FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
RICHMOND, VA., January 28, 2025 — UZURV, the Adaptive Transportation Network Company and Assisted Mobility Platform, announces its commitment as a Platinum Sponsor of the VisionServe Alliance (VSA) for 2025. This partnership will help expand VSA’s mission of supporting organizations that work to overcome challenges faced by individuals who are blind or have low vision.
VisionServe Alliance is a collaborative network of advocacy groups, service providers, businesses, healthcare organizations, educators, and sports organizations, all dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with vision loss. The sponsorship will empower VSA to extend its reach, fostering greater impact across the nation for its alliance members.
“We are honored to have UZURV’s support for our mission,” said Lee Nasehi, President and CEO of VisionServe Alliance. “Their sponsorship will be used to strengthen the work of the alliance, through events, knowledge sharing, and consulting, all focused on improving the lives of individuals with blindness and vision loss.”
“Nurturing strong networks that erase barriers and promote opportunities for people with disabilities and older adults to maintain independence and personal autonomy is at the heart of both VisionServe Alliance and UZURV,” said Ned Freeman, CEO of UZURV. “We are proud to support VSA’s advocacy and innovative work, and we look forward to working together to improve transportation options for the blind and low-vision communities.”
As part of the sponsorship, UZURV and VSA will jointly focus on advancing accessible transportation solutions, helping to ensure that individuals with vision loss can more easily navigate their communities and access essential services.
About VisionServe Alliance
VisionServe leads an alliance of more than 130 member organizations that vastly improve the lives of people with blindness and low vision. VisionServe Alliance collaborates with leaders to enhance the health of the BVI field by maximizing engagement with life-changing vision rehabilitation training and services, addressing strategic issues, impacting the field, cultivating leadership, enhancing management systems, sharing best practices, increased capacity-building and sustainability, informing public policy, developing groundbreaking data reports highlighting profound issues impacting people with blindness and vision loss, and more. VisionServe Alliance also leads the Aging and Vision Loss National Coalition (AVLNC), a consortium of leaders advocating for the needs of adults 65+ with blindness and low vision.
About UZURV
UZURV is an Assisted Mobility Transportation Network Company (TNC) built for paratransit. We partner with public transit agencies, healthcare systems, and nonprofits across the country to provide safe, reliable, and efficient rides for older adults and individuals with disabilities. The company solves the complex challenges of safety, cost efficiency, and universal mobility access. UZURV pairs a specialized network of drivers tested for drugs and alcohol to FTA standards with its innovative assisted mobility technology to protect budgets without compromising service quality or performance.
UZURV holds contracts for assisted mobility services with more than 50 organizations across the United States, including six of the top ten largest ADA paratransit programs by rider volume. UZURV was founded in 2017 and is based in Richmond, VA. For more information about UZURV, visit https://uzurv.com/.