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 405.1
Section 405.1 of the ADA Standards covers information in the current ADA Standards for ramps.
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Duration: ADA Standard Section 407.3.3.3
Section 407.3.3.3 covers the current ADA Standards for the duration of an elevators reopening device.
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Height: ADA Standard Section 604.9.3
Section 604.9.3 covers the current ADA Standards for the height of children's use water closets.
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Faucets: ADA Standard Section 606.4
Section 606.4 covers the current ADA Standards for the faucet controls of lavatories and sinks.
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
General: ADA Standard Section 605.1
Section 605.1 of the ADA Standards covers information in the current ADA Standards for urinals.
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Dispersion: ADA Standard Section 235.2.1
Section 235.2.1 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for dispersion of boat slips.
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Size: ADA Standard Section 407.4.8.1.1
Section 407.4.8.1.1 covers the current ADA Standards for size of visible elevator car position indicators.
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Bradley 3-Station Frequency Lavatory System FL-3H & FL-3L
Accommodating 1 - 3 users at a time, the FL-Series features a solid surface countertop with a one-of-a-kind integral bowl....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
1023.9 Stairway identification signs
identification sign, raised characters and braille floor identification signs that comply with Chapter 11A, Section 1143A or Chapter 11B shall be located at the landing of each floor level, placed...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
1023.9 Stairway identification signs
identification sign, raised characters and braille floor identification signs that comply with Chapter 11A, Section 1143A or Chapter 11B shall be located at the landing of each floor level, placed...
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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)
Recognition of psychiatric service animals, but not "emotional support animals.'' (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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Additional Access Publications > ADA Compliance Process by Evan Terry Associates
COMMUNICATIONS {Subpart E}
COMMUNICATIONS {Subpart E}
“A public entity shall take appropriate steps to ensure that communications with applicants, participants, and members of the public with disabilities are as...
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Corada Voices > General Comments or Questions
Overnight Care in Worthington, OH | Right at Home Columbus
By: Right At Home Columbus
Our mission is to ensure that seniors not only age in place but thrive....
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (published 2008)
§ 35.152(b)(1)
(1) Public entities shall ensure that qualified inmates or detainees with disabilities shall not, because that facility is inaccessible to or unusable by individuals with disabilities, be...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title I Technical Assistance Manual
1630.15(e)
action is required or necessitated by another Federal law or regulation, or that another Federal law or regulation prohibits an action (including the provision of a particular reasonable accommodation...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 14 CFR Part 382 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel (Air Carrier Access Act) (with amendments issued through May 2016)
§382.83(c)
passengers, you must allow passengers specified in §382.81 to board the aircraft before other passengers, including other “preboarded” passengers, so that the passengers needing seating accommodations...
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State and Local Documents > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
12182(b)(1)(A)(i) Denial of participation
licensing, or other arrangements, to a denial of the opportunity of the individual or class to participate in or benefit from the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations...
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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)(II)
(II) to fold and store wheelchairs (to accommodate individuals who wish to transfer to coach seats) equal to not less than one-half of the number of single-level rail passenger coaches in...
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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)
§1630.2(m) qualified
individual satisfies the requisite skill, experience, education and other job-related requirements of the employment position such individual holds or desires and, with or without reasonable accommodation...
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State and Local Documents > Guidelines > Accessible Swimming Pools, Wading Pools and Spas - A Summary of Accessibility Guidelines for Recreation Facilities
Aquatic Recreation Facilities
Facilities
Wave action pools, leisure rivers, sand bottom pools, and other pools where access to the water is limited to one area and where everyone gets in and out at the same place...
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Additional Access Publications > Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide For People with Disabilities
Which Paths Lead to Usable Circulation Paths?
Special Note 3
Where such directional signs are not in place, people with limited mobility should be provided with written directions, a brochure, or a map showing the locations of all...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guide to the ADA Standards
Alterations and Additions
Normal maintenance, such as pothole repair, surface patching, or repainting in place existing striping for a few spaces, is not considered an alteration except where it affects a facility...
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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)
Executive Order 13132: Federalism
Title III of the ADA covers public accommodations and commercial facilities....