Illinois Statutes Chapter 110. Higher Education § 330/8c. Closed captioning required

§ 8c. Closed captioning required. The University of Illinois Hospital must make reasonable efforts to have activated at all times the closed captioning feature on a television in a common area provided for use by the general public or in a patient's room or to enable the closed captioning feature when requested to do so by a member of the general public or a patient if the television includes a closed captioning feature.

It is not a violation of this Section if the closed captioning feature is deactivated by a member of the University of Illinois Hospital's staff after such feature is enabled in a common area or in a patient's room unless the deactivation of the closed captioning feature is knowing or intentional. It is not a violation of this Section if the closed captioning feature is deactivated by a member of the general public, a patient, or a member of the University of Illinois Hospital's staff at the request of a patient of the University of Illinois Hospital.

If the University of Illinois Hospital does not have a television that includes a closed captioning feature, then the University of Illinois Hospital must ensure that all televisions obtained for common areas and patient rooms after January 1, 2020 (the effective date of Public Act 101-116) include a closed captioning feature. This Section does not affect any other provision of law relating to disability discrimination or providing reasonable accommodations or diminish the rights of a person with a disability under any other law.

As used in this Section, “closed captioning” means a text display of spoken words presented on a television that allows a deaf or hard of hearing viewer to follow the dialogue and the action of a program simultaneously.