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 > Technical Assistance > 2016 ADA CHECKLIST FOR POLLING PLACES
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An evaluation of polling place accessibility focuses on those areas of a facility that may be used as a polling place on Election Day....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
38. Is an employer relieved of its obligation to provide reasonable accommodation for an employee with a disability who fails to take medication, to obtain medical treatment, or to use an assistive device (such as a hearing aid)?
The ADA requires an employer to provide reasonable accommodation to remove workplace barriers, regardless of what effect medication, other medical treatment, or assistive devices may have...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title I Technical Assistance Manual
III.THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION OBLIGATION
III.THE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATION OBLIGATION...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1190, Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way; Shared Use Paths: Supplemental Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (SNPRM)
Public Right-of-Way
Public Right-of-Way
The SNPRM would revise the proposed definition of public right-of-way in R105.5 to read as follows:
Public Right-of-Way....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
PUBLIC-USE AREAS
PUBLIC-USE AREAS. Interior or exterior rooms or spaces of a building that are made available to the general public and does not include common use areas....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > The Americans with Disabilities Act and Other Federal Laws Protecting the Rights of Voters with Disabilities
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The NVRA requires all offices that provide public assistance or state-funded programs that primarily serve persons with disabilities to provide the opportunity to register to vote by providing...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
PUBLIC-USE AREAS
Interior or exterior rooms or spaces of a building or facility that are made available to the general public and do not include common use areas....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
PUBLIC-USE AREAS
Interior or exterior rooms or spaces of a building or facility that are made available to the general public and do not include common use areas....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 & 38 - Department of Transportation (DOT) ADA Regulations
§ 37.5(i)(3) Public entity-public transport
(3) Public entity-public transport....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Florida Accessibility Code
Designated Public Transportation
Designated Public Transportation....
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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)
§8.25(a) Development and alteration of public housing and multi-family Indian housing
(a) Development and alteration of public housing and multi-family Indian housing....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
DESIGNATED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
DESIGNATED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION. ...
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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)
Public entity (Section-by-Section Analysis)
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
DESIGNATED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
[DSA-AC] Transportation provided by a public entity (other than public school transportation) by bus, rail, or other conveyance (other than transportation by aircraft or intercity or commuter...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
DESIGNATED PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION
[DSA-AC] Transportation provided by a public entity (other than public school transportation) by bus, rail, or other conveyance (other than transportation by aircraft or intercity or commuter...
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Federal Documents > Standards > ABA Accessibility Standard for GSA Facilities Pocket Guide
Public Entrance
An entrance that is not a service entrance or a restricted entrance.
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
PUBLIC ENTRANCE
An entrance that is not a service entrance or a restricted entrance.
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
PUBLIC ENTRANCE
An entrance that is not a service entrance or a restricted entrance.
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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)
Public Rights-of-Way
Some comments asked that the final rule address certain elements common in public rights-of-ways....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
14. Does an employer have to provide reasonable accommodation to enable an employee with a disability to have equal access to information communicated in the workplace to non-disabled employees?
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State and Local Documents > State Technical Assistance > DSA Summary of 2016 California Building Code Changes for Accessibility
Public Use Areas
DEFINITION
NOTES
Public Use Areas
Amends prior model code definition to clarify that public use areas include areas associated...
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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)
Specified public transportation
Specified public transportation means transportation by bus, rail, or any other conveyance (other than by aircraft) that provides the general public with general or special service (including...