Michigan Stadium Guide for Guests with a Disability
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Updated for the 2025 Season
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The University of Michigan strives to create an accessible and inclusive experience for individuals with disabilities. The University of Michigan has established these policies and procedures in an effort to ensure that our guests with a disability enjoy their game day experience at Michigan Stadium. If you have any questions about these policies and procedures on game day, please see the nearest Michigan Stadium Event Team Member. If you have any accommodation or disability-related needs prior to game day, or would like to provide post-game day input, please email us at guestservices@umich.edu.
Click on a header below to learn more about specific policies and amenities.
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The Football Game Day Map identifies accessible pathways into the stadium from parking areas; to accessible seating areas inside the stadium from gates, and to accessible restrooms. If guests need assistance to/from different areas, please contact the nearest Event Team Member for help.
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The University of Michigan welcomes your comments and concerns regarding the accessibility of our campus. Please submit feedback directly to the ADA Coordinator by emailing adacoordinator@umich.edu. Concerns of disability discrimination or harassment may be submitted to the Equity Civil Rights and Title IX Office (ECRT) using the reporting form.
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Service dogs or miniature horses for guests with disabilities are permitted. Service animals in training who are accompanying a trainer or handler for the purpose of training or socialization are permitted. All other animals are prohibited.
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Assisted Listening Devices (ALDs) are available for loan at no charge in the Guest Services Building at Gate 9 (north end of the stadium) as well as the Guest Services & Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Tent, located on the south end of Michigan Stadium. A driver's license, credit card or some other acceptable form of picture identification is required as a deposit. ALDs must be returned within 45 minutes of the end of the game.
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Guests needing to be dropped off and picked up at Michigan Stadium may do so at Gate 2 (Varsity Plaza) and at the Hoover Street Entry to the Buffalo Lot. Accessible shuttles are available to/from the Buffalo Lot Drop-Off Location. Please see the Courtesy Shuttle Service Schedule for more information.
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Michigan Stadium elevators may be used by guests with accessibility needs to access the different areas of the stadium. Please see the Football Game Day Map for locations of these elevator lobbies.
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Entry Gates 2 (Varsity Plaza), 4 (Champions Plaza) and 8 (Wolverine Plaza) are ADA accessible entrances into Michigan Stadium. In addition, guests with a disability may use the Premium Seat Entrances to access the stadium and elevators to the different concourses of the stadium. The east side entry is located at the Jack Roth Stadium Club entrance off the Blue Lot Parking Area (just north of Gate 1 and the football tunnel). The west side entries, located off of Main Street, are in the Ross Tower lobby (northwest tower) just south of Gate 8, and the Levine Tower lobby (southwest tower) just north of Gate 4.
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Parking for guests with mobility impairments is available in the following lots: Blue (permit only), Champions North (permit only) and Green. A limited number of single-game parking passes for persons needing accessible parking will be available in the Green Lot on game day on a first-come, first-serve basis. All parking for persons with disabilities requires a State-Issued Disability Parking Placard or license plate.
The University of Michigan provides complimentary shuttle service, which includes a limited number of accessible shuttles, for guests with a disability to and from several parking lots and Michigan Stadium. The shuttles are available both before and after home football games. Specific information and schedules are available on the Courtesy Shuttle Service Schedule. For more information, please contact the nearest Michigan Stadium Event Team Member.
Additionally, the Football Ride shuttle service via the AATA (Ann Arbor Area Transportation Authority) has accessible buses. Please visit theride.org/services/event-service for more information.
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Proximity Parking is available at the lot just southeast of Crisler Center (marked on the map above). Proximity Parking is intended for guests who, due to a disability, require parking that is located within close proximity of the stadium, but do not require a fully accessible parking option.
