28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) - Preamble (published 2008)

Team or player seating areas. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

Section 221.2.1.4 of the 2004 ADAAG requires one or more wheelchair spaces to be provided in each team or player seating area with fixed seats, depending upon the number of seats provided for spectators.  For bowling lanes, the requirement would be limited to lanes required to be accessible.

Question 35:  Are team or player seating areas in certain types of existing facilities (e.g., ice hockey rinks) more difficult to make accessible due to existing designs?  What types of existing facilities typically have design constraints that would make compliance with this requirement infeasible?