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    From JIMMY ANDERSON@1:116/18 to HAWKE on Thu Oct 20 14:26:00 2016
    Hawke wrote to All <=-

    Uber Sued Over Lack Of Accessible Rides

    I'm all for equal rights, but having a PRIVATE service
    that doesn't do what you want - then suing them? I don't
    get it...

    I do computer work on the side - I also sing and play
    guitar. I prefer to work on laptops so I can take them
    home, etc. to work on them easier. If I choose not to
    'come to your home' and work on your desktop and printer
    should I be sued for that?


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  • From Allen Prunty@1:2320/100 to Jimmy Anderson on Mon Oct 31 05:46:31 2016
    Hello Jimmy!

    20 Oct 16 14:25, you wrote to Hawke:

    I'm all for equal rights, but having a PRIVATE service
    that doesn't do what you want - then suing them? I don't
    get it...

    I can see their point being confied in a wheelchair. Transportation
    for wheelchair bound people isn't cheap. And often they don't have
    it to go very often. I have a friend who is fortunate enough
    to have an accessible Van, but I hear that's becoming a rare even.

    However she does do the Uber thing for disabled (she is in wheelchair
    can take on board a second person with a wheelchair if they can
    physically buckle the chair in.

    I do computer work on the side - I also sing and play
    guitar. I prefer to work on laptops so I can take them
    home, etc. to work on them easier. If I choose not to
    'come to your home' and work on your desktop and printer
    should I be sued for that?

    But are you suffering from a disability that keeps you from using your
    own equipment and you have to come to my home and use a braille printer?

    I can totally see the disabled's view on this... but I don't think that
    a service that involves other people helping people and making a little
    moolah on the side should be penalized.

    But they may find that ONE judge that will push the lawsuit through :-(

    Allen

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    Allen


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  • From JIMMY ANDERSON@1:116/18 to ALLEN PRUNTY on Mon Oct 31 07:28:00 2016
    Allen Prunty wrote to Jimmy Anderson <=-

    I'm all for equal rights, but having a PRIVATE service
    that doesn't do what you want - then suing them? I don't
    get it...

    I can see their point being confied in a wheelchair. Transportation
    for wheelchair bound people isn't cheap. And often they don't have
    it to go very often. I have a friend who is fortunate enough
    to have an accessible Van, but I hear that's becoming a rare even.

    I see the NEED for it - what I don't see is a service like that being
    sued because they don't offer a particular service. They are not public
    access vehicles - they are privately owned vehicles that people are
    using themselves to make a little extra money. It's not taxpayers
    dollars or anything.

    I do computer work on the side - I also sing and play
    guitar. I prefer to work on laptops so I can take them
    home, etc. to work on them easier. If I choose not to
    'come to your home' and work on your desktop and printer
    should I be sued for that?

    But are you suffering from a disability that keeps you from using your
    own equipment and you have to come to my home and use a braille
    printer?

    Sorry, but I don't understand your question.

    My point is I have a 'side business' where I work on computers. If
    you have a laptop I can take it home and work on it and bring it
    back. If I choose to say, "no, I'm not driving an hour to your
    house and sitting there for five hours and driving an hour home"
    should I be sued?

    I can totally see the disabled's view on this... but I don't think that
    a service that involves other people helping people and making a little moolah on the side should be penalized.

    Agreed!

    But they may find that ONE judge that will push the lawsuit through :-(

    Which is part of the sad, sad world we live in...


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