Casey Martin Case Summary

This case is about Casey Martin, a professional golfer, which had a disability that prevented him from trotting across the golf course in a timely matter. Martin had a degenerative circulatory disorder that constitutes a disability under the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA) (Quimbee.com, 2015). “Passed by Congress in 1990, the American with Disabilities Act (ADA) is the nation’s first comprehensive civil rights law addressing the needs of people with disabilities, prohibiting discrimination in employment, public services, public accommodations, and telecommunications (eeoc.gov, 1990).” Martin requested for the PGA Tour, Inc. and others in association with company to make an exception in their rules to accommodate him using a golf