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 > 2022 California Standards
11B-805.6 Hand washing fixtures, lavatories and sinks
11B, dated 9/9/14, which includes the following interpretation of Section 11B-805.6:
The requirements of Section 11B-606 apply to all lavatories, sinks, and handwashing fixtures for public...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-805.6 Hand washing fixtures, lavatories and sinks
11B, dated 9/9/14, which includes the following interpretation of Section 11B-805.6:
The requirements of Section 11B-606 apply to all lavatories, sinks, and handwashing fixtures for public...
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State and Local Documents > Guidelines > Guidelines for Environmental Infection Control in Health-Care Facilities (excerpts related to service animals only)
3. Service Animals
of public accommodation, including restaurants, public transportation, schools, and health-care facilities.1366, 1376 In health-care facilities, a person with a disability requiring a service...
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Private Buildings: ADA Standard Section 217.4.2.2
Section 217.4.2.2 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for TTYs in private buildings.
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-217.4.2.2 Private buildings
Where four or more public pay telephones are provided on a floor of a private building, at least one public TTY shall be provided on that floor....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-217.4.2.2 Private buildings
Where four or more public pay telephones are provided on a floor of a private building, at least one public TTY shall be provided on that floor....
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Research and History > Research Documents > Exhibit Design Relating to Low Vision and Blindness: What Visitors with Vision Loss Want Museums and Parks to Know about Effective Communication
Title and label placement
Place labels did not appear in a consistent position. The labels were to the left, or above, or below the place it identified....
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Scope: ADA Standard Section 301.1
Sections 301.1 of the ADA Standards covers scoping requirements for Chapter 3 and the Building Blocks of the ADA Standards.
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Slope: ADA Standard Section 403.3
Section 403.3 covers the current ADA Standards for the slope of walking surfaces that are part of an accessible route.
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Figures: ADA Standard Section 104.3
Section 104.3 of the ADA Standards covers the most current information on the use of figures throughout the ADA Standards.
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title I Technical Assistance Manual
a. Tests and Examinations
The employer is only required to provide a reasonable accommodation for a test if the individual with a disability requests such an accommodation....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
Ticket prices. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Under this rule, for example, if it is not readily achievable for a 20,000-seat facility built in 1980 to place accessible seating in the $20-price category, which is on the upper deck,...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Flash Receiver (BE1442)
For use in residential homes, assistive living homes, schools, hotels, and other public venues....
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Links > Advocacy/Legal Service
Accessible Icon Project
Founded by Sara Hendren and Brian Glenney, the work started as a guerilla street art campaign: placing a clear-backed sticker on top of parking signs depicting the International Symbol of...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM: Preamble (2008 Title III NPRM Preamble)
Section 36.302(e) Hotel Reservations (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The reservations policies, practices, and procedures of public accommodations are subject to title III's general and specific nondiscrimination provisions. ...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM: Preamble (2008 Title III NPRM Preamble)
Companions in health care settings. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
It has been the Department's longstanding position that public accommodations are required to provide effective communication to companions when they accompany patients to medical care providers...
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Additional Access Publications > ADA Checklist for Existing Facilities
Elements in the 2010 ADA Standards Not in the 1991
Public accommodations must remove architectural barriers to these items when it is readily achievable to do so....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
Guarantees of reservations for accessible guest rooms. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
When a public accommodation does guarantee hotel or other room reservations, it must provide the same guarantee for accessible guest rooms as it makes for other rooms, except that it must...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description (NPRM)
C. Executive Order 13132: Federalism
This proposed rule applies to public accommodations that exhibit movies for a fee that are covered by title III of the ADA. ...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title III Technical Assistance Manual (with 1994 supplement)
III-3.6000 Retaliation or coercion
ILLUSTRATION: A restaurant may not refuse to serve a customer because he or she filed an ADA complaint against the restaurant or against another public accommodation....
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Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CITY OF THE ISLE OF PALMS, SOUTH CAROLINA DJ 205-67-11
Conditional Offers
information, the City agrees to document and show either that the reasons for the exclusion are job-related and consistent with business necessity and the job cannot be performed with reasonable accommodation...
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Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE VILLAGE OF RUIDOSO, NEW MEXICO DJ # 205-49-24
Conditional Offers
the Village agrees to document and show either that the reasons for the exclusion are job-related and consistent with business necessity and the job cannot be performed with reasonable accommodation...
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Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CITY OF VERO BEACH, FLORIDA DJ 205-18-16
Conditional Offers
information, the City agrees to document and show either that the reasons for the exclusion are job-related and consistent with business necessity and the job cannot be performed with reasonable accommodation...
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Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CITY OF PAROWAN, UTAH DJ # 205-77-1
Conditional Offers
information, the City agrees to document and show either that the reasons for the exclusion are job-related and consistent with business necessity and the job cannot be performed with reasonable accommodation...