Open Doors Organization´s Open Taxis: On-Demand Accessible Transportation in Chicago
Channel: Zero Project
Date: 30/04/2021

Welcome to the awardee video of Open Doors Organization´s Open Taxis, a winner of the 2018 Zero Project Award on Accessibility.

The Open Doors Organization (ODO), a non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois, was founded in 2000 to teach businesses how to succeed in providing services for people with disabilities while simultaneously empowering the disability community. Since 2013, ODO has operated Open Taxis, the centralized dispatch for Chicago’s wheelchair accessible taxis. Open Taxis is a 24/7, 365 days a year operation with dispatchers on-site to assist with passenger ride requests and coordinate timely transportation among drivers, providing passengers with on-demand, accessible transport options in Chicago. In 2017 more than 300 accessible taxis were operating for Open Taxis.

Speaker:
Katy O´Reilly,  Open Doors Organization, United States of America



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