https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/07/20th-anniversary-of-the-americans-with-disabilities-act/ Chronicling the high cost of our legal system Thu, 02 Sep 2010 11:03:01 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/07/20th-anniversary-of-the-americans-with-disabilities-act/comment-page-1/#comment-96094 Tue, 27 Jul 2010 14:10:28 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=18543#comment-96094 People who lament the decline of mom-and-pop businesses need to consider the impact that the mere possibility of an ADA complaint can have on a family owned business with relatively shallow pockets.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/07/20th-anniversary-of-the-americans-with-disabilities-act/comment-page-1/#comment-95971 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:35:48 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=18543#comment-95971 It’s a thought-provoking pieces you’ve written. I’d be interested in see more numbers and statistics as to how effective ADA has been in actually helping the disabled.

]]> https://www.overlawyered.com/2010/07/20th-anniversary-of-the-americans-with-disabilities-act/comment-page-1/#comment-95963 Mon, 26 Jul 2010 20:38:28 +0000 http://overlawyered.com/?p=18543#comment-95963 The ADA, a bad law, badly implemented. Case in point: Larchmont Blvd. in Los Angeles, California. A coffee shop opens. The LA City Bldg. & Safety Dept. insists on metal railing and a ramp. Why? Because the other door has a threshold or rubber gasket, about 3/4″ tall, at the bottom of the door. And, that prevented the majority of the disabled from entering and exiting. That shop closed and a Peet’s coffee shop opened in it’s place. Peet’s completely remodeled. No metal railing, no ramp, no foolish ideas from a stupefied City. Not only is ADA inconsistent before the fact, it’s inconsistent after the fact, as well.

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