accessible vehicles to passengers.<\/p>\n I\u2019ve reached out to Uber and will update this story if I hear back.<\/p>\n Featured Image: Carl Court\/Getty Images<\/small><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"![\"\"](\"https:\/\/tctechcrunch2011.files.wordpress.com\/2017\/04\/gettyimages-586113556.jpg?w=680\")
Although Uber has launched a program for people with disabilities to use the car-hailing service, the program is not available in all the markets in which Uber operates. Two people who use wheelchairs have filed a lawsuit against Uber alleging that Uber has violated Title III of the Americans with Disabilities Act, the California Disabled Persons Act and California’s unfair competition law. Read More<\/a><\/p>\n\n<\/img><\/a>
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