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Note: This NPRM preamble is part of the Corada Archives, as it was originally published to the Federal Register in 2008. Click here for the NPRM.

Ticket distribution methods. (Section-by-Section Analysis)

Section 36.302(f)(1) states the general rule that a public accommodation shall modify its policies, practices, and procedures to ensure that individuals with disabilities can purchase single or multi-event tickets for accessible seating in the same way as others, i.e., during the same hours and through the same distribution methods as other seating is sold. Tickets can be purchased in many different ways:  in person or on the phone, directly through the venue, or through a third-party company.  The proposed rule makes clear that it is meant to reach all public accommodations that provide a service by which individuals can purchase event tickets, and is not limited to a venue's operation of its own ticketing systems.

The Department has received numerous complaints from individuals who were denied the opportunity to acquire tickets for accessible seats through avenues such as ticketing presales, promotions, lotteries, or waitlists.  The proposed rule, at § 36.302(f)(2), makes clear that public accommodations must include accessible seating in all stages of the ticketing process, including presales, promotions, lotteries, or waitlists.

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