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 > 2025 California Standards
11B-224.8.2 More than 50-bed facilities
Group homes, halfway houses, shelters, or similar social service center establishments that provide either temporary sleeping accommodations or residential dwelling units that are subject...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-224.8.2 More than 50-bed facilities
Group homes, halfway houses, shelters, or similar social service center establishments that provide either temporary sleeping accommodations or residential dwelling units that are subject...
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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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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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Links > Publication
Victims with Disabilities: Collaborative, Multidiciplinary Frist Response - Training Guide
Developed under the guidance of a national advisory board, this DVD provides guidelines for interact-ing with both adults and children, and places special emphasis on crime victims who have...
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Salsbury Industries See Through Metal Locker Six Tier Box Style Bridge 16 Box
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Links > Federal Department or Agency
National Eye Health Education Program (NEHEP) Vision and Aging: Resources
The See Well for a Lifetime Toolkit is a good place to get started. Healthy Aging® Month materials will help you promote eye health in September....
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Links > Travel/Recreation
Able Outdoors
Our mission is to bring the entire accessible outside world into one place, to be an information source for everything outdoors: hunting, fishing, travel and all types of outdoor recreation...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Accessible Information Exchange: Meeting on a Level Playing Field
Providing Auxiliary Aids and Services
If the aids and services are provided only after a request from a participant, also plan any invitation response deadlines to accommodate these time constraints....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2010 California Standards for Accessible Design (excerpts relating to Safe Harbors only)
1124B
The minimum clear floor or ground space required to accommodate a single, stationary wheelchair and occupant is 30 inches by 48 inches (762 mm by 1219 mm)....
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1190, Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
Surfaces (R302.7) (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Elongated openings in gratings must be placed so that the long dimension is perpendicular to the dominant direction of travel....
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Guidelines > 24 CFR Part 100—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines, Preamble
Guidelines for Requirement 7
The Department has eliminated the specification that controls for ranges and cooktops be placed so that reaching across burners is not required....
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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)
5. Qualified handicapped person
Section 104.3(k)(1) defines a qualified handicapped person with respect to employment as a handicapped person who can, with reasonable accommodation, perform the essential functions of the...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Williams Sound FM ADA KIT 37 - FM ADA Compliance Kit
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Besam SW200i-IG In Ground Swing Door Operator
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