Dispersion
People with disabilities must have comparable sight lines (and choices of admission prices) as do other members of the general public. Dispersion is required where fixed assembly seating exceeds 300. Wheelchair spaces must be provided in all areas, including sky boxes and specialty areas. Even in small facilities where few spaces are required, offering choice in seating and viewing distance should be a design objective. This includes choice in both vertical and horizontal sections of a seating bowl and may vary by event. Accessible seating should be located to maximize flexibility in multi-purpose facilities. Clustering wheelchair spaces is allowed only where sight line slopes exceed 5%, such as bleachers and balconies (or in alterations where dispersion is technically infeasible). This exception is intended to apply only to those discrete parts of an assembly seating area where aisles are sloped or stepped and where the pitch of the line of sight is greater than 5%. Often such seating is situated high above the performing area. This is not an exemption from requirements for integrated or companion seating or choice in admission prices. Where dispersion is feasible, it must be achieved.
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