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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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Pager Receiver (BE1230)
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-810.2.2 Dimensions
Access Board's Note to Reader:
The Department of Transportation's ADA Standards indicate that compliance is required to the extent construction specifications are within a public entity's...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-810.2.2 Dimensions
Access Board's Note to Reader:
The Department of Transportation's ADA Standards indicate that compliance is required to the extent construction specifications are within a public entity's...
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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
E. Paperwork Reduction Act
The types of accommodations a passenger with a disability may request through the function would most often include, but are not limited to, wheelchair assistance, seating accommodation,...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Checklist for New Lodging Facilities
Call Button Clear Floor Space
...are all of the elevator lobbies free of ash trays or other elements placed below the elevator call buttons that project more than 4"?...
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Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
4.34.3(3) Forward and Parallel Approach
If both a forward and parallel approach are possible, operable parts of controls shall be placed within at least one of the reach ranges in paragraphs (1) or (2) of this section....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title I Technical Assistance Manual
7.8 Compensation
7.8 Compensation
An employer cannot reduce pay to an employee with a disability because of the elimination of a marginal job function or because it has provided a reasonable accommodation...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Discriminatory Conduct Under the Fair Housing Act (with amendments issued through Sept. 2016)
§100.201 Dwelling unit
Examples of dwelling units include: a single family home; an apartment unit within an apartment building; and in other types of dwellings in which sleeping accommodations are provided but...
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 14 CFR Part 382 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel (Air Carrier Access Act): Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis (with amendments issued through July 2010)
382.41 What flight-related information must carriers provide to qualified individuals with a disability?
In addition, carriers must provide information about any service limitations in accommodating a passenger with a disability....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-217.5 Shelves for portable TTYs
Where a bank of telephones in the interior of a building consists of three or more public pay telephones, at least one public pay telephone at the bank shall be provided with a shelf and...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-217.5 Shelves for portable TTYs
Where a bank of telephones in the interior of a building consists of three or more public pay telephones, at least one public pay telephone at the bank shall be provided with a shelf and...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-405.7.2.1
Where the ramp width is less than the top landing width additional landing length may be necessary to accommodate handrail extensions required to be in the direction of the ramp run without...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-405.7.2.1
Where the ramp width is less than the top landing width additional landing length may be necessary to accommodate handrail extensions required to be in the direction of the ramp run without...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-806.2.4.1 Vanity counter top space
bathrooms” to existing “toilet and bathing rooms” language, to denote that the requirement for vanity counter top space is applicable to both transient lodging facilities and housing at a place...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-224.1.4 Guest room toilet and bathing rooms
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
DISABILITY
(2) An individual is not “regarded as having such an impairment” if the public accommodation demonstrates that the impairment is, objectively, both “transitory” and “minor.”...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
DISABILITY
(2) An individual is not “regarded as having such an impairment” if the public accommodation demonstrates that the impairment is, objectively, both “transitory” and “minor.”...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
11B-703.8.12 Protective covering
Where a protective layer is placed over VMS characters through which the VMS characters must be viewed, the protective covering shall have a non-glare finish....
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Research and History > Research Documents > A Longitudinal Study of Playground Surfaces to Evaluate Accessibility - Final Report
Unitary Surface
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
11B-703.8.12 Protective covering
Where a protective layer is placed over VMS characters through which the VMS characters must be viewed, the protective covering shall have a non-glare finish....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
QUALIFIED HISTORIC BUILDING OR FACILITY
[DSA-AC] A building or facility that is listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, or designated as historic under an appropriate State or local law....