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GREEN BAY - A Green Bay man, who is in a wheelchair, will now be able to ride the Zippin Pippin after complaining of discrimination.
Keith Lenss says the ride operator for the Zippin Pippin roller coaster told him on Monday night if he "can't walk, can't ride."
"Its discrimination if you ask me," said Lenss. "If you can ride it or anybody else can ride it, I should be able to ride it to."
Kail Decker, the Assistant City Attorney for Green Bay, says the rule is now changed.
"The new policy is any person who can enter or exit the car without the assistance of city staff will be able to do so," said Decker.
The previous rule posted at the park says someone cannot ride the Zippin Pippin if they, "are not physically able to walk off the ride under their own power in the case of evacuation."
Decker says the original rule was a recommendation from the Zippin Pippin designer.
"The city contracted with people that made a lot of roller coasters and it was a rule they recommended so that's what we went with," said Decker.
The city's original walking policy challenged a civil right's law. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that newly constructed and altered state and local government facilities be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. The rule includes amusement park rides.
Keith Lenss says the ride operator for the Zippin Pippin roller coaster told him on Monday night if he "can't walk, can't ride."
"Its discrimination if you ask me," said Lenss. "If you can ride it or anybody else can ride it, I should be able to ride it to."
Kail Decker, the Assistant City Attorney for Green Bay, says the rule is now changed.
"The new policy is any person who can enter or exit the car without the assistance of city staff will be able to do so," said Decker.
The previous rule posted at the park says someone cannot ride the Zippin Pippin if they, "are not physically able to walk off the ride under their own power in the case of evacuation."
Decker says the original rule was a recommendation from the Zippin Pippin designer.
"The city contracted with people that made a lot of roller coasters and it was a rule they recommended so that's what we went with," said Decker.
The city's original walking policy challenged a civil right's law. The Americans with Disabilities Act requires that newly constructed and altered state and local government facilities be readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities. The rule includes amusement park rides.
