Accessibility Guide

Accessible Ticket Policy

Basketball Seating Chart

Building Fact Sheet

Carry-In Policy

Concessions

Food and Beverage Services

Herb Kohl Welcome

Hockey Seating Chart

Kohl Center Conversion Video

Kohl Center Main Page

Kohl Center Photo Gallery

Kohl Center Photo Tour

Kohl Center Tour Info

Tour Policies

Parking Information

Visitor's Guide

Wedding and Special Event Photo Policy

Kohl Center Accessibility Guide

A grant from Oscar Mayer, a division of Kraft Foods, Inc., helped pay for the accessibility features of the Kohl Center.

Welcome message from U.S. Senator Herb Kohl

I am very pleased with the success of the University's efforts to ensure full access to persons with disabilities in the design and planning of the Kohl Center. I believe that we've set a new standard for accommodation and I'm proud that the Kohl Center will be a model for other facilities across the nation. I sincerely hope that everyone will have an opportunity to fully enjoy all the events that will be held at the Kohl Center in the years ahead.

Welcome to the Kohl Center!

If we may be of service, please stop by our Guest Services Office in the Kohl Concourse near Section 119, our Guest Services Stands at Gates A and C, or at our Gate B Reception Desk.

Entrance, Tickets and Getting Around

Street level entry to the building is through Gate A off Dayton Street or Gate B off East Campus Mall between the Ticket Office and Bucky's Locker Room.

Ticket windows are inside the Gate B entrance of the Kohl Center. A lowered ticket counter is available. Copies of the accessible ticket policy are available at the McGinnis Family Wisconsin Athletic Ticket Office.

Automatic door opener and accessible directory is at Gate B.

Passenger elevators with priority for persons with disabilities are near Gates A and B.

Wheelchairs are available to help people get to their seats.

Restrooms

The 28 public restrooms and seven family restrooms are accessible and all contain diaper-changing stations. Two of the restrooms are in the Nicholas-Johnson Pavilion.

The 28 public restrooms have sinks, urinals and toilets featuring touchless faucets and flush valves. The family restrooms have floor-mounted urinals.

Concessions

All concession stands are accessible. Most also have a lower counter section.

Public drinking fountains in concourse areas are the hi-low accessible style. They are available in Sections 113, 117, 205, 211, 219, and 225.

Assistive Listening Devices / Interpreters

The seating area is served by assistive listening devices; an FM system. Individuals may pick up headsets at the Guest Services Office near Section 119 and must leave some form of collateral, such as a driver's license or credit card while using the ALD.

Seating/Wheelchair seating locations

Wheelchair and wheelchair companion locations are scattered throughout the street level concourse (Kohl Concourse or 100 level), and the upper level (Kellner Concourse or 200 level).

Season or individual game reserved accessible seating in the 100 and 200 levels may be available (based on availability) for UW basketball and UW hockey.

There are 36 luxury suites. Each suite includes an accessible restroom and removable seats in the viewing area to enable a person in a wheelchair to watch an event.

The Nicholas Suites are located on the Kohl Concourse inside Gate A and are available to the public on an event-by-event basis. The three spacious suites are fully accessible. The Kohl Center's catering kitchen provides food and beverage service. These suites do not include restrooms, but public and family restrooms are nearby and accessible.

Messages/Emergency Info

Two message boards are at opposite sides of the bowl to relay general information and messages, which are being broadcast over the Public Address system.

In case of an emergency, strobe lights will help alert the deaf and those who are hard of hearing. Emergency messages will also be posted on the Kohl Center scoreboard.

Misc. Info

The locker rooms and star dressing rooms on the lower level feature accessible showers, sinks and toilets.

All of the work areas are accessible to wheelchair users. Work areas include: courtside media seating, press boxes, scoreboard operation, etc.

Parking

Accessible Parking is sold on a season basis for events. The lots that are utilized are Lot 91, 91A, Frances Street, and for Accessible vans Lot 48.

There are excellent drop-off locations at the Dayton St. cut-out located directly in front of the Kohl Center on Dayton St. Outdoor wheelchair pickup is available by calling (608) 263-5645.