Settlement reached to improve Amtrak station accessibility
The Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania and the National Passenger Railroad Corporation announced an agreement March 27 to improve disability accessibility at an Amtrak station in the western suburbs of Philadelphia.
“We are thrilled to reach this agreement with Amtrak to expedite its plans to achieve full access for people who use wheelchairs or have other mobility disabilities at Paoli Station,” said Rocco Iacullo, an attorney with the Disability Rights Network of Pennsylvania, in a news release....
The agreement creates a two-year timetable for the NPRC, which manages the nation’s approximately 400 Amtrak stations, to install level platforms, as well as new accessible parking, bathrooms and paths of travel, at the station....
The news comes on the heels of a major report from the National Disability Rights Network, released in October 2013, that examined accessibility at 94 stations in 25 states. The report found that 95 percent of the surveyed stations contained one or more major architectural barrier for people with disabilities.