Uber's In-App Features Aims More Deaf Drivers

VIDEO [CC] - <i><b>Deaf News: Uber's in-app features create job opportunities for Deaf drivers in Canada and the United States.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/04/ubers-in-app-features-aims-more-deaf.html" title="Uber in-app features just made it easy to be Deaf drivers"><img height="150" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEht4UguNKH-Tp-TrWaOvFG3-QzHVYwDym6n_k9qFJ_Pv1sjrPtAm47dPi0VHfFYMZQHAFpmFPdXmS3hh8irqLtfq_UAVwXmQsdjhuAsLcNQlXb4P0xibD-wBE50eHMAgGy82wyZ36llFP9I/s400/deaf-uber-driver-app.jpg" width="500" /></a></div><br /><br />CBC TORONTO -- As many as 300 drivers in <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toronto" target="_blank">Toronto</a>, use <a href="https://www.uber.com/cities/toronto/" target="_blank">Uber's in-app features</a>, for <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf and Hard of Hearing</a>, people. For many Uber users, much of the appeal of the ride-hailing service is that most of the transaction can be done through an app, related the story covers <a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/new-app-features-for-deaf-uber-drivers.html">New App Features For Deaf Uber Drivers</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/04/ubers-in-app-features-aims-more-deaf.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Deaf Uber Shafiul Hoque of Toronto"><img height="260" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjvgoEWa-TO5bBE5wiSvb64SbQEhHpDtRvpS58RbNPQHBWdBDjMC66waV31A007RIZT8E2wHHpaKNYxlRDKbciTfDKqbhs5LUKnlSCaMnG18DilmCsWrkKOPyx20t6johQImx4n83g8iw-4/s320/shafiul-hoque-uber.jpg" width="250" /></a>But for one Toronto Uber driver, it's about much more than convenience. Shafiul Hoque is a Deaf driver who says thanks to the company's technology-driven approach, he has his first job in more than a decade.<br /><br /><br /><br />"I heard that they were willing to hire <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> drivers," Hoque said in an interview aided by an <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Sign_Language" target="_blank">American Sign Language</a> interpreter. "I found that they were actually very accessible."<br /><br /><br /><br />Hoque says he still remembers his first pick-up. It went smoothly and "communication was not a problem at all."<br /><br /><br /><br />He credits a set of in-app features that Uber has rolled out specifically for Deaf and HoH drivers to communicate with riders.<br /><br /><br /><br />Uber says he's now one of at least 300 drivers in Toronto alone who have been using the in-app features on the job for the past year.<br /><br /><br /><br />How it works - As soon as a trip is requested, drivers using the in-app features will see a flashing light, in addition to getting the usual audio alert. Passengers also receive a notification, to let them know their Uber driver will be Deaf or HoH.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/buxc2J9u8Hg" width="500"></iframe></div><i>“If I can do it, so can you.” Larry is Deaf and on a mission to follow his dreams. Find out how partnering with Uber made it possible for him to move to LA and support his family while starting a new career.</i><br /><br /><br /><br />Passengers also aren't able to call their driver - they can only text and they'll get an additional prompt to make sure they put in their destination.<br /><br /><br /><br />"Some people have always asked me how I can communicate with people so easily, but with the technology and with the cellular device, I can do that," Hoque said. "That eliminates barriers for all of us."<br /><br /><br /><br />For Hoque, the simple additions to the Uber app have opened up a world of opportunity. Not long ago, he didn't think he would ever be able to get a job as a driver.<br /><br /><br /><br />Life-changing technology - With technological advances, that no longer seems to be a problem. Hoque says he knows as many as 10 other people from the Deaf and Hard of Hearing community who are out on the roads driving for Uber... <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/toronto/uber-for-deaf-and-hard-of-hearing-drivers-1.3546018" target="_blank">Read More on CBC News</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Uber:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/02/new-york-citys-first-deaf-taxi-drivers.html">New York City’s First Deaf Taxi Drivers</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/new-app-features-for-deaf-uber-drivers.html">New App Features For Deaf Uber Drivers</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/04/ubers-in-app-features-aims-more-deaf.html">Uber's In-App Features Aims More Deaf Drivers</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/01/deaf-woman-killed-after-driver.html">Deaf Woman Killed After Driver Suspected Of DUI</a>

Uber's In-App Features Aims More Deaf Drivers

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Deaf 'Peg Faced 'Disrespect' During Traffic Stops

