The Sunday Read: ‘The Man Who Filed More Than 180 Disability Lawsuits’

<p>For much of America’s history, a person with a disability had few civil rights related to their disability. That began to change when, in the 1980s, a group of lawmakers started to agitate for sweeping civil rights legislation.</p><p>The result of their efforts was the Americans With Disabilities Act, or A.D.A.</p><p>Albert Dytch, a 71-year-old man with muscular dystrophy, has filed more than 180 A.D.A. lawsuits in California. Is it profiteering — or justice?</p><p><i>This story was written by Lauren Markham and recorded by Audm. To hear more audio stories from publications like The New York Times, </i><a href="https://www.audm.com/?utm_source=nytmag&utm_medium=embed&utm_campaign=the_price_of_access" target="_blank"><i>download Audm for iPhone or Android</i></a><i>.</i></p>