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2010 ADA Definition
Public Accommodation: Public accommodation means a private entity that owns, leases (or leases to), or operates a place of public accommodation.
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BACKGROUND
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11B-216.9.2 Directional signs
Directional signs indicating the location of the nearest public TTY shall be provided at all banks of public pay telephones not containing a public TTY....
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Elevator Exemption (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
accommodations....
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Elevator Exemption (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
accommodations....
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11B-217.4 TTYs
Separate requirements are provided based on the number of public pay telephones provided at a bank of telephones, within a floor, a building, or on a site....
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1. Q: Does the Americans with Disabilities Act -- or "ADA" -- apply to child care centers?
Privately-run child care centers -- like other public accommodations such as private schools, recreation centers, restaurants, hotels, movie theaters, and banks -- must comply with title...
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Protecting the Rights of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
Barack Obama, World AIDS Day 2014 Proclamation FIGHTING DISCRIMINATION The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) guarantees equal opportunity for individuals with disabilities in public...
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2. a. ii. Responsibility
Allocations of responsibilities between landlord and tenant for removing barriers when readily achievable, and modifying policies, both in common areas as well as within places of public...
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"Qualified Small Business" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
unless they have been specifically authorized to do so or have proposed a size standard in compliance with the criteria set forth in the SBA regulations, have provided an opportunity for public...
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3.3.1. Captioning Hardware Scoping Requirements
Single-Auditorium 1 1 *Source: NATO, Statement of Position on RIN 1190-AA63, CRT Docket No. 126, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public...
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III-2.3000 Drug addiction as an impairment
A public accommodation generally, however, may base a decision to withhold services or benefits in most cases on the fact that an addict is engaged in the current and illegal use of drugs...
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Section 37.161 Maintenance of Accessible Features--General
Section 37.161 Maintenance of Accessible Features--General This section applies to all entities providing transportation services, public and private....
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Purpose of Proposed Rule
Title III of the ADA contains broad language prohibiting public accommodations from discriminating against individuals with disabilities, 42 U.S.C. 12182(a), as well as more specific statutory...
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Section 36.212 Insurance (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Many commenters supported the requirements of § 36.212(c) in the proposed rule because it addressed an important reason for denial of services by public accommodations....
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Section 36.212 Insurance (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Many commenters supported the requirements of Sec.36.212(c) in the proposed rule because it addressed an important reason for denial of services by public accommodations....
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TITLE III COVERAGE AND FINDINGS
Genesis owns, leases (or leases to), or operates places of public accommodation within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 12182(a); is a private entity within the meaning of 42 U.S.C. § 12181(6)...
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Section 36.303(g)(6) Alternative Technologies
As the House Committee also recognized, however, “technological advances * * * may require public accommodations to provide auxiliary aids and services in the future which today would not...
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DORMITORY
A space in a building where group sleeping accommodations are provided in one room, or in a series of closely associated rooms, for persons not members of the same family group, under joint...
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Two-tiered definitional approach. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Commenters nearly universally said that wheelchairs always should be accommodated and that they should never be subject to an assessment with regard to their admission to a particular public...
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Section 1630.2(m) Qualified Individual
For example, the first step in determining whether an accountant who is paraplegic is qualified for a certified public accountant (CPA) position is to examine the individual's credentials...
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Directional Signs: ADA Standard Section 216.9.2
Section 216.9.2 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for TTY directional signs.
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1009.6.3 Size
Each area of refuge shall be sized to accommodate two wheelchair spaces that are not less than 30 inches by 52 inches (762 mm by 1320 mm)....
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Safe harbor for qualified small businesses regarding what is readily achievable. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The Department is offering for public comment a modification to the barrier removal requirement at § 36.304(d)(5) that provides a safe harbor for qualified small businesses as defined in...
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Introduction
Institute for Museum and Library Services, there are about 17,500 museums across the United States that care for more than 750 million objects and live specimens in order to engage the public...