News Orrin Hatch: I helped pass the Americans with Disabilities Act. Its future is uncertain. July 26, 2020Orrin G. Hatch, Opinion contributorComments Off on Orrin Hatch: I helped pass the Americans with Disabilities Act. Its future is uncertain. Drive-by lawsuits threaten the future of a civil rights law I fought for to help bring disabled people into the economy, not to destroy businesses.