[Travelandtourism] Amtrak

[Valerie Lewis]

That is very strange. My husband and I have used Amtrak for many years and
have gone many places. I have also let them know that we are blind and
have never, never, never been asked how much vision we do or don't have.
We have received excellent service and in fact additional assistance with
much respect and kindness. I am very shocked to hear such a thing.

Valerie






Wow, that is odd.  I take Amtrak often, and I  have never been asked that
question, and I have been treated with much  respect.

Denice Brown


In a message dated 10/1/2013 4:58:15 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
cherylandmaxx at hotmail.com writes:

No that is  against, ADA about this. We had our monthly meeting last
night,
would have  loved to learned this then, but I will be contacting Amtrak,
and forwarding  this to Mark Riccobono and the paralegals in Baltimore.

That is none of  their business how much vision you have.

Cheryl Echevarria,  President
NFB Travel & Tourism Division
National Federation of the  Blind
www.nfbtravel.org
631-236-5138
info at nfbtravel.org


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> From:  jordanandseptember at gmail.com
> Date: Tue, 1 Oct 2013 15:53:50  -0500
> To: Travelandtourism at nfbnet.org
> Subject:  [Travelandtourism] Amtrak
>
> Is there a reason Amtrak asks for  how much vision a blind person has
when calling on the phone to book a  reservation?  I ask because the last
time
I took Amtrak somewhere I ended  up being treated horribly.
> Thanks,
> Jordan
>
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