Michigan in the Hot Seat Over Wheelchair Access to Stadium

The University of Michigan at Ann Arbor has repeatedly violated federal law by failing to retrofit its 107,000-seat football stadium with adequate wheelchair access during multiple renovations, the U.S. Education Department said in a harshly worded report released late last month.

The 42-page letter calls on the university to make extensive — and costly — changes in the stadium or risk losing tens of millions of dollars in federal financial aid and grants awarded

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