"As KRON4 reports, influencer and disability advocate Kevin Ortiz recently visited Levi's Stadium in Santa Clara during the 49ers game against the Atlanta Falcons and was initially unable to obtain wheelchair-accessible seating. In one of his videos about his visit, Ortiz was told that 90% of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)-compliant seats at Levi's are purchased by season ticket holders who typically resell them for quadruple the price. Ortiz says that most stadiums reserve a certain amount of ADA seats, which are made available on a first come, first serve basis the day of the game."
"He said he usually has success buying a regular same-day ticket and exchanging it for a wheelchair-accessible ticket at the stadium, which worked for him at the previous ten games he attended this season. When Ortiz and his companion, content creator and disability advocate Kerry Peterson, who also uses a wheelchair, arrived at the stadium, they were initially told the game was completely sold out and the venue would likely be unable to accommodate them by exchanging their tickets. After some pushback in person and through his Instagram account, the pair were eventually given seats in an empty ADA section reserved for TV, with no film crew to be found."
Kevin Ortiz, a wheelchair-user and content creator documenting a cross-country tour of NFL stadiums, encountered difficulty obtaining ADA-compliant seating at Levi's Stadium during the 49ers–Falcons game. Stadium staff initially reported that most ADA seats are owned by season ticket holders who resell them at much higher prices, and that the game was sold out, making exchanges unlikely. Ortiz normally buys regular same-day tickets and exchanges them for accessible seats, a method that worked at his previous ten games. After in-person and social media pushback, Ortiz and Kerry Peterson received seats in an empty ADA section reserved for TV. Levi's Stadium has indicated plans to revise its ADA seating policy and faces prior and pending legal actions over accessibility, including a 2020 $24 million class-action settlement.
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