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 > Technical Assistance > 2004 ADA Checklist for Polling Places
Temporary Solutions for Election Day
A portable ramp with edge protection and handrails is placed over stairs to provide an accessible route on Election Day....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title I Technical Assistance Manual
b. Training
Training
Reasonable accommodation should be provided, when needed, to give employees with disabilities equal opportunity for training to perform their jobs effectively and to progress...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
SafetyStepTD Ramp-Up Detectable Warning System
It is surface applied, but when complete it will give the look of a cast in place tile on your street corner....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guide to the ADA Standards
Public Entrances Required to be Accessible
Recommendation: Access should be provided to a primary entrance for greater usability and convenience (as is required for residential dwelling units).
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 & 38 - Department of Transportation (DOT) ADA Regulations
§ 38.35 Public information system
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Federal Documents > Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Final Standards and Guidelines (with amendments issued through Jan. 2018)
E205.2 Public Facing
Electronic content that is public facing shall conform to the accessibility requirements specified in E205.4....
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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)
§ 35.136(g) Access to areas of a public entity
(g) Access to areas of a public entity....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
16. If, as a reasonable accommodation, an employer restructures an employee's job to eliminate some marginal functions, may the employer require the employee to take on other marginal functions that s/he can perform?
An employer may switch the marginal functions of two (or more) employees in order to restructure a job as a reasonable accommodation....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
11B-217.4.3.1 Public buildings
Where at least one public pay telephone is provided in a public building, at least one public TTY shall be provided in the building....
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix C: Guidance on ADA Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations: 1991 Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis)
"Specified public transportation." (Preamble, Section-by-Section Analysis)
It is used in category (7) of the definition of ‘‘place of public accommodation,’’ which includes stations used for specified public transportation....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > 2016 ADA CHECKLIST FOR POLLING PLACES
Problem One (Accessible Route)
Problem One: The sidewalk connecting parking to the polling place entrance is too steep to be accessible....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
11. May an employer require an individual with a disability to accept a reasonable accommodation that s/he does not want?
An employer may not require a qualified individual with a disability to accept an accommodation....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-215.2 Public and common use areas
Alarms in public use areas and common use areas shall comply with Chapter 9, Section 907.5.2.3.1.
[2010 ADA Standards] 215.2 Public and Common Use Areas....
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State and Local Documents > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
12148(b)(2) Historic trains
respect to the remanufacture of a vehicle of historic character which is to be used on a segment of a light or rapid rail system which is included on the National Register of Historic Places...
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Additional Access Publications > ADA Compliance Process by Evan Terry Associates
Summary of Key ADA Facility Requirements for Private Entities
Facility Requirements for Private Entities" (12 KB PDF)]
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description Final Rule
§ 36.303(g)(4) Minimum requirements for audio description devices
(4) Minimum requirements for audio description devices.
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description Final Rule
Section 36.303(g)(2) General
In the NPRM, the Department proposed at § 36.303(g)(2)(i) that “[a] public accommodation that owns, leases, leases to, or operates a movie theater shall ensure that its auditoriums have...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Reassignment
Reassignment (75)
The ADA specifically lists "reassignment to a vacant position" as a form of reasonable accommodation.(76) This type of reasonable accommodation must be provided to an...
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Legal Documents > KIROLA v. THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
a) Public Right-of-Way
a) Public Right-of-Way
101....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title I Technical Assistance Manual
Inquiries Related to Ability to Perform Job Functions and Accommodations
For example: If an applicant has one arm and the job requires placing bulky items on shelves up to six feet high, the interviewer could ask the applicant to demonstrate how s/he would perform...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title I Technical Assistance Manual
When an employee is having difficulty performing his or her job effectively
In such cases, a medical examination may be necessary to determine if s/he can perform essential job functions with or without an accommodation....
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35, Appendix B: 1991 ADA Title II Regulations Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis
§35.102 Application
The private entity operating the inn would also be subject to the obligations of public accommodations under title III of the Act and the Department’s title III regulations at 28 CFR part...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
§ 36.304(c)(1)
(1) First, a public accommodation should take measures to provide access to a place of public accommodation from public sidewalks, parking, or public transportation....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations)
Sec.36.304(c)(1)
(1) First, a public accommodation should take measures to provide access to a place of public accommodation from public sidewalks, parking, or public transportation....