State Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, is claiming new security measures at the Capitol limit access to those with disabilities and is seeking help from Wisconsin's United States Attorney to restore access.
""Wisconsin has always taken pride in its open government,"" Risser said in a statement. ""I fear that the current security policies are leading to the disenfranchisement of a segment of our citizenry.""
In his letter to U.S. Attorney John Vaudreuil, Risser said the limitations go against the Americans with Disabilities Act.
People with disabilities who have had trouble entering the Capitol proposed Gov. Scott Walker's administration open up another ground floor entrance, but Risser said the Department of Administration has only complied with that request for one day since the security measures began.
