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 > Preamble to Guidelines > 36 CFR Part 1191 ABA Accessibility Guidelines, Outdoor Developed Areas - Preamble
1017.6 Openings
Elongated openings should be placed so that the long dimension is perpendicular, or as close to perpendicular as possible, to the dominant direction of travel....
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State and Local Documents > Guidelines > 36 CFR Part 1191 ABA Accessibility Guidelines, Outdoor Developed Areas
1017.6 Openings
Elongated openings should be placed so that the long dimension is perpendicular, or as close to perpendicular as possible, to the dominant direction of travel....
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Additional Access Publications > Employers' Guide to Including Employees with Disabilities in Emergency Evacuation Plans
LEGAL REQUIREMENTS
Further, employers who do not have emergency evacuation plans may nonetheless have to address emergency evacuation for employees with disabilities1 as a reasonable accommodation under Title...
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Links > Design/Construction/Barrier Removal
Design Council
Together we are passionate about using design to improve people's lives and we believe that design-led innovation can stimulate business growth, transform public services and enhance places...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Appendix to 29 CFR Part 1630—Interpretive Guidance on Title I of the Americans With Disabilities Act
Section 1630.6 Contractual or Other Arrangements
For example, a copier company whose service representative is a dwarf could be required to provide a stepstool, as a reasonable accommodation, to enable him to perform the necessary repairs...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
Section 35.151(j) Residential housing for sale to individual owners
The Department also sought public comment on this issue stating that “[t]he Department would welcome recommendations from individuals with disabilities, public housing authorities, and other...
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Accessible Means of Egress
A continuous and unobstructed way of egress travel from any point in a building or facility that provides an accessible route to an area of refuge, a horizontal exit, or a public way....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-810.1.1 Vehicle boarding
Stations shall not be designed or constructed so as to require persons with disabilities to board or alight from a vehicle at a location other than one used by the general public....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-810.1.1 Vehicle boarding
Stations shall not be designed or constructed so as to require persons with disabilities to board or alight from a vehicle at a location other than one used by the general public....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Takeform Fusion Signage Office/Suite/Room Identification Type G
Locations:
Offices
Hospital/assisted living/
patient rooms
Hotel rooms
K-12 and university classrooms
Other areas where signage must accommodate...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Takeform Fusion Signage Office/Suite/Room Identification Type F
Locations:
Offices
Hospital/assisted living/
patient rooms
Hotel rooms
K-12 and university classrooms
Other areas where signage must accommodate...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Takeform Fusion Signage Office/Suite/Room Identification Type G.2
Locations:
Offices
Hospital/assisted living/
patient rooms
Hotel rooms
K-12 and university classrooms
Other areas where signage must accommodate...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Questions and Answers: Accessibility Requirements for Existing Swimming Pools at Hotels and Other Public Accommodations
15. Can I store my lift and bring it out only when it is requested by a person with a disability?
A pool lift must remain in place and be operational during all times that the pool is open to guests....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
11B-502.3.4 Location
Access aisles shall be permitted to be placed on either side of the parking space except for van parking spaces which shall have access aisles located on the passenger side of the parking...
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Research and History > Research Documents > Dimensional Tolerances in Construction and for Surface Accessibility
1.1.6 Flatness of walk cross slope
For walks and other pedestrian paths, measure flatness of the cross slope by placing a 24 - in. (600 mm) digital inclinometer perpendicular to the line of travel at 10 ft (3 m) intervals...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
11B-502.3.4 Location
Access aisles shall be permitted to be placed on either side of the parking space except for van parking spaces which shall have access aisles located on the passenger side of the parking...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
11B-604.8.2.2 Doors
A door pull complying with Section 11B-404.2.7 shall be placed on both sides of the door near the latch....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
11B-502.3.4 Location
Access aisles shall be permitted to be placed on either side of the parking space except for van parking spaces which shall have access aisles located on the passenger side of the parking...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
11B-604.8.2.2 Doors
A door pull complying with Section 11B-404.2.7 shall be placed on both sides of the door near the latch....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-705.2 Detectable directional texture
This surface will be placed directly behind the yellow detectable warning texture specified in Section 11B-705.1.2.1, aligning with all doors of the transit vehicles where passengers will...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-705.2 Detectable directional texture
This surface will be placed directly behind the yellow detectable warning texture specified in Section 11B-705.1.2.1, aligning with all doors of the transit vehicles where passengers will...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 8—Nondiscrimination Based on Handicap in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (with amendments issued through Dec. 2007)
§8.11(d)
(d) A recipient may not deny any employment opportunity to a qualified handicapped employee or applicant if the basis for the denial is the need to make reasonable accommodation to the physical...
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State and Local Documents > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
12162(a)(3)(A)(i)(I)
(I) to park and secure wheelchairs (to accommodate individuals who wish to remain in their wheelchairs) equal to not less than one-half of the number of single-level rail passenger coaches...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (1991 ADA Title II Regulations)
§35.130(e)(1)
(1) Nothing in this part shall be construed to require an individual with a disability to accept an accommodation, aid, service, opportunity, or benefit provided under the ADA or this part...