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Some thoughts on the federal review of ADA seating at Wrigley Field

Last week, the Chicago Tribune reported on a Justice Department review of accessible seating at Wrigley Field. This review stemmed from a lawsuit filed in January 2018 by a man whose disabled son claimed that renovations at the ballpark had taken away accessible seating he used to use:

David F. Cerda, who has muscular dystrophy and has used a wheelchair since age 10, says in his federal lawsuit that the Cubs owners’ $750 million renovation project removed wheelchair-accessible sections in the right-field bleachers where he had long enjoyed watching games and replaced them with a bar.