GRIFFEN SMITH

SHANNA MADISON

WESTERN MONTANA FAIR

Longtime Missoula resident Tammy Zetterberg has attended the Western Montana Fair for decades, but this year included an extra barrier after she broke her ankle.

"It is interesting, because the grass is really hard to have someone push you on," Zetterberg said Wednesday evening while looking at carnival rides. "But it is going okay."

Efforts to increase accessibility at the fair have led to new programming and features for people with mobility restrictions, like an Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) parking lot at the northeast corner of the fairgrounds and several free wheelchairs.

The wheelchairs, featuring colorful patterns and names like the "cotton candy cruiser," are housed near the new ADA parking lot and has easy access to

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