Law Review: Reasonable Accommodations.

The article presents information on various court cases related to parks and recreation. In the case of PGA Tour Inc. vs. Martin, 532 U.S. 661, 149 L. Ed. 2d 904, 121 S. Ct. 1879, the Supreme Court of the United States determined that the use of a golf cart by a professional golfer with a disability was a reasonable and necessary accommodation required by the Americans with Disabilities Act. In so doing, the Court found that the use of a golf cart by the golfer, when all other contestants had to walk, would not "fundamentally alter" the nature of the professional tournament. In another case of Kuketz vs. Petronelli, 443 Mass. 355; 821 N.E.2d 473; 2005 Mass. LEXIS 13, the Massachusetts Supreme Court applied the reasoning of PGA v. Martin to determine whether the requested waiver of a racquetball rule for a participant who is disabled would fundamentally alter the nature of a competition.