Uber apologizes for 'unacceptable' treatment after blind woman twice denied rides

A woman with a guide dog was twice denied rides on Uber Assist, a service that is geared towards helping people with disabilities.

Paralympic rower says Toronto police don’t understand role in protecting rights of those with guide dogs

When a person with a guide dog is denied service, they are supported by the Blind Persons’ Rights Act. The problem is those who are supposed to be enforcing the law…

Paralympian denied Uber service because she has guide dog

Paralympian Denied Uber Because of GuideDog

Paralympic medallist Victoria Nolan denied ride from Toronto UberAssist driver

Victoria Nolan, a medal-winning Canadian Paralympic rower, was left hanging by an UberAssist driver who refused to pick her up in Toronto on Tuesday.

Nolan, who is blind, had finished training at the Toronto Pan Am Sports Centre when she decided to try UberAssist — a ride service designed specifically to be accessible to people with disabilities — for the first time.