Settlement Reached With Promoters Who Overcharged For Wheelchair-Accessible Seats At Red Rocks Amphitheatre

By Jeff Todd, CBS Denver:

The Department of Justice on Monday announced a settlement with the City and County of Denver and several concert promoters after an investigation found wheelchair-accessible seats at Red Rocks Amphitheatre were being sold for more money than they should have been. Disability rights advocates are concerned as the price issue came immediately after another fight that ended in a settlement.

"People in wheelchairs finally get the access to which they're legally entitled," said Kevin Williams, the Legal Program Director for the Colorado Cross-Disability Coalition. "And everybody is jacking up the price of the seats that we were finally able to make available to the community who needs them."

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