Hi, Mike: I asked the CTO of Uber to add a feature to our Uber profiles that would notify drivers after they accepted the ride request. I made this request during a W3C Workshop that Uber hosted back in September 2019. Obviously, it didn't get done, but I think it's still the best solution, if we can just get it implemented.
What to do meanwhile is a bit of a guessing game. We certainly do need a solution. I've found sending text messages through the Uber app isn't usually quick enough to be of help. And calling isn't always successful, either. Then there's the language issue when one travels internationally. I recall waving my white cane in the air at the airport in Lyon a few years ago. The driver had called my cell phone, but my French is far too weak, and his English wasn't good enough to understand: "I'm blind, and you need to see me. Here, I'm waving my white cane in the air." Actually waving the cane in the air did eventually work. It took the better part of a minute for him to get it. Best, Janina Michael Busboom writes: > Hi. > > I use Uber quite frequently, mostly through the BlindSquare app. Since I > live in a metropolitan area, there are frequently instances where lots of > cars go by, and the driver, not knowing that I can’t see him/her, just sits > there, waiting for a passenger to get in to the car. > > Is there a way, or perhaps a template that, as soon as my ride has been > confirmed, to tell the driver that I can be recognized by my white cane? > Calling the driver as soon as the ride is confirmed doesn’t work, since some > of them speak neither German nor English. > > I am wondering if others have this problem and if so, how they address the > issue. Would I be better off using the native Uber app instead of > BlindSquare? > > With best regards, > > Mike > > -- > The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries > list. > > If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if > you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or > moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. > > Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: > [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at > [email protected] > > The archives for this list can be searched at: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "MacVisionaries" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/83127754-4364-4989-8C14-A5E1DB20C271%40gmail.com. -- Janina Sajka https://linkedin.com/in/jsajka Linux Foundation Fellow Executive Chair, Accessibility Workgroup: http://a11y.org The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C), Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI) Co-Chair, Accessible Platform Architectures http://www.w3.org/wai/apa -- The following information is important for all members of the Mac Visionaries list. If you have any questions or concerns about the running of this list, or if you feel that a member's post is inappropriate, please contact the owners or moderators directly rather than posting on the list itself. Your Mac Visionaries list moderator is Mark Taylor. You can reach mark at: [email protected] and your owner is Cara Quinn - you can reach Cara at [email protected] The archives for this list can be searched at: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "MacVisionaries" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/macvisionaries/YDkTlwyuYBmM014a%40rednote.net.
