Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) in 1990 was enacted to protect individuals with disabilities from being discriminated against in society. A disability is considered a physical or mental impairment that severely limits one or more major life activities. Professional Sports in correlation with the ADA is to protect those professional athletes that have a disability that could possibly interfere with their usual duties. “To bring a claim under the ADA, and athlete must first demonstrate that he/she falls within the ADA’s definition of “disabled”. The ADA defines disability as a physical or mental impairment that substantially limits one or more of the major life activities of such individual; a record of such impairment; or being regarded as having such an impairment” (Villanova Sports and Entertainment Law Journal).
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In 1998, Casey Martin was ruled in his favor to be able to use a golf cart in the Professional Golf Association tournaments. For Martin’s request, he needed to use a cart due to his disability that is serious called Kippel-Trenauney syndrome. This syndrome makes long walking distances tremendously painful. Another example is Pete Gary who lost an arm in his childhood due to an accident and was still able to play professional
In 1998, Casey Martin was ruled in his favor to be able to use a golf cart in the Professional Golf Association tournaments. For Martin’s request, he needed to use a cart due to his disability that is serious called Kippel-Trenauney syndrome. This syndrome makes long walking distances tremendously painful. Another example is Pete Gary who lost an arm in his childhood due to an accident and was still able to play professional