The Proximity Parking lot is not fully accessible and does not have a fully accessible pathway to the stadium. In order to reach the stadium from the Proximity Parking lot, guests will need to traverse specific barriers, including: a gravel parking lot surface, sloped surfaces, and curbs. For fully accessible parking, please purchase parking in the Green Lot (across Stadium Blvd. at the U-M Golf Course). Note that there is a limited number of single-game parking passes available in the Green Lot on a first-come, first-serve basis.
As this parking option is intended for guests with disabilities, individuals wishing to park in the Proximity Parking lot must present or display a state-issued accessible parking placard. As with other parking options, guests must also pay a parking fee of $55.
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All restrooms at Michigan Stadium are accessible with the exception of lower level restrooms at Section 14, Section 24 and Section 32.
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Accessible seating is indicated on the Football Game Day Map as the light blue highlighted areas. The following ticketing/seating policies and procedures will be in place for persons with a disability:
- ADA accessible ticket exchanges are currently available. Due to limited availability, exchanges will be for one handicap-ADA/accessible ticket and one companion ticket. Email mtickets@umich.edu with a screenshot of your tickets with your exchange request, exchanges can not be done over the phone. View the Accessible Ticket Policy
- If accessible seating is needed, whether the bench tickets were purchased from the ticket office or otherwise acquired, a person must provide their tickets for exchange to the Athletic Ticket Office as soon as possible during regular business hours to ensure an accessible seat with a companion seat is available. Guests with disabilities may also exchange tickets at Crisler Center (Northeast Entry off the Blue Lot) on game day beginning two-and-a-half hours prior to the game. Subject to availability, the ticket office will provide such tickets in a comparable Preferred Seat Donation tier to the original bench tickets. Ticket exchanges are handled on a first-come, first-serve basis.
Likewise, a person who has ticket(s) in accessible seating and transfers them to a patron who does not need such seating must provide their tickets as soon as possible to the Athletic Ticket Office during regular business hours or on game day to exchange their tickets for bench seating in a comparable Preferred Seat Donation tier to the original accessible tickets. - No season ticket or individual game ticket will be sold or exchanged to customers without disabilities (other than non-disabled companions of guests who utilize accessible seating) in any accessible seating location or companion seat. Persons who purchase (season or individual tickets) or exchange tickets in the accessible section will be required to verify the need for an accessible seating location.
- Accessible users will be entitled to the same access to the individual ticket sales process as customers without disabilities. If you desire to purchase season tickets located in the accessible and companion seating sections, please contact the Michigan Athletic Ticket Office at 1-866-296-6849 or mtickets@umich.edu.
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For the convenience of guests with disabilities, wheelchairs are available to check out at each of the main gates including the Guest Services & Assistance for Persons with Disabilities Tent, located on the south end of Michigan Stadium. While at the stadium, guests can request a wheelchair by talking with a Michigan Stadium Event Team Member. A Guest Service Attendant will deliver a wheelchair to a specified location and transport the guest to their section. In the event you need to maintain the chair for the duration of the game, guests will need to provide a name, address, phone number, State Identification Number, guest seat and section number. There is no cost for the Wheelchair Check-Out or any of the services provided by the University of Michigan. Guest Service Attendants will arrange times with their guest for the wheelchair pickup (usually five minutes remaining in the fourth quarter), and ensure the guest is taken to their desired exit gate or obtain a shuttle ride for the guest. Dependent on Guest Service staffing levels, you may not be able to maintain the chair for the duration of the game.
For any other questions regarding your gameday experience, please email guestservices@umich.edu prior to game day. For questions regarding the availability and exchanging of tickets, please call the Michigan Ticket Office at 734-764-0247.
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The Public Will Call ticket window is located inside the Northeast Entry (Main Entrance) of Crisler Center off the Blue Lot and opens two-and-a-half hours prior to kickoff. The accessible Student Will Call ticket window may be reached by entering Gate 8 (Wolverine Plaza) of Michigan Stadium, where guests will then be escorted to the Guest Services location inside the stadium. The Student Will Call Window opens two-and-a-half hours before kickoff. Both Will Call windows remain open until the start of the third quarter.
