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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Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
How Crime Affects People With Disabilities Video PSA Part 1
Creative Commons license: Public Domain....
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Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
How Crime Affects People With Disabilities Video PSA Part 2
Creative Commons license: Public Domain....
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Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
Removing the Stigma of Disability | Adam Pearson | TEDxBrighton
Adam will share important lessons he has learned while carving out a career for himself in the public eye, whilst overcoming the stigma attached to his disfigurements....
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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)
Volume Control
All public telephones are required to be equipped with volume control, as discussed above in section 217....
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Federal Documents > Standards > ABA Accessibility Standard for GSA Facilities Pocket Guide
The Basis for this Pocket Guide
This publication has been compiled from the General Services Administration (GSA) Architectural Barriers Act Accessibility Standard downloaded from the US Access Board website at http://...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Turnstile Security Systems Inc. 2 Way Auto Swing Security Gate
The slimmest automatic opening gate in the market place....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Kohler® Mazz Single-Handle Pull-Down Sprayer Kitchen Faucet in Vibrant Stainless
touch-control allows you to switch between sweep spray and stream
DockNetik, a magnetic docking system located within the spout, smoothly glides and securely locks the spray head into place...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Pilot Rock CN-AMQ Amherst Collection Square Ash Receptacles
OPTIONAL: Stationary, elevated mounting posts are available to secure the receptacles in place. See Stationary Mounts....
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Federal Documents > Standards > ABA Accessibility Standard for GSA Facilities Pocket Guide
F202.4 Alterations Affecting Primary Function Areas
Primary function areas are not limited to public use areas....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > An ADA Guide for Local Governments: Making Community Emergency Preparedness and Response Programs Accessible to People with Disabilities
SHELTERING
to the public, including persons with disabilities and the organizations that serve them, the locations of the most accessible emergency shelters....
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 14 CFR Parts 382 and 399; 49 CFR Part 27 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel: Accessibility of Web Sites and Automated Kiosks at U.S. Airports - Preamble
Applicability to Carrier Web Sites
Comments: Overall, the majority of commenters favored our proposal to apply the Web site accessibility requirements to primary carrier Web sites that market air transportation to the general public...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > FCC Consumer Guide: Telecommunications Access for People with Disabilities
Is network architecture covered by the FCC's Section 255 rules?
Network architecture covers the public switched telephone network, and includes hardware or software databases associated with routing telecommunications services....
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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)
§382.45(a)
You must make this copy available for review by any member of the public on request....
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble
Submission to Congress and the General Accounting Office
Congress and the General Accounting Office
The Board has submitted a report containing this final rule to Congress and the Comptroller General of the General Accounting Office prior to publication...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (published 2008)
§ 35.151(b)(1)
(1) Each facility or part of a facility altered by, on behalf of, or for the use of a public entity in a manner that affects or could affect the usability of the facility or part of the...
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Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
4.1.5(4) ELEMENTS, SPACES, AND COMMON AREAS
EXCEPTIONS: Mechanical rooms, storage areas, and other such minor additions which normally are not frequented by the public or employees of the facility are excepted from 4.1.5....
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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)
§ 35.151(b)(1)
(1) Each facility or part of a facility altered by, on behalf of, or for the use of a public entity in a manner that affects or could affect the usability of the facility or part of the...
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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)
§ 35.101(a) Purpose
L. 110-325, 122 Stat. 3553 (2008)), which prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability by public entities....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 & 38 - Department of Transportation (DOT) ADA Regulations
§ 37.135(f)(2)
This includes an FTA recipient under 49 U.S.C. 5307; entities submitting a joint plan (unless they meet the requirements of paragraph (f)(1)(iii) of this section), and a public entity not...
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Links > Nonprofit Organization
Rebuilding Together Clay County - Liberty, MO
improving accessibility
Help people to stay in their homes and avoid homelessness
Enable senior adults to stay in their own homes for as long as possible
and to “age in place...
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Research and History > Research Documents > Exhibit Design Relating to Low Vision and Blindness: Tactile Mapping for Cultural and Entertainment Venues
Talking Three-Dimensional Models for Way-finding
A few museums and public places offer tactile models that visitors are allowed to touch, such as the outdoor bronze model at the Getty Center in Los Angeles (see fig. 8)....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Texas Accessibility Standards
208.1 General
used exclusively for buses, trucks, other delivery vehicles, law enforcement vehicles, or vehicular impound shall not be required to comply with 208 provided that lots accessed by the public...
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Federal Documents > Standards > ABA Accessibility Standard for GSA Facilities Pocket Guide
F208.1 General
used exclusively for buses, trucks, other delivery vehicles, law enforcement vehicles, or vehicular impound shall not be required to comply with F208 provided that lots accessed by the public...
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Legal Documents > United States of America v. The International Spy Museum - Settlement Agreement
Printed material
., Braille, large print, audio recording, or in accessible electronic format on disk, CD-Rom, DVD or on the web), from the date they are officially made available to the public....