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 > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
SUBPART I - Public Transportation Other Than by Aircraft or Certain Rail Operations [Part I]
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act
The Voting Accessibility for the Elderly and Handicapped Act of 1984 generally requires polling places across the United States to be physically accessible to people with disabilities for...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
12. May an employer ask whether a reasonable accommodation is needed when an applicant has not asked for one?
., an interview, timed written test, or job demonstration), and may ask applicants whether they will need a reasonable accommodation for this process....
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State and Local Documents > State Technical Assistance > Electric Vehicle Charging Stations, Accessibility: FAQs
What occupancies are or are not subject to path of travel and/or accessible routes? …buildings subject to California Building Code (CBC) Chapter 11B? …multi-family buildings subject to CBC Chapter 11A? …others?
RESPONSE: Buildings and facilities required to comply with Chapter 11B, including public housing facilities, are required to comply with the CBC Chapter 11B accessibility provisions for...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description Final Rule
28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description Final Rule
DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE
28 CFR Part 36
[CRT Docket No. 126; AG Order No. 3779–2016]
RIN 1190–AA63
Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations—Movie Theaters...
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Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND HARRIS COUNTY, TEXAS
B. Survey and Review of Polling Place Locations
Harris County will modify its polling place accessibility survey instrument to conform with the 2010 Standards....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Leave
Leave
Permitting the use of accrued paid leave, or unpaid leave, is a form of reasonable accommodation when necessitated by an employee's disability.(48) An employer does not have to...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title III Technical Assistance Manual (with 1994 supplement)
III-1.7000 Relationship to title II
As a public entity, it cannot be subject to title III, even though its tenants are public accommodations that are covered by title III....
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Links > Design/Construction/Barrier Removal
Storefront Improvement Program (SIP) - City of Cambridge, Massachusetts
Cambridge property owners or tenants can access financial resources to renovate or restore commercial building exterior facades through the Storefront Improvement Program. The...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
7. May an employer require an individual to go to a health care professional of the employer's (rather than the employee's) choice for purposes of documenting need for accommodation and disability?
individual provides insufficient information from his/her treating physician (or other health care professional) to substantiate that s/he has an ADA disability and needs a reasonable accommodation...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADAAG Manual
Public Address Systems and Microphones
Public Address Systems and Microphones
ALSs can be integrated with public address systems or operated separately....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > 2004 ADA Checklist for Polling Places
D1. Accessible Entrance
If there are inaccessible entrances serving the polling place, signs will be needed at inaccessible entrance(s) to direct voters to the nearest accessible entrance....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Detectable Warning Systems, Inc. AlertCast® Detectable Warning
The industry’s best replaceable cast-in-place detectable warning....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Direct Access Solutions Kit
Direct Access Solutions kits provide a safe and affordable way for your guests perform necessary tasks like
Washing their hands after using the restroom
Hanging up...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Requirements to Remember for ADA Compliance in Construction Projects: Transportation Facilities
Public entrances
Sixty percent of all public entrances to the facility must be accessible. If there are only two entrances, both must be accessible. (DOT ADA Standard 206.4.1.)...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
44. Can an employer deny a request for leave when an employee cannot provide a fixed date of return?
Providing leave to an employee who is unable to provide a fixed date of return is a form of reasonable accommodation....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 & 38 - Department of Transportation (DOT) ADA Regulations
§ 37.3 Designated public transportation
Designated public transportation means transportation provided by a public entity (other than public school transportation) by bus, rail, or other conveyance (other than transportation by...
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Research and History > Regulations and Standards History > Equality of Opportunity: The Making of the Americans with Disabilities Act
Master Strategy and the Retooling of the ADA
The original bill, S. 2345, required that nearly every place of public accommodation had to remove all barriers within five years....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > 2004 ADA Checklist for Polling Places
Problem Four
Cones mark the access aisle and a temporary curb ramp with edge protection connects to an accessible route to the polling place....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Enforcement Guidance: Reasonable Accommodation and Undue Hardship Under the Americans with Disabilities Act
Undue Hardship
nature or operation of the business.(17) An employer must assess on a case-by-case basis whether a particular reasonable accommodation would cause undue hardship....
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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)
§104.34(a) Academic setting
A recipient shall place a handicapped person in the regular educational environment operated by the recipient unless it is demonstrated by the recipient that the education of the person...
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Additional Access Publications > ADA Compliance Process by Evan Terry Associates
ADA Title II: Public Entity Facilities Compliance Timetable and Fact Sheet
◼ ADA Title II: Public Entity Facilities Compliance Timetable and Fact Sheet (11/00)
[Click here to view or download the PDF version of "ADA Title II: Public Entity Facilities Compliance...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
Section 36.405 Alterations: Historic Preservation
Preservation
In the 1991 rule, the Department provided guidance on making alterations to buildings or facilities that are eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places...
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Research and History > Regulations and Standards History > Equality of Opportunity: The Making of the Americans with Disabilities Act
The Government Response
The event took place in the International Ballroom of the Washington Hilton Hotel, just a week after the bill’s introduction on May 5....