2010 ADA Definition
Place of Public Accommodation: Place of public accommodation means a facility operated by a private entity whose operations affect commerce and fall within at least one of the following categories –
(1) Place of lodging, except for an establishment located within a facility that contains not more than five rooms for rent or hire and that actually is occupied by the proprietor of the establishment as the residence of the proprietor. For purposes of this part, a facility is a "place of lodging" if it is – (i) An inn, hotel, or motel; or
(ii) A facility that – (A) Provides guest rooms for sleeping for stays that primarily are short-term in nature (generally 30 days or less) where the occupant does not have the right to return to a specific room or unit after the conclusion of his or her stay; and
(B) Provides guest rooms under conditions and with amenities similar to a hotel, motel, or inn, including the following – (1) On- or off-site management and reservations service;
(2) Rooms available on a walk-up or call-in basis;
(3) Availability of housekeeping or linen service; and
(4) Acceptance of reservations for a guest room type without guaranteeing a particular unit or room until check-in, and without a prior lease or security deposit.
(2) A restaurant, bar, or other establishment serving food or drink;
(3) A motion picture house, theater, concert hall, stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment;
(4) An auditorium, convention center, lecture hall, or other place of public gathering;
(5) A bakery, grocery store, clothing store, hardware store, shopping center, or other sales or rental establishment;
(6) A laundromat, dry-cleaner, bank, barber shop, beauty shop, travel service, shoe repair service, funeral parlor, gas station, office of an accountant or lawyer, pharmacy, insurance office, professional office of a health care provider, hospital, or other service establishment;
(7) A terminal, depot, or other station used for specified public transportation;
(8) A museum, library, gallery, or other place of public display or collection;
(9) A park, zoo, amusement park, or other place of recreation;
(10) A nursery, elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate private school, or other place of education;
(11) A day care center, senior citizen center, homeless shelter, food bank, adoption agency, or other social service center establishment; and
(12) A gymnasium, health spa, bowling alley, golf course, or other place of exercise or recreation.
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-202.3 Alterations
However, an accessible primary entrance, toilet and bathing facilities, drinking fountains, signs and public telephones, as well as an accessible route connecting these elements must be...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1190, Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
Department of Transportation provides federal financial assistance to state and local governments for the development of transportation networks, including pedestrian facilities in the public...
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 14 CFR Parts 382 and 399; 49 CFR Part 27 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel: Accessibility of Web Sites and Automated Kiosks at U.S. Airports - Preamble
Ticket Agent Web sites
First, the Department of Justice (DOJ) has jurisdiction to regulate travel services as service establishments that are public accommodations under title III of the ADA, and DOJ expects to...
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix C: Guidance on ADA Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations: 1991 Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis)
"Readily achievable.'' (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
They asserted that providing a consolidated section blurred the distinction between the level of effort required by a public accommodation under the two standards....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Sargent 7 Line Lever Lock
A key-in-lever lock designed for standard duty commercial interior and exterior applications in public buildings, medical offices, hotels/motels and government facilities....
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Additional Access Publications > Testimony of John L. Wodatch Before the Foreign Relations Committee Of the United States Senate
I. The Disabilities Convention and U.S. Disability Rights Law
The Help America Vote Act, as well as the Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984, provide for an accessible electoral process, including accessible polling places...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-217.1 General
Where coin-operated public pay telephones, coinless public pay telephones, public closed-circuit telephones, public courtesy phones, or other types of public telephones are provided, public...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-217.1 General
Where coin-operated public pay telephones, coinless public pay telephones, public closed-circuit telephones, public courtesy phones, or other types of public telephones are provided, public...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Federal Aviation Administration Draft Advisory Circular 150/5360-14A, Access to Airports by Individuals with Disabilities
2.5 Physical Accessibility.
DOJ published its revised final regulations implementing the ADA for Title II (state and local government services) and Title III (public accommodations and commercial facilities) on September...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
11B-233.3.2 Residential dwelling units for sale
Residential dwelling units designed and constructed or altered by public entities that will be offered for sale to individuals shall provide accessible features to the extent required by...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
E202 General Exceptions (Section-by-Section Analysis)
make agency-owned ICT available to individuals with disabilities who are members of the public at non-public locations....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Pilot Rock FSDW-30 Campfire Ring
This campfire ring is designed to accommodate a person in a wheelchair, but all campers will find this fire ring a versatile complement to their campsite. ...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADAAG Manual
Card Catalogs and Magazine Displays [8.4]
Card Catalogs and Magazine Displays [8.4]
Specifications are provided for magazine racks and card catalogs but access is also important at computer terminals available to the public for...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title III Technical Assistance Manual (with 1994 supplement)
III-3.4100 Separate programs
A public accommodation may offer separate or special programs necessary to provide individuals with disabilities an equal opportunity to benefit from the programs....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Withdrawn Technical Assistance: COMMONLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT SERVICE ANIMALS IN PLACES OF BUSINESS
10. Q: What if a service animal barks or growls at other people, or otherwise acts out of control?
Although a public accommodation may exclude any service animal that is out of control, it should give the individual with a disability who uses the service animal the option of continuing...
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Legal Documents > VOLUNTARY COMPLIANCE AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE TOWN OF LEWISBORO, NEW YORK
A. POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
Notice ("Attachment A") to all agency heads; publish the Notice on its Internet homepage at http://www.lewisborogov.com (the "Homepage"); and post copies in conspicuous locations in its public...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
Section 35.151(i) Curb ramps (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the NPRM, the Department proposed making a minor editorial change to this section, deleting the phrase ‘‘other sloped areas'' from the two places in which it appears in the 1991 title...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
1.9.1.5 Special conditions for persons with disabilities requiring appeals action ratification
California statutes and the California Building Standards Commission regulations allow Equivalent Facilitation for public accommodations or facilities built with private funds whenever a...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
1.9.1.5 Special conditions for persons with disabilities requiring appeals action ratification
California statutes and the California Building Standards Commission regulations allow Equivalent Facilitation for public accommodations or facilities built with private funds whenever a...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-603.6 Guest room toilet and bathing rooms
At Housing at a Place of Education subject to Section 11B-224.7, toilet rooms serving sleeping rooms complying with Sections 11B-806 or 11B-809 offer greater accessibility than required...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > An ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities
EVACUATION
Procedures should be in place to ensure that people with disabilities can evacuate the physical area in a variety of conditions and with or without assistance....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
Purchase of multiple tickets. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
may or may not have a disability by enabling individuals with disabilities to purchase the maximum number of tickets allowed per transaction to other spectators; by requiring venues to place...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > 2016 ADA CHECKLIST FOR POLLING PLACES
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Polling Place Accessibility is Required by the Americans with Disabilities Act
Requirements for Accessibility
Evaluating the Physical Accessibility of Polling Places
Getting...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1190, Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
Impacts on State and Local Governments
., public works departments, or highway or streets departments) in their respective jurisdictions....