Handicapping America
21st April 2012
If the goal of the Americans with Disabilities Act was to, uh, disable much of America, it’s an unmatched success.
Indeed, there seems no end to the realms of American life in which this 1990 law inflicts pain, particularly in New York.
This week, The New York Times highlighted one such area: small businesses that are harassed — essentially, shaken down — by lawyers fishing for violations.
It’s a goldmine, of course, for the lawyers who “flood” businesses with lawsuits, ostensibly on behalf of disabled clients they recruit from advocacy groups.