Carole, who is the head honcho at the university.  You could start there.
Gwen

hey carole - i'm going to jump on your post - but use it to discuss a
broader point:

first: just because someone has/needs a disability tag, doesn't reflect
their financial circumstance. in point of fact, it is only a less than
a majority group who are both disabled, and, financially needy.

just because someone is disabled doesn't mean they can't afford to
pay...

so - localities have decided that being disabled should - in a just
society - mean that provision should be made to provide 'proximity'
access for those that would be deprived without it.

'but', at the same time, they had to take into account the issue/point
of the 'cost' - i.e. should they have to pay for parking. well, for
public meters, it was determined that this was an all or nothing
proposition.
to have a two tier system [ one where if you were 'poor' enough you
didn't have to pay, vs those of average income who could pay] just
wasn't viable - it would cost too much in administration to implement
and enforce - so -

'all' disabled tags get a free ride at the meters of municiple meters.
but even some of the large multi story garages that are partly or wholly
built with public funds charge 'anyone' who chooses to park indoors the
hourly rate...

private property is another matter - while most will try to have a
sufficient numbers of marked off spaces to disabled use, they still
charge for the parking itself...'they' don't see any reason to give up
the parking fee when the vehicle is on 'their' property.

so if you are going to mount a campaign - you might want to look at the
equity issues involved.

you hall was built with private monies

"In 1998, after an ambitious capital campaign that raised $159 million
in private funds for construction, endowment, and financing – the
largest amount ever raised by an arts organization in the State of
Washington"

and is run as a private not for profit operation - shouldn't they
reasonably expect that someone who can afford tickets can afford the
parking?

now let's posit that tickets were a gift - and the holder 'is' low
income...are they any different than the low income 'able-bodied' ticket
holder who also got the tickets as a gift? 'that' event goer has to pay
for parking don't they? so two low income ticketholders one disabled on
able bodied - why is one more entitled than the other to park for free?

[remember - i have a 30 year career in theatre management...<g>... and i
sit on my local transportation advisory board as a disabled rep]

now, i happen to think that it is good 'private' policy to allow 'low
income' to park for free - BUT
how in the world would the venue/presenter have a cost effective way to
separate low from average or high income???

bottom line here - public meters are free 'cause it's too hard to
administer otherwise - tax dollars pay for it.

just because one is a hang tag or plate holder doesn't entitle one to a
free pass on private property

if you're going to run of office, you have to remember 'all' the
constituencies!!! <vbg>