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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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Kee Safety Inc. ADA Safety Handrail Components
Railing System was designed specifically to equip architects, engineers, specifiers, builders, and contractors with the components necessary to easily construct and retrofit commercial and public...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Handi-Ramp Concrete Deck Ramps
Designed to make modular class rooms, offices, churches and other public buildings ADA compliant these deck ramps are made from a heavy duty steel tube frame and a concrete panel surface...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
ACCESSIBLE MEANS OF EGRESS
A continuous and unobstructed way of egress travel from any accessible point in a building or facility to a public way.
[2010 ADAS] Accessible Means of Egress. ...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Information Services
Internal Revenue Service
Publication 535 explains tax deductible expenses for business of any size.
Tax forms and publications
800-829-3676 (voice)
800-829-4059 (TTY)
Internet address
www.irs.gov...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (published 2008)
§ 35.151(b)(4)(ii)(C) Safe harbor
If a public entity has constructed or altered required elements of a path of travel in accordance with the specifications in either the 1991 Standards or the Uniform Federal Accessibility...
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State and Local Documents > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
12143(c)(2) Service area
area
The regulations issued under this section shall require the provision of paratransit and special transportation services required under this section in the service area of each public...
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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)
§ 35.138(g)(2)
(2) If an individual with a disability acquires a ticket or series of tickets to an inaccessible seat through the secondary market, a public entity shall make reasonable modifications to...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title II Technical Assistance Manual
8) Volume controls
8) Volume controls
ADAAG: All accessible public phones must be equipped with volume controls....
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Links > Independent Living
Freedom Resource Center for Independent Living, Inc. - Fargo, Jamestown, Wahpeton, ND. and Fergus Falls, MN
Access Surveys
Nursing Home Prevention and Relocation
Ramp Program
Social Security Benefits
Accessing Health Care
Requesting Reasonable Accommodations...
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Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
A4.22.3 Clear Floor Space
To accommodate the side transfer, the space adjacent to the water closet must remain clear of obstruction for 42 in (1065 mm) from the centerline of the toilet (Figure 28) and the lavatory...
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Clear Floor or Ground Space: ADA Standard Section 1008.4.2
A specific location has not been designated for the clear floor or ground spaces or turning spaces, except swings, because each play component may require that the spaces be placed in a...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-221.2.3.2 Vertical dispersion
When wheelchair spaces are dispersed vertically in an assembly facility they are placed at different locations within the seating area from front-to-back so that the distance from the screen...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-1008.4.2 Clear floor or ground space
A specific location has not been designated for the clear floor or ground spaces or turning spaces, except swings, because each play component may require that the spaces be placed in a...
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 14 CFR Part 382 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel (Air Carrier Access Act): Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis (with amendments issued through July 2010)
Medical Certificates/Communicable Diseases
Some comments also asked how directives or recommendations from public health authorities would play into carrier decisions under the rule....
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Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY DJ No. 205-17-13
GENERAL AGREEMENT
If the need for accommodation is not obvious, FSU may require applicants to provide documentation from an appropriate professional, such as a doctor or a rehabilitation counselor, on the...
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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 1630.2(r) Direct Threat
If, however, an individual poses a direct threat as a result of a disability, the employer must determine whether a reasonable accommodation would either eliminate the risk or reduce it...
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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 July 2003)
§ 382.61 Training
carrier which operates aircraft with more than 19 passenger seats shall provide training, meeting the requirements of this paragraph, for all its personnel who deal with the traveling public...
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Additional Access Publications > CASI California Survey Reports Acceptance Criteria Field Tolerances AC 03 -12
CASI California Survey Reports Acceptance Criteria - Field Tolerances AC 03-12
issues of code which must be addressed to assure that buildings, structures and related facilities are accessible to, and functional for, people with disabilities to, through, and within public...
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 14 CFR Parts 382 and 399; 49 CFR Part 27 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel: Accessibility of Web Sites and Automated Kiosks at U.S. Airports - Preamble
Background
SNPRM also set forth the technical criteria and procedures that we proposed to apply to automated airport kiosks and to Web sites on which air transportation is marketed to the general public...
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State and Local Documents > Guidelines > 36 CFR Part 1191 ABA Accessibility Guidelines, Outdoor Developed Areas
§1191.1(a)
For public accommodations and commercial facilities, the 2010 Standards consist of the regulations at 28 CFR part 36, subpart D and the versions of Appendices B and D to this part published...
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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)
Executive Order 13132
The Department also solicited and received input from public entities in the September 2004 ANPRM and the June 2008 NPRM....
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Additional Access Publications > ADA Title II Action Guide for State and Local Governments
Methods
Put the notice on the public entity’s website.
Include the notice in social media such as Twitter and Facebook.
Post the notice at facilities....
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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)
§35.106 Notice
A public entity shall make available to applicants, participants, beneficiaries, and other interested persons information regarding the provisions of this part and its applicability to the...
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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(b)(1)(v) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Paragraph (b)(1)(v) provides that a public entity may not aid or perpetuate discrimination against a qualified individual with a disability by providing significant assistance to an agency...