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 > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 8—Nondiscrimination Based on Handicap in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (with amendments issued through Dec. 2007)
§8.11 Reasonable accommodation.
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Federal Documents > Standards > ABA Accessibility Standard for GSA Facilities Pocket Guide
F206.4.1 Public Entrances
In addition to entrances required by F206.4.2 through F206.4.9, at least 60 percent of all public entrances shall comply with 404....
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations)
Sec.36.102(e) Exemptions and exclusions
This part does not apply to any private club (except to the extent that the facilities of the private club are made available to customers or patrons of a place of public accommodation),...
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Links > General
Accessibility Solutions and Research Center (AMAC) at Georgia Institute of Technology
AMAC Accessibility was incubated out of the University System of Georgia in 2005 to help post-secondary disability services offices provide complete, timely, efficient accommodations to...
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Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CITY OF CHESAPEAKE REGARDING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF POLLING PLACES
C. Training
The City will request that all Election Officers who will be assigned to a polling place location that includes one or more temporary remedies, sign a form in which they are asked to swear...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1190, Proposed Accessibility Guidelines for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM)
Proposed Guidelines Developed Specifically for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way
Proposed Guidelines Developed Specifically for Pedestrian Facilities in the Public Right-of-Way
The proposed guidelines are developed specifically for pedestrian facilities in the public...
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Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND FAUQUIER COUNTY REGARDING THE ACCESSIBILITY OF POLLING PLACES
C. Training
The County will require that a responsible person, who shall be either an Election Officer assigned to a polling place location that includes one or more temporary remedies, a county employee...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Parts 35 and 36, Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations - Movie Theaters; Movie Captioning and Audio Description (NPRM)
Major Provisions
accommodation can demonstrate that taking those steps would fundamentally alter the nature of the goods, services, facilities, privileges, advantages, or accommodations being offered or...
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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)
§104.32 Location and notification.
[45 FR 30936, May 9, 2000, as amended at 65 FR 68054, Nov. 13, 2000]
A recipient that operates a public elementary or secondary education program or activity shall annually:...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-217.4.2 Floor requirement
TTYs in public buildings shall be provided in accordance with Section 11B-217.4.2.1. TTYs in private buildings shall be provided in accordance with Section 11B-217.4.2.2....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Texas Accessibility Standards
106.5.52 Qualified Historic Building or Facility
A building or facility that is listed in or eligible for listing in the National Register of Historic Places, or designated as a Recorded Texas Historic Landmark or State Archeological Landmark...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Questions and Answers about Deafness and Hearing Impairments in the Workplace and the Americans with Disabilities Act
11. May an employer request documentation when an employee who has a hearing disability requests a reasonable accommodation?
May an employer request documentation when an employee who has a hearing disability requests a reasonable accommodation?
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > 2004 ADA Checklist for Polling Places
Typical Issues
Typical Issues
Some voters with disabilities will be driven to the polling place and dropped off near an entrance in a passenger drop-off area....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-708.4.1 Common use or public use system interface
The common use or public use system interface shall include the capability of supporting voice and TTY communication with the residential dwelling unit interface....
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Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
Deaf Vote
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > 24 CFR Part 8 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities - Notice: Instructions for use of alternative accessibility standard
C. Title II of the ADA
For example, social service center establishments, which include group homes, halfway houses, shelters, and similar facilities providing temporary sleeping accommodations, must comply with...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 8—Nondiscrimination Based on Handicap in Federally Assisted Programs and Activities of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (with amendments issued through Dec. 2007)
§8.25(a)(2)
(2) The requirements of §8.23 shall apply to public housing and multi-family Indian housing developed through rehabilitation and to the alteration of public housing and multi-family Indian...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 & 38 - Department of Transportation (DOT) ADA Regulations
§ 38.103 Public information system