Barber, 60, has long suffered from a form of arthritis known as ankylosing spondylitis.
He has trouble sitting for long stretches, cannot use a wheelchair and walks using two canes.
Low chairs are an issue for him.
Rev. William Barber II speaks at Union Square in 2021Matt McClain/The Washington Post via Getty Images
He travels with his own chair and almost always uses it instead of the seating provided in public spaces.
In hospitals, in restaurants, in airports, in the White House and in Congress.
Its a need that I have because I face a very debilitating arthritic condition.
Only wheelchairs were permitted, he was told.
When Barber asked to see the theaters written policy, he says he was told there wasnt one.
Police were called and Rev.
I felt like I wasnt being heard, Barber told CNN.
It felt as though they werent even trying to consider making accommodations for my disability, he added.
AMC laterissued a statementobtained by CNN.
The spokesperson also maintained that AMC welcomes people with disabilities.
With our laws, you have to make the accommodation.
