@vick21 This issue has a very long history. Absolutely, it is the responsibility of ride-share companies to educate their drivers. All kinds of attempts over many years have been made to try to improve outcomes. There's plenty of history there is you search the appropriate terms on the NFB website. But in the end, we all have a responsibility to know and obey the law.

@vick21 @JonathanMosen Also it doesn't help there are so many misbehaving fake service dogs with Service Dog Patches that you can just buy online for few dollars. What's funny is that "The ADA does not require service animals to wear a vest, ID tag, or specific harness." Also they "are not required to use a professional service dog training program." It's a crime in only some states, but people can just say it's a service dog without proof. ada.gov/resources/service-anim…

@kevinrj @vick21 @JonathanMosen @chikim I think there's a valid point about the proof, but, unfortunately, once you go down that road there's lots of inaccessibility for us as we now experience with airlines.

@darrell73 @kevinrj @vick21 @JonathanMosen Yeah There's a reason why ADA doesn't allow asking for proof, and I don't want having to present ID or something every time I go somewhere. with my seeing eye dog. I'm just pointing out some people are abusing the loophole.

@chikim @kevinrj @vick21 @JonathanMosen Yep because #ADA is supposed to also protect the disclosure rights and privacy of #disabled people, but airlines have already found a way to abuse this. This is exactly why we need to keep the issue about the impact of the discrimination and steer away from all the rest of the excuses and whining from some drivers and others.

@darrell73 @chikim @kevinrj @JonathanMosen Completely agree with the above. Still, I think the more defined the rules are, the more difficult it is to abuse them. I would even venture to say that those who refuse the service dog have biases toward blind people. But yeah, the more education, the merrier!