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title: California Appellate Court Holds in Favor of a Digital-Only Retailer Under Both ADA and Unruh Act
date: 2022-08-09T00:00:00-04:00
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# California Appellate Court Holds in Favor of a Digital-Only Retailer Under Both ADA and Unruh Act

 August 9, 2022 | 6 min

 

 

 

 

 

 

 [Kelley Drye Ad Law Access Podcast](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess "Kelley Drye Ad Law Access Podcast") · [California Appellate Court Holds in Favor of a Digital-Only Retailer Under Both ADA and Unruh Act](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess/california-appellate-court "California Appellate Court Holds in Favor of a Digital-Only Retailer Under Both ADA and Unruh Act")

 [Apple](https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/california-appellate-court-holds-in-favor-of-a/id1457734764?i=1000575580758) [Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/episode/66ZS1U0qYZAGiKWy4spGYl?si=02a286eebc1a4cc0) [SoundCloud](https://soundcloud.com/adlawaccess/california-appellate-court?utm_source=clipboard&utm_medium=text&utm_campaign=social_sharing) 

 

Over the past several years, plaintiffs have filed several lawsuits around the country, alleging that retail websites that were not accessible to blind and visually impaired individuals constituted a violation of the Americans with Disabilities Act. This was perhaps most prevalent in California, which has its own civil rights statute, the Unruh Act, that provides a right of action for both violations of the ADA and for other alleged denials of access to disabled individuals on the basis of intentional discrimination.

 

 

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