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November 16, 2004
The Lawsuit Dilemma
Today, lawsuits for social change are widely condemned. Yet they're the only real means we have for achieving access. The Americans with Disabilities Act has no federal enforcement mechanism.
To get the ADA enforced requires a lawsuit. Is a lawsuit over inaccessible toilet paper a frivolous one? Is a lawsuit over an inch -- or two -- a frivolous one?
Along California's central cost, a few disabled people, filing many lawsuits, are loudly condemned in local newspapers and on TV. Ragged Edge editor Mary Johnson takes a look at what's behind the furor.
Read her story at
www.raggededgemagazine.com/focus/molski1104.html
Posted by Jim at November 16, 2004 07:18 PM
Comments
The articles are easy for me to read, because I'm a visual person. Will these articles come in a larger font for students who have low vision? (I'm
using a public library computer)
Posted by: A. Golembiewski at December 1, 2004 01:56 PM