[AERNet] Your Next Cab is a Mouse Click Away

[Ike Presley]

Hi Marc,

The guy in the story is blind so maybe you could contact him and find
out what he's using and how accessible he find's the site. He didn't
mention it being a problem so that's why I didn't say anything about
accessibility. I guess we all know what happens when you ASSUME?
Ike 

-----Original Message-----
From: Marc Grossman 
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 11:19 AM
To: Ike Presley; 'aernet at lists.aerbvi.org'
Subject: RE: Your Next Cab is a Mouse Click Away 

I found it to be a bit tricky using IE 6 and JAWS 8.  I did contact the
PR guy to see if he was interested in working with AFB Consulting but
have not heard back from him.   


Marc Grossman
AFB Consulting
(212) 502-7740

-----Original Message-----
From: Ike Presley 
Sent: Wednesday, May 02, 2007 11:07 AM
To: aernet at lists.aerbvi.org
Subject: FW: Your Next Cab is a Mouse Click Away 

This looks like it could be a useful service. Has anyone tried it?
Ike

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The Fred's Head Companion
Friday, April 20, 2007

Your Next Cab is a Mouse Click Away 

By Michael McCarty 

Don't worry non-mouse users, you can use the enter key too. 

You know, hailing a cab works great in certain neighborhoods, but if
you're off the beaten path, there's not a lot of chance that a cabbie is
going to randomly swing by for a pickup. One man is betting that the
computer generation would be more inclined to use taxis if there were a
convenient web interface. 

Jason Diaz's 1-800-cab-ride.com or 1-800-222-7433 plans to be the
one-stop online shop for scheduling taxi cabs. Essentially,
1-800cabride.com is a car service that doesn't own a single automobile,
it uses a network of independent cab shops around the country to arrange
rides from one central dispatch office. 

It's a pretty simple setup. Just go to the website, choose pickup and
drop-off locations, and the service will have a ride dispatched. Cab
rides are billed at a flat rate that includes all applicable fees and
tip, and payment is made on the website via credit card or corporate
account. Airline pickups are "will call" when debarking so there's no
chance of a delayed flight causing a missed ride. If you don't call the
800 number to confirm arrival there's no charge to the credit card. It's
nice that they've kept it flexible because traveling can sometimes turn
into a nightmare of delays and canceled flights. 

As a blind person, I love using car services when traveling because I
don't need to hassle with cash or credit vouchers or even have to tip
the driver. 1-800cabride.com is boasting a 10-15% savings over
traditional cab rates thanks to bulk negotiating lower prices for their
customers. So far service is available in the 25 major US markets and
many other outlying cities.

Click this link to schedule your next cab with 1800cabride.com.

http://www.1800cabride.com/

Posted by Michael McCarty at 2:11 PM


http://fredsheadcompanion.blogspot.com/2007/04/your-next-cab-is-mouse-cl
ick-away.html

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