This year's event will have more toilets, accessible eating areas, a chair lift and more following a Justice Department investigation.
Attendees of the Houston Livestock and Rodeo flood into the carnival area to try their luck at games and go on rides on Tuesday, March 15, 2022.People with disabilities trying to get into and enjoy the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
will have an easier time this year because of an access compliance crackdown by the U.S Justice Department. The U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Texas on Thursday announced that the the livestock show and NRG Park had worked to make parking lots, bathrooms, ramps and countertops compliant with the Americans with Disabilities Act. The changes were made after the Justice Department conducted a three-day investigation of the rodeo and its venue over ADA compliance complaints made during the 2022 event.
The findings from that investigation were used to make changes during this year's event, according to a press release"[The rodeo] did the right thing and made its facilities accessible to the entire community, including those with disabilities” said U.S. Attorney Alamdar S. Hamdani. “With the cooperation of the [rodeo] and NRG Park, and after my office’s investigation, all individuals in the district will have a chance to enjoy the Rodeo.
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