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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Additional Access Publications > Disability Specific Supplies for Emergency Kits
Disability Emergency Supplies Kits
Disability Emergency Supplies Kits
Carry on You
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Store kits securely in a set place...
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Legal Documents > Metzler et al. v. Kaiser Foundation Health Plan, Inc. et al.
III. ARCHITECTURAL ACCESS
Priority will be placed on timely and orderly removal of the most significant ("highpriority") barriers.
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Legal Documents > United States of America v. Hilton Worldwide Inc. - Consent Decree
DISPUTES AND ENFORCEMENT
This Consent Decree shall not apply to any hotels that become Brand Hotels as a result of a merger taking place after the Consent Decree Date, or to any hotels belonging to an unrelated...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
11B-404.2.9 Door and gate opening force
Where push plates, vertical actuation bars or other similar operating devices are provided, they shall be placed in a conspicuous location....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
11B-404.2.9 Door and gate opening force
Where push plates, vertical actuation bars or other similar operating devices are provided, they shall be placed in a conspicuous location....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Requirements - Effective Communication
Effective Communication Provisions
Covered entities are also required to accept telephone calls placed through TRS and VRS, and staff who answer the telephone must treat relay calls just like other calls....
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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)
What do I do if a passenger claims that he or she is allergic to someone else’s service animal?
produces shock or respiratory distress that could require emergency or significant medical treatment), and there is a service animal of that kind seated nearby, the carrier should try to place...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > USDA Forest Service Missoula Technology and Development Center Facilities Toolbox: Accessibility Tools
Do facilities in remote locations have to be accessible?
These toilets are simply risers placed over a pit, with no walls. The Superior National Forest has developed an accessible riser for these remote settings....
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Research and History > Research Documents > Independent Wheelchair Transfers in the Built Environment: How Transfer Setup Impacts Performance Phase 2: Final Report
Grab Bar and Backrest Evaluation
Grab bars should be placed everywhere persons would encounter a non-level transfer. This would allow persons with disabilities to make non-level transfers more easily and safely....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADAAG Manual
Raised and Brailled Characters and Pictorial Symbol Signs [4.30.4]
If placed below (flush left or center), it is important that it be spaced far enough away from raised characters (and borders) so that fingers can be flush with the sign face....
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Additional Access Publications > Using a Fitness Center Does Not Have to be an Exercise in Frustration: Tips for People with Mobility and Visual Disabilities
4.5 Other Tips for Making Equipment More Useable
Stationary bicycles use pedal straps to keep your feet in place. If you need additional support, Velcro straps can be helpful....
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Research and History > Research Documents > Visual Detection of Detectable Warning Materials by Pedestrians with Visual Impairments - Final Report
2.12 Comments from Participants
Some noted that the black stripes “disappear” when placed on the asphalt sidewalk....
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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
3. Voluntary Compliance
The Department recognizes that since the publication of its 2010 ANPRM (see supra section IV.B) the number of movie theaters that are showing movies with closed movie captioning and audio...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title III Technical Assistance Manual (with 1994 supplement)
III-9.2000 Relationship to State and local enforcement efforts
Code officials may not take any action that purports to relieve a public accommodation or commercial facility of its obligation to comply fully with the ADA....
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Additional Access Publications > A Guide to Planning Accessible Meetings
The Market Case for Accessible Events, Meetings and Conferences
individuals with disabilities control more than $200 billion in discretionary spending, this figure is likely much less than the true market power of all individuals with functional needs to be accommodated...
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Research and History > Research Documents > Standards and Anthropometry for Wheeled Mobility
4.2 Clear Floor Area
A width of 800 mm (31.5 in.) would accommodate the 95th percentile in the IDEA sample
The clear floor area length should be increased in the U.S. Standards....
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Legal Documents > United States of America v. Washington Hospital Center - Settlement Agreement
II. COORDINATION AND OVERSIGHT
The ADA Officer shall serve as WHC’s primary administrative contact on disability issues for the public and for the parties to this Agreement....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 & 38 - Department of Transportation (DOT) ADA Regulations
Section 37.125 ADA Paratransit Eligibility—Process
The details of the process are to be devised through the planning and public participation process of this subpart....
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Links > Nonprofit Organization
The ALS Association
As the preeminent ALS organization, The Association leads the way in research, care services, public education, and public policy — giving help and hope to those facing the disease. ...
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Links > Advocacy/Legal Service
Equip for Equality
a legal advocate for people with disabilities, and handles individual cases and systems-change litigation to achieve broad-based societal reforms
Independently monitors public...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title I Technical Assistance Manual
6.4 Post-Offer Examinations and Inquiries Permitted
jobs may need to be examined to assure that they do not have a current contagious disease or infection that would pose a significant risk of transmission to others, and that could not be accommodated...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
Passenger Loading Zones
Commenters expressed concern that certain covered entities, particularly airports, cannot accommodate the requirements of the 2010 Standards to provide passenger loading zones, and urged...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
5. Costs of the Proposed Rule
Table 6 - Unquantified Costs of the Proposed Rule
Possible increase in federal government expenditures to provide accommodations if the government hires more people with addressable...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title I Technical Assistance Manual
Physical agility tests
disability, the employer must be prepared to show that the test is job-related and consistent with business necessity and that the test or the job cannot be performed with a reasonable accommodation...