[Nfbf-l] Amtrak

[Kirk]

Sherri, I agree with your advice to Tara as long as he does it not as a 
blind/disabled  issue but as a passenger issue! I don't believe it would 
have mattered if he were sighted or blind when the clerk advised him he 
wasn't even on  the flight! What a mess! It sounded to me like a computer 
glitch! KH



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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Sherri" <flmom2006 at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 8:19 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Amtrak


Hi Tara,

The way we are treated at air ports is kind of person-dependent. It just
depends on the customer service agent you get! It's ridiculous that they
said that you weren't even flying that day! How absurd. I'd go forward with
your action. Sorry about the loss of your Stream.

Sherri
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "TaraPrakash" <taraprakash at gmail.com>
To: "NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 4:55 PM
Subject: Re: [Nfbf-l] Amtrak


> Holly, people say we are living in 21st century. I am not sure what
> century they are in.
>
> It's not related but I have felt disgustingly helpless on air tran flights
> as I am traveling frequently between Atlanta and Orlando. Interestingly I
> nevver had issues with Air tran staff based in Orlando but the Atlanta
> people take me as a liability. Once I had to wait for 35 minutes before
> somebody managed to come to take me to the baggage claim area from the
> aircraft. The other day one guy boarded me in the train and left saying
> this train will leave you there. While leaving he told a passenger to tell
> me when the the train reached baggage claim.
>
> While departing from Atlanta, one evening, the gate agent said she will
> help me boarding. She finished boarding and started announcing for my
> name. When I reached her and reminded that she herself told me to wait she
> said we are fine and the plane is still there.
>
> On my most recent flight, I lost my Victor Reader Stream. When I called
> them to report the loss I was told that I didn't actually fly that day.
> The gate agent had put a "no show" for me. So before I faxed my boarding
> pass they would not believe I flew that evening. If there was a plane
> crash, I wouldn't have officially died, but wouldn't be living either.
>
>
> It's not funny. I am contemplating a legal action. I wish I had some
> lawyer to take care of this this sucking attitude. I so much want to
> misspell 'sucking'.
>
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Holly" <hbeanie at gmail.com>
> To: "NFB of Florida Listserv" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Saturday, September 11, 2010 3:21 PM
> Subject: [Nfbf-l] Amtrak
>
>
>>I am on Amtrak right now. The employees put a white tag over my neighbors
>> seat but a blue on over my seat.  It states where I am getting off the
>> train
>> on one side.  On the other side it states KEEP IN SIGHT,  SEAT CHECK
>> /DEST.
>> The white label states seat check /dest, but does not state keep in
>> sight.
>> This morning I had a white label over my seat. This afternoon, I have a
>> blue
>> on.
>> I feel like a child, being followed to the bathroom, the other cars, etc.
>> I was not given a choice in the color of label that is over my seat. I
>> think
>> I can say discrimination.
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