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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Federal Documents > Preamble to Standards > 36 CFR Part 1194 Electronic and Information Technology Accessibility Standards (Section 508 Standards) - Preamble
Background
who are not individuals with disabilities, unless an undue burden would be imposed on the agency.1 Section 508 also requires that individuals with disabilities, who are members of the public...
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Links > Federal Department or Agency
Federal Highway Administration (FHWA): ADA/Section 504 Programs
; and to ensure that people with disabilities have equitable opportunities to use the public rights-of-way system....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title I Technical Assistance Manual
2. The specific risk must be identified
With an accommodation of two-weeks absence from the classroom, this teacher would not pose a "direct threat."
the nature and severity of the potential harm....
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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
6. Minimum (Low) Height Standard for Transfer Surfaces
That decision required the Committee to consider the ranges of heights through which adjustable MDE must move to accommodate individuals with disabilities getting onto the transfer surface...
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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
8.3 Alternate Means of Access
As noted there, some Committee members recommended “imaging system accessibility configurations” as a relatively expedient way to accommodate persons with disabilities in gaining access...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Texas Accessibility Standards
206.2.8 Employee Work Areas
EEOC can provide guidance regarding employer’s obligations to provide accommodations for employees with disabilities.
Advisory 206.2.8 Employee Work Areas Exception 2....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Florida Accessibility Code
206.2.8 Employee Work Areas
EEOC can provide guidance regarding employers' obligations to provide reasonable accommodations for employees with disabilities.
Advisory 206.2.8 Employee Work Areas Exception 2....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
11B-502.6 Identification
requires that an additional “van accessible” sign or additional language be posted below the International Symbol of Accessibility when designating an accessible parking space that will accommodate...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADAAG Manual
Emergency Egress
Wider row spacing and aisle widths can accommodate wheelchair seating so that unobstructed required exit widths are maintained....
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Additional Access Publications > Inclusive Event Procedures for Emergencies
Projecting Numbers of Attendees with Disabilities
requested accessible guest rooms,
requested sign language interpreters, assistive listening devices, or Communication Access Real-Time Translation (CART)
requested accommodations...
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Research and History > Research Documents > Anthropometry of Wheeled Mobility Project: Final Report
3.3.15.1 Forward reach – unobstructed
The lower limit of the U.S. standard would need to be raised from 380 mm (15 in.) to at least 600 mm (23.6 in.) in order to accommodate over 70%, 50% and 38% of our study’s manual wheelchair...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
11B-502.6 Identification
requires that an additional “van accessible” sign or additional language be posted below the International Symbol of Accessibility when designating an accessible parking space that will accommodate...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title II Technical Assistance Manual
10) Assembly areas
* Assistive listening systems: Certain fixed seating assembly areas that accommodate 50 or more people or have audio-amplification systems must have permanently installed assistive listening...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
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-502.6 Identification
requires that an additional “van accessible” sign or additional language be posted below the International Symbol of Accessibility when designating an accessible parking space that will accommodate...
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Links > Independent Living
Theatre Access NYC
blind, who cannot climb stairs or who require aisle seating or wheelchair locations, who are on the autism spectrum or have other developmental or cognitive disabilities now have one great place...
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Links > Employment
National Technical Assistance Center on Blindness and Visual Impairment
The National Technical Assistance Center on Blindness and Visual Impairment (NTAC-BVI) is the place to go to get information about hiring, retaining and promoting your employees who have...
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Links > Independent Living
Linking Employment, Abilities and Potential (LEAP) - Cleveland, OH
CILs are non-residential places of action and coalition where persons with disabilities learn and develop necessary skills, empowering them to make their own life choices....
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Links > Independent Living
Assisted Living Directory - Vermont Assisted Living Facilities & Senior Care
According to the DAIL – “Assisted Living Facilities are state licensed residences that combine housing, health and supportive services to support resident independence and aging in place...
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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 1630.2(j)(1)(iii) Substantial Limitation Should Not Be Primary Object of Attention; Extensive Analysis Not Needed
individual with a disability rather than the merits of discrimination claims, such as whether adverse decisions were impermissibly made by the employer on the basis of disability, reasonable accommodations...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title I Technical Assistance Manual
9.2 Is a Worker Injured on the Job Protected by the ADA?
S/he also must be able to perform the essential functions of a job currently held or desired, with or without an accommodation....
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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
5.2.1.1 Transfer Surface Width Recommendations for M301
The results of the AWM Project indicated that a seating surface could have a width of 28 inches and accommodate the 95th percentile of the population of wheeled mobility device users studied...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Questions and Answers: Transportation Services for Individuals with Disabilities
1. Question: What is the minimum width needed for a non-level boarding railroad passenger station platform to meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
We have received questions from entities constructing or altering platforms regarding the minimum platform width needed to accommodate passengers using such mobility aid devices....
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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
Sections 35.108(d)(1)(viii) and 36.105(d)(1)(viii)—Determination Made Without Regard to the Ameliorative Effects of Mitigating Measures
measures may not be considered in determining whether an individual has a covered disability, they may be considered in determining whether an individual is entitled to specific testing accommodations...