Green Bay Press-Gazette
Written by
Paul Srubas
That's a bummer. Life is hard enough for some of these people. Hard believe there's not some creative way to get around the law to let these folks have a little joy in their lives. Lord knows whenever there's money to be made they find a way around regulation.quote:Vreeke, who lives near Sheboygan, was among about 1,600 people who got letters last week stating the Packers no longer would sell single-game tickets to people with disabilities and their designated companions. Those people will have to buy season tickets just like everyone else, the Packers told them.
Vreeke said her son, Derek, 24, who has cerebral palsy, receives about $800 a month in disability and can’t afford season tickets.
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The Americans with Disabilities Act made changes that went into effect in March. The changes require entertainment venues to treat people with disabilities like everyone else when it comes to ticket sales.
That means the Packers can’t sell single-game tickets to them. It also means the Packers must end the practice of allowing people with disabilities who hold season tickets to sell unwanted tickets back to the team. Under the new rule, they’ll have to sell them to family, friends or strangers, or absorb the cost of an unused ticket, the same as everyone else.continue
