[Nfbf-l] Greyhound

[Patricia A. Lipovsky]

Greyhound Settlement with DOJ : The U. S. Department of Justice recently
announced having reached a settlement with Greyhound, and this is good news
for people with disabilities who need to leave the driving to Greyhound as
they travel in-between cities all over the U.S.A. Under the terms of the
settlement agreement, Greyhound will immediately implement a series of
systemic reforms to address  and rectify a pattern of discrimination which
has unfortunately characterized services the company has provided to people
with disabilities over the last several years. First of all, the company
will pay $300,000 in compensation to certain passengers with disabilities
identified by the Department; they will retain a Claims Administrator to
compensate an uncapped number of additional passengers who have experienced
disability discrimination; and they will pay a $75,000 civil penalty to the
United States. Greyhound will further be required to provide Americans with
Disabilities Act training and technical training on the accessibility
features of their fleet to staff and contractors, and to make regular
reports on these compliance efforts. For more information on this settlement
agreement, you may visit: http://www.ada.gov.

Thanks 

 

 

 

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