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Message: [QUOTE="sutomcat, post: 4155750, member: 27"] I think the ADA requirements are well meaning and have a lot of empathy for disabled fans. Let me say that first. But I think some of the things they require are over the top and kind of unreasonable. Example: as I understand it, ADA requires an entrance/exit within every 20 rows; something insane like that. Since the 3rd level of the dome has around 30 rows, this means entrances/exits need to be created at the top of the 3rd level. That means a whole new concourse needs to be built. A huge addition to the existing building needs to be added on. I believe I heard that the dome needs to add something like 12 elevators and 18 escalators to get into compliance. I think right now only 2 or 3 entrances are wheel chair accessible. That has to go way up. I believe the width of all concourses has to be extended, etc. These kinds of requirements are, IMHO, not things that are truly needed. I am all for adding some elevators, some escalators, and making some more entrances wheelchair accessible. But I think you have to balance the requirements for a facility with what is truly needed and what could truly be used and strike a reasonable balance. If done right, a lot of the ADA requirements will not only help the disabled attend games, but will help everyone. My biggest issue is the lack of reasonableness by the federal government deciding what constitutes a major renovation that triggers ADA and what does not. How can replacing a roof not be a major renovation but replacing the seating be considered so major the building suddenly becomes subject to ADA? It feels to me as though the government knows the university wants this and is trying to use it to get what they want. All that ends up happening is that everyone loses. I give credit to SU for continuing to make ADA related improvements to the facility despite this major dispute. I hope at some point, their proactive actions will be taken into account and a compromise that benefits everyone can be reached. [/QUOTE]

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