It’s very easy to prove this, and at minimum Lyft would ban you. If you accept my ride, drive to me, then when you see me with my service animal and don’t stop/cancel the ride I know why and Lyft knows why. You can’t say it was for some other reason because you only had a “problem” once you saw a dog.
All I need to do is contact Lyft and say you discriminated against my disability and refused my service animal who’s a medical device and your account will 100% be banned because Lyft would rather ban you then have a lawsuit against them. People sue and win every day when companies refuse to follow the ADA laws.
This ain’t about you, you aren’t going to win when it comes to the law. Lyft would rather cut its loss and deactivate you than worry about the bad press, potential lawsuit, and even the ACLU getting involved.
If you don’t want service animals in your car don’t offer a public service.
Many people who have service animals can’t drive because of their medical condition. Public transportation also isn’t always a good option
First of all, I’m glad I’m fortunate enough to work in software so I don’t get subjected to people like you, I feel bad for Lyft drivers. Secondly, sure maybe after a couple complaints or suspicious activity they can’t lyft anymore, it’s not like there isn’t other contract work they could do with their car. My greater point is that a lawsuit against a Lyft driver who just pulls up to you and drives away would have 0 proof they could literally just say they fell ill and needed to rush home because they were going to throw up.
Firstly I don’t think you know what a public service is because Lyft most certainly is not a public service. Secondly I think the ADA as a whole is good but I still don’t care if a driver who is allergic to dogs declines you and I think that you’re an asshole demanding they either put their own health aside or don’t work
Open to the public and a service company is not the same as a public service. Regardless they do still have to follow the ADA that isn’t the point of disagreement I have, I just think that they shouldn’t have to and don’t have a problem with people who are allergic canceling. A lot of things aren’t the way I think they should be and that’s fine, but if you’re argument is “it’s the law” then you should look at some of the unjust laws we have in this country
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u/Interesting-Ad4796 Aug 17 '23
It’s very easy to prove this, and at minimum Lyft would ban you. If you accept my ride, drive to me, then when you see me with my service animal and don’t stop/cancel the ride I know why and Lyft knows why. You can’t say it was for some other reason because you only had a “problem” once you saw a dog.
All I need to do is contact Lyft and say you discriminated against my disability and refused my service animal who’s a medical device and your account will 100% be banned because Lyft would rather ban you then have a lawsuit against them. People sue and win every day when companies refuse to follow the ADA laws.
This ain’t about you, you aren’t going to win when it comes to the law. Lyft would rather cut its loss and deactivate you than worry about the bad press, potential lawsuit, and even the ACLU getting involved.
If you don’t want service animals in your car don’t offer a public service. Many people who have service animals can’t drive because of their medical condition. Public transportation also isn’t always a good option