Teen with food allergy sueing Amtrak

[ninjaroll]

DOJ came down on Amtrak pretty hard today. This was just released. The findings were in regard readily accessible or mobility impairment but if you have a beef with Amtrak on ADA just email it in while there are two receptive people on the task.  Let them know it's more than ramps.

The Department is committed to working with Amtrak to find a resolution to its non-compliance with the ADA and to resolve the Department's findings.  Please contact David Knight at (202) 616-2110 or david.knight@usdoj.gov or Felicia Sadler at (202) 353-2289 or felicia.sadler@usdoj.gov within 14 days to confirm that you are interested in working cooperatively with the Department to resolve this matter.  In the event we determine that we cannot resolve this matter to correct the deficiencies identified in this letter, the Attorney General

[ninjaroll]

U.S.Access Board Meeting Webcast (July 29)

The U.S. Access Board will hold its next meeting on July 29 from 1:30 – 3:00 (ET) and will stream the proceedings live for the first time. The public is invited to attend the meeting through the scheduled webcast or in person at the Board's conference space in downtown Washington, D.C.

The meeting agenda includes reports from Board committees and from the Executive Director, as well as updates on agency rulemaking and other activities. It also incudes briefings from invited speakers. Marilyn Golden, a Senior Policy Analyst at the Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund, will review major findings from a comprehensive analysis of public transportation accessibility conducted for the National Council on Disability. Maria Town, Associate Director of the White House Office of Public Engagement, is also slated to address the Board.

For further information, visit the Board's website.

    Meeting of the U.S. Access Board
    July 29, 1:30 – 3:00 (ET)
    Webcast link: www.access-board.gov/webcast
    Access Board Conference Center
    1331 F Street, NW, Suite 800
    Washington, D.C.
    Note: For the comfort of all participants and to promote a fragrance-free environment, attendees are requested not to use perfume, cologne, or other fragrances.

Interesting request about environmental requests at the end.  I digress.  It unfortunately sounds like it will not have Q&A but the value will be in what's presented and by whom.  Most likely it will focus on architecture and mobility impairment.  Golden is an interesting figure, one who I'd like to hear what her position and mission entails.

[GoingNuts]

And...  This month's Allergic Living contains an ad promoting Amtrak as allergy-friendly, with their website www.AmtrakFoodFacts.com, as well as stressing that since they allow 2 free bags per passenger you can carry food and medicine on board.

Interesting, no?

[Macabre]

Wow.