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		commanderjroc on March 20, 2018 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Texas Woman with Cerebral Palsy: Uber Denied Her S... That could lead to discrimination if someone see's a person has a service dog. The whole point of the ADA is to not treat people with disabilities as if they are second class citizens.

coryodaniel on March 20, 2018 [–]

Of course. But that driver could have a disability - their allergy if it’s severe.

Maybe it shouldn’t be a toggle, maybe it’s a part of both the driver and users profile so a driver can’t descriminate and instead it’s more of a matching algorithm.

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