However, if making a public entrance accessible would threaten or destroy a facility’s historic significance (as determined by the appropriate State Historic Preservation Official or Advisory...
Search Results "Place of Public Accommodation"
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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Alterations [§206.4 and §202.4]
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Association for Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD)
Since 1977 AHEAD has delivered quality training to higher education personnel through conferences, workshops, publications and consultation....
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Number of Accessible Entrances
Substantive changes include: increasing scoping for public entrances (206.4.1 removing a requirement for accessible ground floor entrances (206.4.3 in the proposed rule)...
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§35.134 Retaliation or Coercion
Paragraph (a) of § 35.134 provides that no private or public entity shall discriminate against any individual because that individual has exercised his or her right to oppose any act or...
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Organization of this NPRM
The discussion within each section explains the proposals and the reasoning behind them as well as the Department's response to related public comments. ...
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A. Fire Alarms
[ADA Stds. 4.1.3(14)] Lobby/front desk Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: ________________________________________ Public corridors Yes __ No __ N/A __ Comments: _________________...
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§35.134 Retaliation or coercion (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Paragraph (a) of §35.134 provides that no private or public entity shall discriminate against any individual because that individual has exercised his or her right to oppose any act or practice...
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Designing Sidewalks and Trails for Access
Access Board's public rights-of-way Web site www.access-board.gov/guidelines-and-standards/streets-sidewalks/public-rights-of-way, which includes guidance documents and other resources....
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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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Grievance Procedure under The Americans with Disabilities Act
[Name of public entity] Grievance Procedure under The Americans with Disabilities Act This Grievance Procedure is established to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities...
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Issue: Effective Communication
Common Problem: City governments often fail to provide qualified interpreters or assistive listening devices for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing at public events or meetings...
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BACKGROUND
that no qualified individual with a disability, by reason of such disability, be excluded from participation in or be denied the benefits of the services, programs, or activities of a public...
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Test C (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Test C -- Being regarded as having such an impairment This test, as contained in paragraph (4) of the definition, is intended to cover persons who are treated by a public entity as having...
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Prevention of fraud in purchase of accessible seating. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Curbing fraud is a goal that public entities and individuals with disabilities share....
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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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a) Curb Ramps
The priority matrix prioritizes installations/upgrades based on: (1) locations requested by citizens; (2) locations serving government offices and public facilities; (3) locations serving...
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Radiologic Equipment
Stretcher locked in place to prevent movement during lateral transfer. 4. Slip/slide sheets, boards, or other aids assist with lateral transfers....
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11B-221.2.1.3 Other boxes
In this example, 5 wheelchair spaces would be required, and they must be placed in at least 4 of the boxes....
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Front grab bar protocol
Front grab bar protocol: From the initial setup, an adjustable height grab bar was placed in front of the platform which enabled an additional optional handheld to assist with transferring...
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(Un)grouped images
If images are placed adjacent to each other in order to make them look like a larger whole-image, they must be combined so that there is only one piece of alt-text....
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10. Q: One of the children in my center has parents who are deaf. I need to have a long discussion with them about their child's behavior and development. Do I have to provide a sign language interpreter for the meeting?
types of auxiliary aids and services may be required for lengthy parent-teacher conferences than will normally be required for the types of incidental day-to-day communication that take place...
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"Task" emphasis. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
For example, a psychiatric service dog can help some individuals with dissociative identity disorder to remain grounded in time or place. ...
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Controls for Ranges and Cooktops
Accordingly, a specification that controls for ranges and cooktops be placed so that they can be used without reaching across burners is not consistent with the Act's requirement for usable...
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Guiding Techniques
If the response is yes, simply place the guest’s hand on the chair back. When it is time for you to leave, indicate that you are leaving his or her presence....
