Annie Elainey | Drive-By Lawsuits [CC] @theannieelainey | Uploaded December 2016 | Updated October 2024, 8 hours ago.
This piece on 60 minutes as hosted by Anderson Cooper was pretty troubling to me; the piece appeared to be centered around how "drive-by lawsuits" abused the laws we have in place. Some who are sued complain that they are sued for such small details. The details matter, the details can cause pain, injury, or complete exclusion of your guests with disabilities, just because you're not informed and aware on who or how, doesn't mean it's not true.

The focus should've been on that; on how inaccessibility can impact members of the disability community and how many businesses remain inaccessible to this day. Business owners are concerned, but for many, it's the only way that changes would be made. It's been 26 years since ADA was signed into law, that's enough grace period, that's enough time to get these buildings up to code.

People with disabilities have been asking for equality, fighting for equality for so long and it is exhausting (so much so, it'd be easy to understand why many don't self-advocate, I know that there are times when I have the strength to stand up to injustices made and when I don't). If a "shakedown" by "drive-by lawsuits" is needed to get things done, I say, so be it. If one finds that abusive, then advocate for more government involvement instead of justice and equality relying on claims, but either way, they will be held accountable. It's time business owners take responsibility and accountability for their actions or rather, lack thereof.

60 Minutes "Drive-By Lawsuits" hosted by Anderson Cooper on CBS News cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-americans-with-disabilities-act-lawsuits-anderson-cooper/?ftag=CNM-00-10aab7d&linkId=31955379

Learn more about the Americans with Disabilities Act:
adata.org/learn-about-ada

"The Real Problem with "Drive-By Lawsuits" by Kim Sauder https://t.co/QUBmWzUzL4


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