DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                                                     CR
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1993                                  (202) 616-2765


     FARGODOME WILL END DISCRIMINATORY TICKET PRICING FOR
PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES UNDER DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE SETTLEMENT


     WASHINGTON, D.C. -- The Fargodome in Fargo, North Dakota,

agreed today to charge persons with disabilities ticket prices

equivalent to those it charges others attending sport and

entertainment events in the stadium. The settlement resolves a

complaint filed with the Department of Justice under the

Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), a 1990 law prohibiting

discrimination against individuals with disabilities.

     The complaint alleged that the Fargodome, the city's sports

stadium and general entertainment facility, had a ticket pricing

policy that resulted in persons with disabilities who required

special seating paying more for seats than others who attend such

events. Today's agreement, reached through informal

negotiations, establishes a formal policy providing for

equivalent pricing.

     "The Department of Justice remains committed to the

enforcement of the ADA," said Acting Assistant Attorney General

for the Civil Rights Division James P. Turner.  We encourage



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other sport and entertainment complexes to review their pricing

policies to ensure compliance with the law."

     In addition to adopting a new price policy for tickets, the

Fargodome will appoint an ADA coordinator, develop a grievance

procedure, conduct a self-evaluation of its practices, and

publicize its new policy in local papers.

     The agreement also permits the Department to petition U.S.

District Court to seek specific performance if the city fails to

comply with the terms of today's agreement.

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