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
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 > 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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Legal Documents > KIROLA v. THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
b) Library Program
In those instances, he withheld occupancy approval and required the library to correct the deficiencies before opening the branch location in question to the public....
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Research and History > Research Documents > Visual Detection of Detectable Warning Materials by Pedestrians with Visual Impairments - Final Report
Appendix B: Overview of Federal Regulations and Guidance for Detectable Warnings
The Draft Public Rights-of-Way Accessibility Guidelines announced is the second draft available to the public....
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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....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Inpro Corporation JointMaster® 316 Series Single Sightline for Carpet Floor Expansion Joint Covers
25mm)
Specially designed for continuous flooring types such as carpet and vinyl sheet
Stainless steel leaf spring supports heavy pedestrian loads and secures flooring in place...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Landscape Forms Inc. Humo Steel Ashtray
Minimal, elegant in their simplicity, and beautifully resolved, they bring an international spirit to our collection of outdoor furnishings for creating a sense of place....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Carr Corporation Narcotics Locker NL10
Can be wall mounted or placed inside another cabinet.
Size: 15: wide, 11" high, 9" deep.
Single door with two core locks, keyed different....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments
Integrated Setting
Commonly known as the “integration mandate,” public entities must make their programs, services, and activities accessible to qualified people with disabilities in the most integrated way...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Questions & Answers: Supplement to the 2013 DOJ/DOT Joint Technical Assistance on the Title II of the ADA Requirements To Provide Curb Ramps when Streets, Roads, or Highways are Altered through Resurfacing
Q11: Utility Trench Work and Curb Ramp Compliance
Public entities should note that the ADA requires maintenance of accessible features, and as such, they must ensure that when the trench is repaved or other road maintenance is performed...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities
For More Information
This extensive website provides access to ADA regulations; all Department ADA technical assistance materials, including newly-released publications; proposed changes in the ADA regulations...
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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)
307 Protruding Objects
Post-mounted objects are common along sidewalks, street crossings, and other public rights-of-way....
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Additional Access Publications > ADA Title II Action Guide for State and Local Governments
Integration
Sometimes public entities denied people with disabilities the right to participate in the programs provided to everyone else even if they were qualified to participate....
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Research and History > Regulations and Standards History > Equality of Opportunity: The Making of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Glossary of Acronyms
Citizens with Disabilities
ACLU
American Civil Liberties Union
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAPT
American Disabled for Accessible Public...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title I Technical Assistance Manual
Changing Essential Job Functions
The essential functions of the bagging job are putting items into bags, giving the bags to the customer directly or placing them in grocery carts....
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Research and History > Research Documents > The Impact of Transfer Setup on the Performance of Independent Transfers: Phase I Final Report
Grab bar protocol
included the side guard. 65% (75/115), CI[56%,73%] attained the transfer at level with their WMD and 10% (11/115) , CI[5%,16%] of the subjects who could not transfer with the side guard in place...
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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)
24. Educational setting
Among the factors to be considered in placing a child is the need to place the child as close to home as possible....
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Links > Independent Living
Umpqua Valley disAbilities Network (UVDN) - Roseburg, OR
disability awareness, increase community inclusion opportunities for the disabled and to expand services and support existing community efforts and activities to disabled adults seeking accommodations...