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   From: mrbrklyn@panix.com   
      
   the ada is bad law   
      
      
   In nyc.transit danny burstein  wrote:   
   > [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-indi   
   iduals-disability-settlement   
   >   
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