At the start of this year, a Fairfield woman named Meryl Pomponio filed suit against a handful of small eateries in midtown and East Sacramento.
The businesses were varied: HeavenLy’s Yogurt, Centro Cocina Mexicana, OBO’ Italian Table & Bar and the Round Corner Tavern. But the story was the same. Pomponio, a 70-year-old woman who uses a wheelchair, had not had full access to all the restaurant’s amenities. She alleged violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act, a 1990 civil rights law that prohibits discrimination against people with disabilities.
The issues Pomponio pointed out ranged from easily solvable, like not enough accessible tables or seating, to more difficult to address, like a too-small bathroom…