coach with a crutch

[Dakota]

Originally Posted by Little Jimmy

The ADA angle occured to me, but I didn't know if that only covered a permanent disability or if it could be stretched to cover someone with an injury.

This just shows how screwed up this country has become with such ill-thought through legislation. Is the issue player safety or providing accommodation, since they are at conflict in more than just this one little area. In the workplace, which comes first, OSHA regulations or ADA accommodation? On the softball field, why is injury v disability even an issue? Why would any reasonable person compromise safety for a person with a disability but not for a person with an injury? Isn't the player put in just as much danger either way (or arguably less danger with an injured coach v a disabled one)?
When did we completely replace common sense with political correct thinking? (Never mind, rhetorical question.)