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 > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
11B-405.2 Slope
To accommodate the widest range of users, provide ramps with the least possible running slope and, wherever possible, accompany ramps with stairs for use by those individuals for whom distance...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
11B-103 Equivalent facilitation.
verify that the designs, products or technologies actually result in substantially equivalent or greater accessibility and usability for people with all disability types who would have been accommodated...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
11B-221.2.3.1 Horizontal dispersion
If the row length in the 2nd and 3rd quartile of a row is insufficient to accommodate the required number of companion seats and wheelchair spaces, the additional companion seats and wheelchair...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
11B-405.2 Slope
To accommodate the widest range of users, provide ramps with the least possible running slope and, wherever possible, accompany ramps with stairs for use by those individuals for whom distance...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
11B-103 Equivalent facilitation
verify that the designs, products or technologies actually result in substantially equivalent or greater accessibility and usability for people with all disability types who would have been accommodated...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Cal-Royal Products Grade 1 Cylindrical Lockset Calypso CAL Series
Specifications:
APPLICATIONS - For offices, schools, hospitals, apartments, hotel/motel, residential, commercial and public buildings....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Cal-Royal Pioneer SL / CSL Series Cylindrical Lockset
Specifications
APPLICATIONS - For offices, schools, hospitals, apartments, hotel/motel, residential, commercial and public buildings....
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 14 CFR Part 382 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel (Air Carrier Access Act): Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis (with amendments issued through July 2010)
6. Advance Check-in Time
The consumers noted that they have other obligations and restrictions on their time and that advance check-in places significant burdens on their time....
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Additional Access Publications > 5 “G’s” Getting Access to Health Care for People with Physical Disabilities
1.1 Knowing Your Rights and Responsibilities
The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) covers public and private health care facilities and doctors offices. ...
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Products and Additional Resources > Disability Etiquette > Tips for Interacting with People with Disabilities
Interacting with People with Significant Allergies, Asthma, Chemical and other Environmental Sensitivities, and Respiratory-related Disabilities
Post the request in public places including entrance(s) to the building or facility and restrooms....
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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)
§ 36.401(d)(1)(i)
a location where a person or entity regulated by a State to provide professional services related to the physical or mental health of an individual makes such services available to the public...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
1.1.10 Availability of codes
Each state department concerned and each city, county or city and county shall have an up-to-date copy of the code available for public inspection, See Health and Safety Code Section 18942...
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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)
Definition of "Common Use"
As revised, the definition of "common use" refers to "interior or exterior circulation paths, rooms, spaces, or elements that are not for public use and are made available for the shared...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Texas Accessibility Standards
106.5.47 Professional Office of a Health Care Provider
A location where a person or entity regulated by Texas to provide professional services related to the physical or mental health of an individual makes such services available to the public...
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Additional Access Publications > ADA Title II Action Guide for State and Local Governments
Disability Rights Laws
The following publication, written by the Department of Justice, includes a description of ten laws and the federal agencies that enforce them....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 8—Nondiscrimination Based on Handicap in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (with amendments issued through Dec. 2007)
§8.51(b)
employs fifteen or more persons shall, for at least three years following completion of the evaluation required under paragraph (a)(1) of this section, maintain on file, make available for public...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 34 CFR Part 104 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance (with amendments issued through July 2017)
§104.22(e) Transition plan
A copy of the transition plan shall be made available for public inspection. The plan shall, at a minimum:...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 8—Nondiscrimination Based on Handicap in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (with amendments issued through Dec. 2007)
§8.21(c)(4) Transition plan
A copy of the transition plan shall be made available for public inspection. The plan shall, at a minimum—...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Protecting the Rights of Persons Living with HIV/AIDS
ADA INFORMATION LINE
ADA INFORMATION LINE
For more information on the ADA and the rights of persons living with HIV/AIDS, or to request this publication in an alternative format, call our ADA Information...
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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.36.401(d)(1)(i)
a location where a person or entity regulated by a State to provide professional services related to the physical or mental health of an individual makes such services available to the public...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM
C102.8.2 TIA 1083
TIA 825-A is the standard for TTY signals on the public switched telephone network interface (PSTN)....
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Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
10.1 General
The exceptions for elevators in 4.1.3(5) exception 1 and 4.1.6(1)(k) do not apply to a terminal, depot, or other station used for specified public transportation, or an airport passenger...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > Other Documents > 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36 Amendment of ADA Title II and Title III Regulations To Implement ADA Amendments Act of 2008 - Final Rule
List of Subjects for 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36
By the authority vested in me as Attorney General by law, including 28 U.S.C. 509 and 510, 42 U.S.C. 12134, 12186, and 12205a, and Public Law 110–325, 122 Stat. 3553 (2008), parts 35 and...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > Other Documents > 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36 Amendment of ADA Title II and Title III Regulations To Implement ADA Amendments Act of 2008 - Final Rule
D. Plain Language Instructions
The Department operates a toll-free ADA Information Line (800) 514–0301 (voice); (800) 514–0383 (TTY) that the public is welcome to call to obtain assistance in understanding anything in...