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From Tennessee to Oregon: How lawyers turned the ADA into a ‘shakedown business model’ (www.kgw.com)
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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/18438141

A Tennessee law firm paid people with disabilities $200 to visit targeted businesses, then sent demand letters threatening to sue if the property owner.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Unfortunately, in many areas, lawsuits are the main way the ADA is enforced.

That being said… these lawyers are ambulance chasing scum. Their formula is purely for profit, “enforcing” the ADA is only a side benefit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

Yup. The money is the reason, not improving access.