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 > 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(b) Identification of available accessible seating
A public entity that sells or distributes tickets for a single event or series of events shall, upon inquiry—...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 & 38 - Department of Transportation (DOT) ADA Regulations
§ 37.125 ADA paratransit eligibility: Process
Each public entity required to provide complementary paratransit service by §37.121 of this part shall establish a process for determining ADA paratransit eligibility....
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble
Section 1193.35 Redundancy and Selectability [1193.33 in the NPRM] (Section-by-Section Analysis)
As a result, the provision is being reserved at this time, with a recommendation for redundancy and selectability placed in the appendix....
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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)
382.101 What other boarding and deplaning assistance must carriers provide?
In those circumstances, airlines must still provide enplaning and deplaning assistance by other available means, such as by placing the passenger in a boarding chair and carrying him or...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments
2. Automatic Identification Features
Such features are currently available for TTY calls placed using traditional TTY hook-ups to standard telephone lines....
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Federal Documents > Standards > ABA Accessibility Standard for GSA Facilities Pocket Guide
604.8.1.2 Doors
A door pull complying with 404.2.7 shall be placed on both sides of the door near the latch. Toilet compartment doors shall not swing into the minimum required compartment area....
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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)
Accessible Lavatory
distinction between toilet compartments and toilet rooms in scoping
accessible water closets (213.3.1, 213.3.2)
clarifying the prohibition on accessible lavatories being placed...
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Standards > 36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment - Preamble
M301.3.2 Leg Supports (Section-by-Section Analysis)
In the MDE NPRM, the Access Board proposed to place the requirements for stirrups on diagnostic equipment used by patients in the supine, prone, or side-lying position in M301....
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Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
5.4.10 Transfer Support Fittings Recommendations for M301 and M302
The Committee recommends transfer supports not rotate when locked in place for patient transfer or use....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Part 27 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (with amendments issued through Aug. 2015)
§27.127(e)(1)
a government employee considered to be on official business) who, having been invited or requested to appear and testify as a witness on the government's behalf, attends at a time and place...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Florida Accessibility Code
604.8.1.2 Doors
A door pull complying with 404.2.7 shall be placed on both sides of the door near the latch. Toilet compartment doors shall not swing into the minimum required compartment area....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Florida Accessibility Code
604.3.2 Overlap
When the door to the toilet room is placed directly in front of the water closet, the water closet cannot overlap the required maneuvering clearance for the door inside the room.
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
1.1.3.2, Item 14.1
Theater, dancehall, skating rink, auditorium, assembly hall, meeting hall, nightclub, fair building or similar place of assemblage where 50 or more persons may gather together in a building...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADAAG Manual
Location [4.6.2] and Dispersion
For example, spaces for an out-lying lot can be placed in a lot closer to the building served since accessible spaces must be located on the shortest accessible route to an accessible facility...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADAAG Manual
Clear Floor Space [4.35.2]
Placing the bench in a corner will allow the walls to be used as support or as a backrest....
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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
2.4.4.1. Repair Costs
Captioning and audio description hardware is typically mounted high on a wall in a movie theater auditorium or otherwise placed in the projection booth. ...
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Additional Access Publications > A Guide to Planning Accessible Meetings
Managing Question and Answer / Audience Participation
When microphones are not available:
Place blank cards and pens on each table and tell attendees in advance to use these to write down their questions....
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Research and History > Regulations and Standards History > Equality of Opportunity: The Making of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Chapter 1: Laying the Foundation: Disability Policy & Activism, 1968-1988
Without this foundation, which was put in place largely over the 1970s and 1980s, the ADA’s passage would have been impossible....
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Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
4.1.2(18)
(18) Assembly areas:
(a) If places of assembly are provided, they shall comply with the following table:
Capacity of Seating & Assembly Areas
Number of Required...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Withdrawn Technical Assistance: Common ADA Errors and Omissions in New Construction and Alterations
Signage
Where there is no wall space to the latch side of the door, including at double leaf doors, signs shall be placed on the nearest adjacent wall....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
11B-705.2 Detectable directional texture
This surface will be placed directly behind the yellow detectable warning texture specified in Section 11B-705.1.2.1, aligning with all doors of the transit vehicles where passengers will...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-206.6 Elevators
Elevators provided as a means of access within a private residence shall be installed so that they are not accessible to the general public or to other occupants of the building....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-206.6 Elevators
Elevators provided as a means of access within a private residence shall be installed so that they are not accessible to the general public or to other occupants of the building....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Pilot Rock T-600 Series Caterpillar Picnic Table
Or choose a powder coat finish (in place of galvanized finish) in your color choice....