Are you booking via the app? Are you selecting "Passenger with a disability"?Under that there is an option "I have a disability not listed here".I just want to confirm it has to be a mobility disability in order to get the 15% discount? A mental health disability and being on SSDI Disability doesn't qualify?
There does indeed seem to be some inconsistences in the rules/polices between making a reservation for disabled person, and the discount for a disabled person.I use the disability discount all the time. And I do not have a mobility disability.
I would expect there to be a difference between them as far as booking a H room. Obviously the deaf/HoH do not need the H room.There does indeed seem to be some inconsistences in the rules/polices between making a reservation for disabled person, and the discount for a disabled person.I use the disability discount all the time. And I do not have a mobility disability.
For a reservation, disabilities expands to include "passengers who are deaf or have a hearing loss, passengers who are blind or have a vision loss"
When I use the Amtrak discount, I'm not taking anything away from anyone. I don't understand your "leave that discount for them". I understand the leaving the H room for some who would not be able to travel w/o it being available for them.I am legally blind/low vision, so I technically qualify for the disability discount. However, I realize that there are many other people who have different and more severe disabilities than I do. So I leave that discount (and accommodations) for them. The only assistance I would need (and it's up to me whether I want it) is help with boarding and detraining.
So I just take the AAA discount.
You can request assistance, but that's about it. I don't qualify for the senior discount....yet, so I use the disability one.That's interesting about the disability discount - for those of us with a Service Connected disability (and the appropriate VA card. It is 15% just like our senior discount. Does it offer anything additional over just using the senior discount as we have been?
Disability discount only applies to the rail fare, not rooms. If you qualify for the H-room, then it's priced as a roomette, not as a bedroom.On the DownEaster it would be a much bigger discount, also a disability discount would entitle someone to book a companion at the reduced fare. Senior discount does not apply to B-C or sleeper, I'm pretty sure disability does (other than AutoTrain which has special rules).
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