A project by Uber, Uici and Fispic for the mobility of blind and visually impaired people

Contribute to reducing the barriers that blind and visually impaired people may encounter in their travels, such as going to work, looking for a job, playing sports, going to medical or administrative appointments, but also making mobility a concrete tool for autonomy and participation. These are the objectives of the national project presented today in Rome and promoted by the Italian Union of the Blind and Visually Impaired-Uici, by the Italian Paralympic Sports Federation for the Visually Impaired and the Blind-Fispic and by Uber which has made 40 thousand euros available and has already implemented it in Spain, Greece and France.

Uber will make travel credits available to the two associations through a platform that the two organizations will manage through 'Uber for Business' accounts based on the needs of their respective communities. On the occasion of the presentation press conference, the Minister for Disabilities Alessandra Locatelli spoke with a video message of greeting, thanking the participants in the initiative, also for having created a 'network'. In particular Uber which "has made a mobility fund available".

The project also includes a driver training and awareness program, financially supported by Uber and developed together with Uici and Fispic with the direct involvement of blind and visually impaired people. Information materials and short video tutorials will offer practical information on how to welcome and assist a passenger with visual impairment, communicate during the journey and manage the different moments of the journey. The contents will be disseminated through Uber channels dedicated to drivers.