New App Helps Drivers with Disabilities Alert Gas Stations They Are Coming

“Even though gas is very expensive right now, most people take for granted the simple act of going to the gas station and quickly filling up, but for those in the disabled community, getting gas is more than just a quick trip,” according to reporting from NBC Washington.

Although the Americans with Disabilities Act requires gas stations to assist disabled drivers fuel their cars upon request, drivers say that the assistance is rarely offered. “Right now, there’s no uniform way of, you know, getting that person to come out,” said Lee Page with Paralyzed Veterans of America.

A new app, fuelService, is hoping to change that. The app allows disabled drivers to notify station employees that they require assistance with the tap of a button. More than 1,000 gas stations along the east coast of the United States have signed up and drivers say it’s working.

To learn more about the fuelService app, read the story from NBC Washington.