VIDEO [CC] - <i><b>Deaf News: Deaf drivers faced with disbelief, disrespect during Winnipeg traffic stops due to communication barriers in Canada.</b></i><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/deaf-peg-faced-disrespect-during.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Dana Zimmer of Winnipeg"><img height="193" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWXsG2kVVdB3uwbuOMHNf0LIKajWLp4Uh7KBW_GMeTPmHgl3CQFKvnOskRq3kh1WeJjdaFuujaWQD8KtgwuEyBI9b_13r9i__l9weYq9isyjMfiyaMggIn6QFfYJVSzjMOhsRClL305e5k/s320/dana-zimmer-winnipeg.jpg" width="300" /></a>CBC WINNIPEG -- Two young <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_people_from_Winnipeg" target="_blank">Winnipeggers</a> are urging <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Winnipeg_Police_Service" target="_blank">Winnipeg Police Service</a> to be more professional when dealing with people who are <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Deaf</a> after both experienced officers who didn't believe them and refused to try to <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Communication" target="_blank">communicate</a> with them at traffic stops.<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/deaf-drivers-faced-with-disbelief-disrespect-during-winnipeg-traffic-stops-1.3464343" target="_blank">Dana Zimmer</a> and <a href="http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/deaf-drivers-faced-with-disbelief-disrespect-during-winnipeg-traffic-stops-1.3464343" target="_blank">Jenna Irwin</a> both experienced incredulous officers who didn't initially believe they were Deaf during traffic stops.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><iframe allowfullscreen="" frameborder="0" height="360" src="http://www.cbc.ca/i/caffeine/syndicate/?mediaId=2684430668" width="500"></iframe></div><div style="text-align: right;"><span style="font-size: x-small;">To activate this feature, press the "CC" button.</span></div><br /><br />"It's happened a few times. I'm not a bad driver but it has happened a few times, and sometimes my interactions with police are very cordial – very simple, I'll get a ticket and that's it, but every once in a while it's just a little bit different," said Zimmer.<br /><br /><br /><br />Zimmer remembers a time a few years ago when she was pulled over, and the officer started talking to her after she rolled down her window.<br /><br /><br /><br />"Of course they'll be talking, that's natural, that's what they would normally do, and I gestured that I'm a Deaf individual and I use <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_language" target="_blank">sign language</a>," she said. "They just kind of gave me this look like they didn't believe me. They didn't actually think I was a Deaf person so they just kept talking to me as if I could understand them."<br /><br /><br /><br />Zimmer said she tried again to communicate that she was Deaf, but the officer seemed frustrated.<br /><br /><br /><br /><div style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/01/winnipeg-most-racist-city-in-canada.html" title="Related Post">Winnipeg Most Racist City In Canada: Maclean's</a></span></div><br /><br />"I felt that I needed to prove myself as a Deaf individual, and I didn't know how I was going to do that other than saying that I was Deaf. I felt that they just didn't believe me," she said.<br /><br /><br /><br />Zimmer said the officer motioned for her to get a pen and paper, which she didn't have handy, so he went to his car and came back with a ticket.<br /><br /><br /><br />She said the ticket had to do with a new rule she wasn't aware of.<br /><br /><br /><br />"When someone says they're Deaf, they need to be able to interact with them in an appropriate way," said Zimmer. "You're going to be interacting with different people in the community, and it needs to always be professional."<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/deaf-peg-faced-disrespect-during.html" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;" title="Jenna Irwin of Winnipeg"><img height="195" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiXrjB571-mvvJrUIXMS8ebcfN_EREsIe2WnqJyfzcw_ESuopwZoVjUgaK6Tc2b-NiTEhL4m_aSjBQ7WzqsFdXpMVq1L7QgP5kb7dGpdggAlO8Q2SyTseW7_3wo_eNICzSGsBtTFdvbXtR/s1600/jenna-irwin-winnipeg.jpg" width="300" /></a>Irwin has experienced the same thing. She says it usually takes several gestures and requests to have officers believe she is Deaf. "I think the first and second time they try to talk, and they think I'm lying, and then I'm like, 'No, I can't understand you,'" she said.<br /><br /><br /><br />She recently had an experience on her way home from work where she tried to use a pen and paper to communicate with an officer, but he refused. He went back to his cruiser car and she waited 45 minutes for another officer to show up who knew some sign language.<br /><br /><br /><br />She says the officer could've communicated to her he was calling someone who knew sign, but he refused to use a pen and paper to communicate.<br /><br /><br /><br />"I think sometimes the police officers just don't want to take the time or make the effort to communicate with us," she said. I think we all want to be treated <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equality" target="_blank">equally</a>. We want to feel as though we're the same as everybody else, and communication is very important. Eye contact is very important. I'm not too sure why they would assume we should be treated any differently just because we're Deaf."<br /><br /><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hearing_loss" target="_blank">Read The Full Story</a>.<br /><br /><br /><br /><b>Related Deaf Winnipeggers:</b><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/02/deaf-blind-housing-project-in-winnipeg.html">Deaf-Blind Housing Project In Winnipeg, Canada</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2016/01/study-on-sarcasm-and-american-sign.html">Study on Sarcasm and American Sign Language</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/06/deaf-canadians-gallaudet-dream.html">Deaf Canadian's Gallaudet Dream</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2013/10/manitoba-deaf-athletes-to-get-more-sign.html">Manitoba Deaf Athletes To Get More Sign Language Help</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2013/07/manitoba-swimmer-at-deaflympics_25.html">Manitoba Swimmer At Deaflympics</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2014/06/deaf-homeless-man-in-compassionate.html">Deaf Homeless Man In Compassionate Gesture</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/02/deaf-canadian-curling-champion-dies.html">Deaf Canadian Curling Champion Dies</a><br /><br /><a href="http://deafyouvideo.blogspot.com/2015/01/winnipeg-most-racist-city-in-canada.html">Winnipeg Most Racist City In Canada: Maclean's</a>

Deaf 'Peg Faced 'Disrespect' During Traffic Stops

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