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The article discusses the case of Perez v. Lake County Rowing Association, in which Evelyn Perez, grandmother of minor F.V., filed suit against Lake County Rowing Association (LCRA) and the City of Clermont, Florida, asserting claims for failure to accommodate her grandson in a rowing program in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). It is noted that LCRA hosts a "Learn to Row" summer camp and F.V., a minor diagnosed with autism, participated in it.

The article discuses the case of Mullen v. Northampton Township, in which plaintiff Robert Mullen was fired by the Township for using its plow truck to plow snow in a McDonald's drive-thru during a snowstorm on January 4, 2018. Mullen claimed that termination of his employment was an act of retaliation against him as an individual with a disability in violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

The article offers information on the claustrophobic workplace claims of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The topics discussed include the passage of ADA by the U.S. Congress to address the discrimination experienced by people with disabilities and the result of the Weiss v. County of Suffolk case.

The article talks about the accessibility rules under the Americans with Disabilities Act for making changes to existing parks and recreational facilities. Topics discussed include the definition of accessibility in the Act, the Smith v. City of Lodi court case of a U.S. District Court related to accessibility and renovations to an existing facility, and James Smith, the plaintiff in the case who suffered from multiple disabilities.

The article comments on the court case United States of America v. Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association which focused on whether it was reasonable to require employees at a summer camp to administer seizure medication (Diastat) through a rectal syringe in a seizure emergency. Topics include the U.S. federal district court's decision on the same and the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act requiring the U.S. Department of Justice to show that administering Diastat was reasonable.

The article discusses the federal court case Class v. Towson University (TU) wherein plaintiff Gavin Class, a student-athlete, was excluded from the football program by the university because of his disability under the U.S. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). The decision of the federal district court favors Class for denying requested reasonable accommodations. The decision of the federal district court was reversed by federal appeals court after TU filed an appeal.