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
Floor or Ground Surfaces: ADA Standard Section 305.2
Section 305.2 covers the current ADA Standards for floor or ground surfaces of clear floor or ground space.
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Size: ADA Standard Section 305.3
Section 305.3 covers the current ADA Standards for the required size of compliant clear floor or ground space.
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
General: ADA Standard Section 306.1
Section 306.1 of the ADA Standards covers information in the current ADA Standards for knee and toe clearance.
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Size: ADA Standard Section 409.4.6.1
Section 409.4.6.1 covers the current ADA Standards for the size of the car controls in private residence elevators.
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
General: ADA Standard Section 229.1
Section 229.1 of the ADA Standards covers information in the current ADA Standards on scoping requirements for windows.
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Research and History > Research Documents > Large Area Assistive Listening Systems: Review and Recommendations
7. INSTALLATION
occurring as frequently as poor installation, however, are the occasions when a proper installation is modified by local facility managers or personnel after the initial installation takes place...
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Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICAN AND THE CITY OF WAUKEGAN, ILLINOIS UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
Attachment A
The City will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
11B-604.3.2 Overlap
As of the initial publication of this Pocket Guide, OSHPD has not updated CAN 2-11B for applicability to 2016 CBC....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
11B-604.3.2 Overlap
As of the initial publication of this Guide, OSHPD has not updated CAN 2-11B for applicability to 2019 CBC....
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) - Preamble (published 2008)
Relationship to Other Laws
In addition, public entities (including AMTRAK) that provide public transportation services that are subject to subtitle B of title II should be reminded that the Department's regulation...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title II Technical Assistance Manual
II-2.8000 Qualified individual with a disability
The "essential eligibility requirements" for participation in many activities of public entities may be minimal....
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Volume Control Telephones: ADA Standard Section 704.3
Public telephones required to have volume controls shall be equipped with a receive volume control that provides a gain adjustable up to 20 dB minimum....
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Legal Documents > KIROLA v. THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
4. "Overarching Policy"
Rather, Kirola now asserts that the City has an "overarching policy of leaving disability access barriers in place," and that she has standing to challenge this "official" policy....
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (published 2008)
§ 35.136(f) Inquiries
A public entity shall not ask about the nature or extent of a person's disability, but can determine whether an animal qualifies as a service animal. ...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines
Section 2. Accessible
"Accessible", when used with respect to the public and common use areas of a building containing covered multifamily dwellings, means that the public or common use areas of the building...
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Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
4.1.7(3)(b)
(b) At least one accessible entrance complying with 4.14 which is used by the public shall be provided....
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Guidelines > 36 CFR Parts 1190 and 1191 ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble (Discussion of Comments and Changes)
Mirror Height
This specification was adopted to accommodate persons of short stature. The Board has included a similar requirement in the final rule....
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Legal Documents > United States of America v. Employees' Retirement Systems of Alabama, Teachers' Retirement Systems of Alabama, and PCH Hotels & Resorts, Inc. - Consent Decree
16. Modification to be completed within six months
Decree, Defendants shall make the following physical, operational, and other modifications necessary to bring the Hotel, and its goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, and accommodations...
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State and Local Documents > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
12182(b)(3) Specific construction
construction
Nothing in this subchapter shall require an entity to permit an individual to participate in or benefit from the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages and accommodations...
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State and Local Documents > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
12182(b)(2)(A)(iii)
absence of auxiliary aids and services, unless the entity can demonstrate that taking such steps would fundamentally alter the nature of the good, service, facility, privilege, advantage, or accommodation...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title III Technical Assistance Manual (with 1994 supplement)
III-7.5170 Telephones
phone must be provided for each floor, unless the floor has two or more banks of phones, in which case there must be one accessible phone for each bank.
2) All accessible public phones...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Gamco Fixed Position Tilt Mirror - FT-Series
Back Panel - Shock absorbing material is placed between mirror and back panel....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Gamco Recessed Multi-Roll Toilet Tissue Dispenser - TTD-6
Extra toilet tissue roll automatically drops in place after bottom roll is used up. Unit 7 9/16" W, 12 1/2" H, 2 15/16" D (190 x 320 x 75mm)....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Gamco Surface Mounted Multi-Roll Toilet Tissue Dispenser - TTD-5
Extra toilet tissue roll automatically drops in place after bottom roll is used up. Unit 5 3/4" W, 10 3/4" H, 6" D (146 x 273 x 152mm). Special Finishes are available for this unit....