L.A. County Orders Businesses in Unincorporated Areas to Activate Closed Captioning by 2027
A newly approved ordinance requires places of public accommodation, including restaurants and retail shops, to turn on television captions in public spaces.
Accessibility
Why California Businesses Face the Nation's Highest ADA Lawsuit Risk
The federal Americans with Disabilities Act sets the standard, but a state law, the Unruh Civil Rights Act, adds automatic money damages. Together they put roughly a third of the nation's accessibility lawsuits in one state. Here is how the system works and what it covers.