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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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
General: ADA Standard Section 403.1
Section 403.1 of the ADA Standards covers information in the current ADA Standards for walking surfaces that are part of an accessible route.
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Platform Lifts: ADA Standard Section 207.2
Section 207.2 covers scoping requirements in the most current ADA Standards for platform lifts used as part of an accessible means of egress.
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Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
I. Definitions
“Accessible on Election Day” means that a polling place is compliant with the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (“2010 Standards”) (28 C.F.R. § 35.104, as set forth in appendices...
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Corada Voices > General Comments or Questions
Finding and Dominating Your Highly Specific Micro-Genre
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Today, the most financially stable authors are not those trying to reach the general public; they are the writers who have identified a tiny, highly specific readership and delivered exactly...
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Research and History > Research Documents > Exhibit Design Relating to Low Vision and Blindness Summary Report: Research on Effective Use of Tactile Exhibits with Touch Activated Audio Description for the Blind and Low Vision Audience
The Research
aquarium to demonstrate the results of the research and allow us to perform field initiated data gathering to test and quantify the effectiveness of the touch sensitive “hyper-artifacts” in a public...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Employer-Provided Leave and the Americans with Disabilities Act
Additional Information
Additional Information
The EEOC has issued a number of documents that discuss how the ADA addresses various leave issues:
Revised Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Air Carrier Access Act Technical Assistance Manual (2005)
Seat “Blocking” Method
Seat “Blocking” Method
Carriers may “block” an adequate number of seats to provide the seating accommodations discussed above....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments
C. Planning Ahead to Provide Effective Communication
Even before someone requests an auxiliary aid or service from your public entity, plan ahead to accommodate the communication needs of persons with disabilities....
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Additional Access Publications > Employers' Guide to Including Employees with Disabilities in Emergency Evacuation Plans
PREFACE
PREFACE
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U.S. Department of Labor....
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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)
Size or weight limitations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
there is no need for a limit because ‘‘if, as a practical matter, the size or weight of an individual's service animal creates a direct threat or fundamental alteration to a particular public...
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Additional Access Publications > Employers' Guide to Including Employees with Disabilities in Emergency Evacuation Plans
I. Plan Development
Plan development begins with identifying accommodation needs....
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Corada Voices > User Reviews
Watch people with various disabilities reacting to inaccessible websites
By: Thomas Stroup
Very informative, and very motivating to make the web a more accessible place!...
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Corada Voices > General Comments or Questions
Re: 405 Ramps
By: Anonymous
A ramp with a direction change requires a 60" x 60" minimum intermediate landing, which isn't just a turning space but also a place for stopping to allow for a turn....
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Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE REGARDING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF POLLING PLACES
Definitions
“Accessible on Election Day” means that a polling place is compliant with the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design (“2010 Standards”) on Election Day, whether such compliance is...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-221.1 General
The companion seat is a conventional seat that accommodates a friend or companion. These seats must comply with Section 11B-221.3....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-221.1 General
The companion seat is a conventional seat that accommodates a friend or companion. These seats must comply with Section 11B-221.3....
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (published 2008)
§ 35.152(b)(2)(ii)
(ii) Should not place inmates or detainees with disabilities in designated medical areas unless they are actually receiving medical care or treatment;...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
1.1.3.2, Item 5
Dairies and places of meat inspection regulated by the Department of Food and Agriculture. See Section 1.6 for additional scope provisions....
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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)
§ 35.152(b)(2)(ii)
(ii) Shall not place inmates or detainees with disabilities in designated medical areas unless they are actually receiving medical care or treatment;...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Takeform Fusion Signage Miscellaneous Room Identification Type E.3
Signs include raised text and Braille and may accommodate multiple lines of text or pictogram....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Takeform Fusion Signage Miscellaneous Room Identification Type E.2
Signs include raised text and Braille and may accommodate multiple lines of text or pictogram....
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Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
4.1.2(13)
In facilities with sleeping accommodations, the sleeping accommodations shall have an alarm system complying with 4.28.4....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 29 CFR Part 1630, Regulations to Implement the Equal Employment Provisions of the ADA (Title I Regulations with amendments issued through May 2016)
§1630.9(d)
(d) An individual with a disability is not required to accept an accommodation, aid, service, opportunity or benefit which such qualified individual chooses not to accept....
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Research and History > Research Documents > Anthropometry of Wheeled Mobility Project: Final Report
4.3.3 Clear Floor Area
Thus, a “universal space” to accommodate 95% of the total population would be 860 mm x 1480 mm (34 in. x 58 in.)....