IN MY LIFE-SIXERS TICKETS

I called the Sixers today for info regarding handicapped accessible seating.

When I go to a Flyers game, they longer  sell accessible seats directly to me. I don't know why, maybe because able-bodied fans were sneaking into the special section, for the last few years I've had to buy inaccessible seats- upper deck, whatever- then get to the Wells Fargo center as the doors open, and l;literally race to Customer Service and exchange the tix for accessible seats.

First come, first serve. If we are stuck in traffic or late, we don't get accessible seats ( I don't know what happens then).

Anyway, as crazy as it sounds, we haven't had problems with the Flyers, They have always been able to relocate us ( BTW, the Phillies and Eagles are excellent when it comes to accessible seating).

When I called the Sixers today, since I haven't been to a Sixer game in years (I wonder why), I just wanted to know if their policy is the same as the Flyers.

A young kid named Marshall answered. To make along article short, the kid couldn't tell me what their policy is regarding accessible seating, even after speaking to a supervisor.

He persistently tried to sell me season tickets, saying it was "the only way to assure my handicapped spot " "Since we don't own the building, there is nothing we can do."

I asked him if their policy was the same as the Flyers, and he didn't know. He said single game tickets go on sale "in a month", and tickets are sold thru StubHub, I again asked if I needed to buy tickets thru them, then go to Customer Service to relocate. Again, he didn't know.

Before I hung up, he asked for my name and email and said "they would be in touch during the season"(I'm sure I'll be getting a lot of emails). He also wanted to know how many games I intended to see this year, and "what do I usually pay for a game."

Again, I told him I hadn't been to a Sixer game in years, but for the Flyers, I get upper deck seats, then exchange them at Customer Service. For the Phillies, depending on the team, tix may run anywhere from $60-$80 a game. For the eagles, anywhere from $105-$125 per game.

He very quickly got rid of then, and I assumed Sixer tix were out of my price range.

One last try, he wanted to sell me season tickets again ( annoying). I finally said, thanks but no thanks, I can't afford them. I can't go to all of those games, plus I'm not interested in season tickets.

He did apologize for not being able to help me. "I wish I could help you, but we don't own the building" (whatever that means).

So, I guess I'll try Stubhub and do what we do for the Flyers, try to exchange them the day of the game. But I'm still not sure what to do.

It's all so confusing and it doesn't have to be. Once again, we disabled fans feel "different"and are on the outside looking in.