DOJ settles w/Amtrak: major, MAJOR, ADA improvements (fwd)

[danny burstein]

[DOJ press release]

Amtrak Pays Over $2 Million to Individuals in Disability Settlement

The Department of Justice today announced that Amtrak paid over $2 million to
more than 1,500 individuals who experienced disability discrimination while
traveling or attempting to travel by train. The payments were part of a
comprehensive settlement agreement reached on Dec. 2, 2020, to resolve the
United States' determination that Amtrak failed for over a decade to make
existing stations in its intercity rail transportation system accessible to
people with disabilities, including those who use wheelchairs, as required by
the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The payments follow a year-long
process to identify victims of that discrimination.
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The December 2020 agreement requires Amtrak to make its intercity rail system
accessible, prioritizing stations with the most significant barriers to access.
In the next nine years, Amtrak is required to complete designs to make at least
135 of its existing stations accessible, complete construction at 90 of those
stations, and begin construction at 45 more.
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rest:
https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/amtrak-pays-over-2-million-individuals-disability-settlement

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