Attention Amtrak Travelers!
$2.25 Million Fund Available in Justice Department Settlement with Amtrak
Have you traveled, or wanted to travel, to or from the Amtrak stations in either Old Saybrook, Windsor or Windsor Locks?
If so, you might be eligible for monetary compensation.
Amtrak has begun accepting claims by people with mobility disabilities who encountered accessibility issues at 78 stations around the country – including 3 in Connecticut - after the U.S. Department of Justice found violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The settlement was announced in December 2020; the Compensation Claims Process began on January 29, 2021.
To be eligible for monetary compensation, an individual must:
Have a mobility disability;
Be harmed physically or emotionally because of accessibility issues, including, for example, inaccessible parking; steep slopes or steps to get to the station; lack of directional signs; toilet rooms with inaccessible entrances, stalls, or sinks; high ticket counters; deteriorated platforms; and narrow routes at stations, at one or more the stations listed below between July 27, 2013, and Dec. 2, 2020;
Have lived at, visited, or desired to visit a place closer to one or more of the stations listed below than an accessible, alternative Amtrak station; and
Submit a claim form and declaration by mail, fax, email or online to the claims administrator by no later than May 29, 2021. Help is available from the settlement administrator for those who are unable to complete the claim form due to a disability.
Under the agreement, Amtrak has committed to make its intercity rail stations accessible.
To learn more, click on one of the links below:
