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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