Oklahoma State University Athletics
OSU Announces Limited Re-Seating Plan
January 18, 2008 | Cowboy Football
Oklahoma State University (OSU) athletic officials announced today that they will meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) without having to re-seat the entire north and south sides of Boone Pickens Stadium.
“This is indeed good news,” said Craig Clemons, Associate Athletic Director, External Affairs and Development. “We have developed a new plan to meet federal laws surrounding ADA requirements via re-seating roughly 500 patrons in our new 60,000 seat stadium without re-seating the vast majority of loyal season ticket holders.
While new platforms are being added to provide easier and better access for our many fans with wheelchair access needs, most season ticket holders will remain in the same seats they have enjoyed for years.”
At the start of last season, OSU informed football season ticket holders of plans to re-seat the renovated north and south sides of the Boone Pickens Stadium to comply with ADA requirements in response to a lawsuit filed in 2005. The new $185 million west end zone addition is ADA compliant.
“We received an enormous amount of customer feedback from this initiative with fans encouraging us to explore all options outside of re-seating the entire stadium. In recent weeks, stadium architects and athletic administrators worked hard to come up with a new plan we think serves season ticket holders and also fans with wheelchair access needs,” said Athletic Director Mike Holder.
The 500 seats are being removed in front of all stadium tunnel passages that do not open onto box seats. OSU will give season ticket holders in these specific areas the opportunity to relocate to the best seating currently available.
“We will work with season ticket holders on an individual basis to make sure we accommodate their requests to the best of our ability,” Holder said.
OSU officials are finalizing season ticket packages and prices for the 2008 season.
“The addition of the seats in the new west end zones gives us pricing and promotional options we never had before,” stated Clemons. “We will continue to offer a number of plans, packages and pricing levels to our fans this year. Based on what we have developed so far, I think our season ticket holders and fans will be pleased.”
