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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Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
3.2.1. Overview of NATO’s 2015 Accessibility Survey
Provide Audio Description
22,673
Source: NATO, 2015 Accessibility Survey on RIN 1190-AA63, CRT Docket No. 126, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public...
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Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
3.2. Baselines
distributed across the venue types in the primary analysis.
18 NATO, 2015 Accessibility Survey on RIN 1190-AA63, CRT Docket No. 126, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public...
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Links > Independent Living
Assisted Living Directory - Ohio Assisted Living Facilities & Senior Care
The Ohio Department of Health uses “Residential Care Facilities” to describe homes that provide accommodations for: a) “seventeen or more unrelated individuals, and supervision and personal...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
Section 35.151(b)(4)(ii)(C) Path of travel--safe harbor
Section 35.151(b)(4)(ii)(C) Path of travel--safe harbor
In Sec. 35.151(b)(4)(ii)(C) of the NPRM, the Department included a provision that stated that public entities that have brought...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
Section 35.151(b)(4)(ii)(C) Path of travel—safe harbor (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 35.151(b)(4)(ii)(C) Path of travel— safe harbor (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In § 35.151(b)(4)(ii)(C) of the NPRM, the Department included a provision that stated that public...
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix C: Guidance on ADA Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations: 1991 Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.209 Illegal Use of Drugs (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.209 provides that the prohibitions on discrimination in this part do not apply when the public accommodation acts on the basis of current illegal use of drugs....
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix B: Preamble to Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations Preamble)
Section 36.209 Illegal Use of Drugs (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
Section 36.209 provides that the prohibitions on discrimination in this part do not apply when the public accommodation acts on the basis of current illegal use of drugs....
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Regulatory Support Documents > Analysis of Final Regulation > Appendix A to 34 CFR Part 104 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance, Analysis of Final Regulation (with amendments issued through July 2017)
22. Location and notification
Section 104.32 requires public schools to take steps annually to identify and locate handicapped children who are not receiving an education and to publicize to handicapped children and...
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State and Local Documents > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
12148(a)(3) Utilization
(3) Utilization
Paragraph (1) shall not require a public entity to which paragraph (2) applies, to provide to individuals who use wheelchairs services made available to the general public...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Part 37 - Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities; Reasonable Modification of Policies and Practices
§ 37.169(a)(1)
(1) A public entity providing designated public transportation, in meeting the reasonable modification requirement of § 37.5(g)(1) with respect to its fixed route, demand responsive, and...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 & 38 - Department of Transportation (DOT) ADA Regulations
§ 37.61(c)
(c) Public entities, with respect to facilities that, as provided in paragraph (b) of this section, are not required to be made accessible to individuals who use wheelchairs, are not required...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
11B-216.9 TTYs
Identification and directional signs for public TTYs shall be provided in accordance with Section 11B-216.9....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 & 38 - Department of Transportation (DOT) ADA Regulations
§ 37.169(a)(1)
(1) A public entity providing designated public transportation, in meeting the reasonable modification requirement of §37.5(i)(3) with respect to its fixed route, demand responsive, and...
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Research and History > Regulations and Standards History > Stabilized Engineered Wood Fiber for Accessible Playground Surfaces
Playground Study Site
Half the rock was placed using a skid-steer loader and the other half was placed manually using wheelbarrows. All the rock was shoveled and raked by hand to a uniform depth....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-805.4.3 Turning space
If the treatment room is intended to accommodate procedures requiring access to the head (e.g. minor surgery, etc.), all four sides of the table require 36-inch wide access....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-805.4.3 Turning space
If the treatment room is intended to accommodate procedures requiring access to the head (e.g. minor surgery, etc.), all four sides of the table require 36-inch wide access....
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM: Preamble (2008 Title III NPRM Preamble)
Effective date: Time period. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
date of the proposed standards would be twelve months after publication of the final rule....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
Legal standard for other power-driven mobility devices. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
the public entity's service, program, or activity.'' 73 FR 34466, 34505 (June 17, 2008)....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Update - A Primer for Small Business
Element-by-Element Safe Harbor
The ADA’s definition of an alteration is discussed later in this publication....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description Final Rule
C. The 2014 Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Movie Captioning and Audio Description
converting from analog to digital projection systems, the Department published a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on August 1, 2014, entitled Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1190, Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
Benefits
declared by Congress by eliminating the discriminatory effects of architectural, transportation, and communication barriers in the design and construction of pedestrian facilities in the public...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) - Preamble (published 2008)
"Auxiliary Aids and Services" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
See The Americans with Disabilities Act, Title III Technical Assistance Manual, Covering Public Accommodations and Commercial Facilities (Title III TA Manual), III-4.300, available at http...
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Regulatory Support Documents > Regulatory Impact Analyses > Final Regulatory Assessment and Final Regulatory Flexibility Analysis Final Rule - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description
3.4. Unit Costs
The unit costs from the three main manufacturers of the equipment (Doremi Captiview, USL, and Sony) are taken directly from NATO’s public comments, which are based on its interviews with...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title III Technical Assistance Manual (with 1994 supplement)
III-5.3000 Application of ADAAG
. , public pay telephones or built-in ATMs)....