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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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM: Preamble (2008 Title III NPRM Preamble)
The Revised Guidelines (2004 ADAAG)
The Access Board provided further opportunity for participation by holding public hearings throughout the nation. ...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) - Preamble (published 2008)
The Revised Guidelines (2004 ADAAG)
The Access Board provided further opportunity for participation by holding public hearings throughout the nation. ...
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State and Local Documents > Guidelines > Accessibility Guidebook for Outdoor Recreation and Trails
Vehicle Parking
Sometimes, a single parking area for a double camping unit accommodates two vehicles side-by-side....
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Links > General
Tenon LLC
Because production is a bad place to discover bugs.
Determine Your Risk
How exposed are you? Tenon.io's advanced reporting will show you....
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Links > Independent Living
Liberty Resources, Inc - Philadelphia and Allentown, PA
It is our hope that the Center will be seen as the major point of entry into the community for people with disabilities in Philadelphia and the surrounding area, a place where an individual...
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Links > Independent Living
Lynchburg Area Center for Independent Living (LACIL) - Lynchburg, VA
environments
Accessing functional needs
Promoting accessibility and community awareness
More importantly, LACIL helps bring people together to make communities a better place...
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Links > Independent Living
Center for Parent Information and Resources (CPIR)
The CPIR places “user-centered processes” at its core....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Update - A Primer for Small Business
MAKING THE BUILT ENVIRONMENT ACCESSIBLE
include a parking space with no access aisle to allow deployment of a van’s wheelchair lift, steps at a facility’s entrance or within its serving or selling space, aisles too narrow to accommodate...
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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)
Introduction
provisions of Part 382 with respect to service animals in determining:
(1) Whether an animal is a service animal and its user a qualified individual with a disability;
(2) How to accommodate...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > Committee Activity and Reports > Recommendations on Standards for the Design of Medical Diagnostic Equipment for Adults with Disabilities, Advisory Committee Final Report
5.1.2 Transfer Surface High Height Recommendations for M301 and M302
Therefore, transfer surfaces that are adjustable to a 25 inches maximum during patient transfer accommodate most patients who use mobility devices....
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State and Local Documents > Guidelines > 2013 Forest Service Trail Accessibility Guidelines (FSTAG)
Managed Use
Managed Use indicates management intent to accommodate a specific use.
2. There can be more than one Managed Use per trail or trail segment.
3....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADAAG Manual
Emergency Communications [4.10.14]
In order to accommodate people with hearing or speech impairments, ADAAG also specifies that the system not rely solely on voice communication....
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Research and History > Research Documents > Characteristics of Emerging Road and Trail Users and Their Safety
REDUCTION AND ANALYSIS OF DATA
The analyses reveal important information about the physical dimensions, speeds, etc. for various user types and, thus, how well those various users might be accommodated on facilities designed...
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Research and History > Research Documents > Anthropometry of Wheeled Mobility Project: Final Report
3.3.7 Toe Clearance Height, minimum
Our study suggests that the standards required in each of the countries, do not accommodate the vast majority of WhMD users, especially in the U.S....
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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
Effect of ADA Amendments Act on Academic Requirements in Postsecondary Education
that making such modifications, including academic requirements in postsecondary education, would fundamentally alter the nature of goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1195 Proposed Accessibility Standards for Medical Diagnostic Equipment NPRM - Preamble
Clearance in Base (M301.4.1 and M302.4.1)
regarding the proposed dimensions for clearance in the base of the equipment to allow the use of portable floor lifts:
a) Are the proposed dimensions for clearance in the base sufficient to accommodate...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title II Technical Assistance Manual
2) Residential facilities/transient lodging
Homeless shelters, halfway houses, and similar social service establishments: Homeless shelters and other social service entities must provide the same percentage of accessible sleeping accommodations...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title I Technical Assistance Manual
b. A written job description prepared before advertising or interviewing applicants for a job
An individual with a disability may be qualified to perform the function if an accommodation would enable this person to perform the job in a different way, and the accommodation does not...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Appendix to 29 CFR Part 1630—Interpretive Guidance on Title I of the Americans With Disabilities Act
Section 1630.14(b) Employment Entrance Examination
Only those employees who meet the employer's physical and psychological criteria for the job, with or without reasonable accommodation, will be qualified to receive confirmed offers of employment...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Questions and Answers: The ADA and Persons with HIV/AIDS
Can an employer consider health and safety when deciding whether to hire an applicant or retain an employee who has HIV or AIDS?
substantial harm—to the health or safety of the individual him/herself or to the safety of others, if that risk cannot be eliminated or reduced below the level of a “direct threat” by reasonable accommodation...
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 and 38 -- Transportation for Individuals With Disabilities at Intercity, Commuter, and High Speed Passenger Railroad Station Platforms; Miscellaneous Amendments, Preamble
Comments
They preferred a requirement that would direct transportation providers to carry any wheelchair that the provider's equipment could in fact accommodate....
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Additional Access Publications > Emergency Evacuation Preparedness: Taking Responsibility For Your Safety A Guide For People with Disabilities and Other Activity Limitations
Get Involved in the Planning Process
You need to be a part of the discussion regarding the selection of and use of the accommodation, procedures, equipment and assistive devices that will work for you to provide a safe evacuation...
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Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND ATLANTIS EVENTS, INC. UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT
II. DEFINITIONS
auxiliary aids and services where necessary to afford an individual with a disability an equal opportunity to participate in or benefit from a good, service, facility, privilege, advantage, or accommodation...
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Research and History > Research Documents > Characteristics of Emerging Road and Trail Users and Their Safety
Width
Thus, the AASHTO value accommodates above 85 percent of the observed individuals within each user type....