Wheelchair Accessible Rides with uberWAV The Uber app is built to expand access to transportation options for all, including people with disabilities, and we are constantly innovating our platform and operations to meet that demand. Today, we are announcing a new platform innovation: the ability to request a wheelchair accessible vehicle in New York City’s outer boroughs. Recently, we met with the New York City Taxi & Limousine Commission and the Mayor’s Office for People with Disabilities to discuss how our platform can help continue to expand accessibility options. Thanks to the leadership of the New York State Legislature, 20% of the Street Hail Livery cars (“Boro Taxis”) serving the outer boroughs are already wheelchair accessible. With the launch of uberWAV, we are expanding on the city’s and state’s efforts by connecting riders with these wheelchair accessible Boro Taxis through the Uber app. Riders requiring a wheelchair accessible vehicle now have access to reliable, on-demand transportation in the outer boroughs for the first time.
Open up your Uber app Select uberT in the slider at the bottom of the app Tap the WAV option Set your location and request AVAILABILITY: uberWAV is only available in New York City’s outer boroughs, including The Bronx, Brooklyn, Queens, Staten Island, and in Manhattan above West 110 St and East 96th Street. For information about the TLC’s wheelchair accessible options in Manhattan, click here. PAYMENT: Payment is not included. Be sure to pay your driver. Let’s take care of each other This flu season, we’re delivering free flu-fighting care packages across the country. When you receive a pack, you’ll have the option to request a free flu shot from a registered nurse–for up to 5 people. 9 Things to Know About the Uber Driver App for iOS It’s official: the Uber Driver App for iOS is now available for download in the App Store. And to celebrate, we’ve put together a list of the top 9 things you probably didn’t know about the Uber Driver App for iOS.
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Everyone can relate to the scenario described above. Who hasn't been late for an appointment or client meeting? The anxiety you feel is real. However, for the millions of Americans like me who overcome physical disabilities every day, the anxiety most people associate with running late is an emotion I always feel. I just don't know what's waiting for me when I'm on a business trip to New York. At home, in Phoenix, Ariz., where urban sprawl and freeways are the order of the day, I just hop in my car, equipped with hand-controls, and I'm off to whatever needs to be done. But like the 900,000 people with disabilities who call New York City home, when I'm in Manhattan — which I love for its energy and culture — all bets are off. Getting a cab from my hotel is never a problem because the hotel personnel are typically quite helpful. Getting a cab back to my hotel when my work is done? Simply put, cabs don't seem eager to stop. Taxi drivers usually don't see a businessman in a titanium rigid-frame wheelchair that probably costs more than the refurbished Crown Victoria police cruiser they're driving;
they see more time and effort for the same fare. Uber is redefining the transportation landscape. Traditional cab companies and transit unions don't care for Uber because the San Francisco-based company is something they'll never be — agile. For the most part, I've had decent luck with Uber, but I find my "luck" is directly proportional to the service I use. Uber Black, on the other hand, has been, at least to date, outstanding. So the correlation is: Spend more money, get better service. But why is this necessary? I believe it goes back to what I said before: Cabbies, Uber drivers and MTA officials often don't see the person in the wheelchair. They only see the chair itself as a problem to be accounted for; an appendix at the end of an already well thought out transportation plan. Unlike the sons, daughters, husbands, wives, parents and grandparents who use them to live life to the fullest, wheelchairs are not endowed with spirit. But the people who use them are, and we deserve better.
Like anyone of consequence, people with mobility challenges have places to go, people to see, kids to raise and business deals to close. It's too bad the transportation challenges in New York make it so difficult. The city has 490 subway stops, but less than 100 are wheelchair accessible. There are 581 accessible yellow cabs and 1,800 accessible green taxis for nearly one million people with a physical disability who live in the city. How many of them are in service at any given time? If I were a betting man I'd say not many. UberWAV and UberASSIST are great in theory but have a long way to go if they're ever going to do anything more than placate the Department of Justice. My goal isn't to bash companies or government entities for not doing enough. But as a society we must remember that today is only meaningful if we carry the lessons we learn forward. If we don't, how can we expect tomorrow to be better? Human nature is such that people are less inclined to identify with circumstances that don't affect them.
For example, when I meet people who tell me they've never thought about what it must be like hailing a cab in a chair or traveling on wheels, you know what I tell them? And then I say, "But now that we're friends you have an obligation to examine life from a perspective other than your own." I don't say this I because I want pity or admiration. I say it because examining life from a different perspective is a good first step toward addressing any challenge. There are 54 million American adults living with some type of physical disability. According to the Pew Research Center, there are more than 74.9 million Baby Boomers in this country. Further research indicates that 50% of Boomers over age 65 already have lived with some type of mobility impairment. The transportation challenges that people with disabilities face in New York aren't unique to this city. Transportation is a major issue for people with disabilities across this country. We can do better. We must do better.