In the early twentieth century, the demographics of disability changed as thousands of Americans acquired disabilities through industrial, work-place injuries....
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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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Contours of Disability in America
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Approach: ADA Standard Section 604.8.1.3
Section 604.8.1.3 covers the current ADA Standards for the arrangement of toilet compartments to provide for left or right-handed approach to the water closet.
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Minimum Number: ADA Standard Section 239.2
Section 239.2 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for the minimum number of miniature golf course holes that are required to be accessible.
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The Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking
Public response to the ANPRM was extraordinary. The Department extended the comment deadline by four months at the public's request. 70 FR 2992 (Jan. 19, 2005). ...
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FamilyConnect
This site gives parents of visually impaired children a place to support each other, share stories and concerns, and link to local resources....
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§382.3 Indirect carrier
Indirect carrier means a person not directly involved in the operation of an aircraft who sells air transportation services to the general public other than as an authorized agent of a carrier...
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1.6.3 Commercial Service Airport.
A public airport that enplanes 2,500 or more passengers annually and receives scheduled passenger aircraft service. (49 U.S.C. § 47102)(7))....
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11B-705.1.2.1 Platform edges
Detectable warning surfaces at platform boarding edges shall be 24 inches (610 mm) wide and shall extend the full length of the public use areas of the platform....
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810.5.2 Detectable Warnings
Platform boarding edges not protected by platform screens or guards shall have detectable warnings complying with 705 along the full length of the public use area of the platform....
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M302.2.2 Sunset
The low transfer position height, Item A of M302.2.1, shall cease to have effect on [Insert date 5 years after date of publication in the Federal Register]. [sic]...
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705.2 Platform Edges
Detectable warning surfaces at platform boarding edges shall be 24 inches (610 mm) wide and shall extend the full length of the public use areas of the platform....
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Sec. 469.057(c)
(c) The department may enter into cooperative agreements to integrate information about the architectural barriers program with information produced or distributed by other public entities...
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705.2 Platform Edges
Detectable warning surfaces at platform boarding edges shall be 24 inches (610 mm) wide and shall extend the full length of the public use areas of the platform....
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810.5.2 Detectable Warnings
Platform boarding edges not protected by platform screens or guards shall have detectable warnings complying with 705 along the full length of the public use area of the platform....
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702.6 International Code Council (ICC)
Copies of the referenced standard may be obtained from ICC Publications, 4051 W. Flossmoor Road, Country Club Hills, IL 60478–5795 (http://www.iccsafe.org)....
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§8.22(a)
(a) New multifamily housing projects (including public housing and Indian housing projects as required by §8.25) shall be designed and constructed to be readily accessible to and usable...
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§35.163(a)
(a) A public entity shall ensure that interested persons, including persons with impaired vision or hearing, can obtain information as to the existence and location of accessible services...
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§35.172(a)
(a) The designated agency shall investigate each complete complaint, attempt informal resolution, and, if resolution is not achieved, issue to the complainant and the public entity a Letter...
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10.3.1(10)
(10) Stations shall not be designed or constructed so as to require persons with disabilities to board or alight from a vehicle at a location other than one used by the general public....
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9.5.2(2)(a)
(a) at least one public entrance shall allow a person with mobility impairments to approach, enter and exit including a minimum clear door width of 32 in (815 mm)....
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§40.3(b)(1)
(1) Any portion of a residential structure or its grounds which need not, because of its intended use, be made accessible to, or usable by, the public or by physically handicapped persons...
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§100.145(a)(1)
(1) Voluntarily discloses any part of the report or results or any other information privileged under this subpart to any aggrieved person, complainant, department, agency, or to the public...
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§ 35.138(h)(3) Investigation of fraud
A public entity may investigate the potential misuse of accessible seating where there is good cause to believe that such seating has been purchased fraudulently....
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§ 35.163(a)
(a) A public entity shall ensure that interested persons, including persons with impaired vision or hearing, can obtain information as to the existence and location of accessible services...
