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 > State Technical Assistance > DSA IR 11B-8 - USE OF PREDETERMINED CONSTRUCTION TOLERANCE GUIDELINES FOR ACCESSIBILITY (with revisions issued through Jan. 2011)
1. LEGAL ISSUES
regulations found in the California Building Code…." 1
The California Attorney General’s office also indicated "we are concerned that local building officials and members of the general public...
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Additional Access Publications > Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide For People with Disabilities
Deaf or Hard of Hearing
hard of hearing or deaf may have difficulty understanding oral communication and receiving notification by equipment that is exclusively auditory, such as telephones, fire alarms, and public...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Florida Accessibility Code
604.5 Grab Bars
Grab bars shall not be required to be installed in a toilet room for a single occupant accessed only through a private office and not for common use or public use provided that reinforcement...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Florida Accessibility Code
203.1 General
(1) Full compliance with the requirements of this section is not required where a public entity can demonstrate that it is structurally impracticable to meet the requirements....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Guide for Small Towns
Example: Historic House Museum
Example
A town-operated two story historic house museum, which dates from 1885, provides exhibition and instructional programs for the public....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Questions and Answers: Transportation Services for Individuals with Disabilities
QUESTION: WHAT CONSTITUTES AN ALTERATION TO A PLATFORM FOR PURPOSES OF TRIGGERING THE APPLICATION OF SECTION 37.42 REQUIREMENTS?
., adding a detectable warning strip along a platform edge, installing a public address system or visual paging system) would also not constitute an alteration....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Update - A Primer for State and Local Governments (Title II Primer)
Parking
501 to 1000
2 percent of total
1001 and over
20, plus 1 for each 100, or fraction thereof, over 1000
Public...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
1.1.1 Title
The California Building Code is Part 2 of twelve parts of the official compilation and publication of the adoption, amendment and repeal of building regulations to the California Code of...
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Legal Documents > National Federation of the Blind and USA v. HRB Digital LLC and HRB Tax Group, Inc. - Consent Decree
www.hrblock.com and "the website"
., Dynamic HTML (including Cascading Style Sheets (“CSS”)), and any other communications sent by or retrieved from www.hrblock.com to members of the public accessing it;
Web pages and...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADAAG Manual
Symbols of Accessibility [4.30.7]
assistance (and directional signage at inaccessible exits and on routes to areas of rescue assistance)
and, unless all are accessible:
passenger loading zones
public...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADAAG Manual
Dispersion
Dispersion
People with disabilities must have comparable sight lines (and choices of admission prices) as do other members of the general public....
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Research and History > Research Documents > Large Area Assistive Listening Systems: Review and Recommendations
3.1 Selecting the Appropriate Microphone
(Theaters do not publicize the details of their sound reproduction system, other than to indicate that one is available as required by the ADA)....
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Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CITY OF PAROWAN, UTAH DJ # 205-77-1
BACKGROUND
At that time, the City’s Employment Application required public safety applicants to answer the following inquiry: “Are you aware of any medical, mental, or physical disabilities that would...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
11B-206.2.6 Performance areas
Generally, the accessible route to the stage shall coincide with the route for the general public per Section 11B-206.3, to the maximum extent feasible. ...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (2010 ADA Title II Regulations with amendments issued through Aug. 2016)
Medical facilities. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
these comments and has added § 35.151(k)(3), which states that ‘‘[w]ith respect to medical and long-term care facilities in jails, prisons, and other detention and correctional facilities, public...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
11B-607.4 Grab bars
Grab bars shall not be required to be installed in a bathtub located in a bathing facility for a single occupant accessed only through a private office and not for common use or public use...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
1.1.1 Title
The California Building Code is Part 2 of thirteen parts of the official compilation and publication of the adoption, amendment and repeal of building regulations to the California Code...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
1.1.1 Title
The California Building Code is Part 2 of thirteen parts of the official compilation and publication of the adoption, amendment and repeal of building regulations to the California Code...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
11B-225.3 Self-service storage facilities
provide Accessible Routes complying with Section 11B-206; Accessible Means of Egress complying with Section 11B-207; Parking Spaces complying with Section 11B-208; and, where provided, other public...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
11B-607.4 Grab bars
Grab bars shall not be required to be installed in a bathtub located in a bathing facility for a single occupant accessed only through a private office and not for common use or public use...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
11B-206.2.6 Performance areas
Generally, the accessible route to the stage shall coincide with the route for the general public per Section 11B-206.3, to the maximum extent feasible....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Starodub, Inc. Ultra-Light Inertial Profiler (ULIP) for Sidewalks
COLE provides professional and consulting services to public and private entities for compliance with applicable State and Federal accessibility laws, regulations and various construction-related...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
HumanWare Trekker Breeze+ Handheld Talking GPS
Breeze tells you where you are, where you are going and what is around, such as stores and public services. You can get more out of your neighborhood.... A new world awaits you!...
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Links > Advocacy/Legal Service
American Deafness and Rehabilitation Association
This mission is accomplished by enhancing the professional competencies of the membership, expanding opportunities for networking among ADARA colleagues and supporting positive public policies...