Richard Killian II

University of South Carolina

Professor Grady
SPTE 320
ADA Case Brief/Summary
Summary of Legal Issue:
The legal issue is that people who have half or full hearing disabilities are not capable of
listening to the announcers, music, and other aspects at football games, which causes unequal
opportunities and possible harmful situations. If a person cannot hear anything, they are unsure
of what is being said and could possibly be in the wrong place at the wrong time if anything were
to go wrong during the game.
Rule that the courts are using:
The rules that the courts are using are Title II and III in the Americans with Disabilities Act
(ADA). Title II states, “no qualified individual with a disability shall, by reason of such
disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs,
or activities of a public entity, or be subjected to discrimination by any such entity.” Title III
states, “no individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability in the full and equal
enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations of any
place of public accommodation by any person who owns, leases (or leases to), or operates a
place of public accommodation.” By using these two rules, it is easy for organizations that are
not cooperating with ADA to point out what should be done correctly in order to full comply
with the act.
Reasoning- How they are applying the law required to issue captioning
The courts are applying these laws in regard to the captioning issue is that they typically favor
the people with the disability, trying to make sure they can do everything for the handicapped
people to enjoy their leisure time at a football game.