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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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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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
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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
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Umpqua Valley disAbilities Network (UVDN) - Roseburg, OR
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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 May 2016)
§382.3 Indirect carrier
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Federal Aviation Administration Draft Advisory Circular 150/5360-14A, Access to Airports by Individuals with Disabilities
1.6.3 Commercial Service Airport.
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
11B-705.1.2.1 Platform edges
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Federal Documents > Standards > ABA Accessibility Standard for GSA Facilities Pocket Guide
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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Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1195 Standards for Accessible Medical Diagnostic Equipment
M302.2.2 Sunset
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