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   From: dannyb@panix.com   
      
   [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.   
          ........   
   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-indivi   
   uals-disability-settlement   
      
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