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Anderson v. Little League Baseball, Inc.
District Court, D. Arizona (1992) | 794 F. Supp. 342; 1 Am. Disabilities Dec. 1; 2 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 429; 1992 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9802; 1992 WL 160403
TL;DR: A court enjoined Little League Baseball from enforcing a policy that barred a coach in a wheelchair from the on-field coach's box. The court found the policy likely violated the Americans with Disabilities Act because it was a blanket rule based on stereotypes, not an individualized safety assessment.
Legal Significance: Establishes that under the ADA, a blanket exclusion of a person with a disability from a public accommodation is impermissible. Any exclusion based on safety concerns must be preceded by an individualized assessment of the specific risk posed by that individual, not based on stereotypes or generalizations.