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 > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
9.2.2(8)
(8) Sleeping room accommodations for persons with hearing impairments required by 9.1 and complying with 9.3 shall be provided in the accessible sleeping room or suite....
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Webinars, Videos, and Training > Demonstrations of ADA Requirements
Guidance for Conducting Physical Functional Assessments for ADA Paratransit Eligibility
The related publication Determining ADA Paratransit Eligibility is available at www.nadtc.org....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
Section 35.151(f) Housing at a place of education
in the 2004 ADAAG be more appropriate for housing at places of education?...
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Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
Transient Lodging
A building, facility, or portion thereof, excluding inpatient medical care facilities, that contains one or more dwelling units or sleeping accommodations....
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Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE BOARD OF ELECTION COMMISSIONERS FOR THE CITY OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS
C. Training
Coordinators and Election Judges, the Board will provide training concerning temporary remedial measures, including: (a) why such measures are necessary, and; (b) the obligations of polling-place...
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Links > Advocacy/Legal Service
Accessible Polling Places for the Visually Impaired: A Compilation of Survey Results
The Help America Vote Act mandated that all polling places have an accessible method of voting that provides privacy and independence....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-206.4.1 Entrances
[2010 ADA Standards] 206.4.1 Public Entrances....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Florida Accessibility Code
233.6 Residential Dwelling Units Designed and Constructed or Altered by Public Entities that will be Offered for Sale to Individuals
233.6 Residential Dwelling Units Designed and Constructed or Altered by Public Entities that will be Offered for Sale to Individuals....
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Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
9(1)
Transient lodging includes facilities or portions thereof used for sleeping accommodations, when not classed as a medical care facility....
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Scope: ADA Standard Section 201.1
Section 201 discusses the scope of the ADA Standards.
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > A Guide to Disability Rights Laws
ADA Title II: Public Transportation
The transportation provisions of title II cover public transportation services, such as city buses and public rail transit (e.g. subways, commuter rails, Amtrak)....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Florida Accessibility Code
217.4.3.1 Public Buildings
217.4.3.1 Public Buildings. Where at least one public pay telephone is provided in a public building, at least one public TTY shall be provided in the building....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Information Services
Job Accommodation Network (JAN)
Job Accommodation Network (JAN), is funded by the Department of Labor to provide advice on accommodating employees with disabilities....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Texas Accessibility Standards
217.4.3.1 Public Buildings
Where at least one public pay telephone is provided in a public building, at least one public TTY shall be provided in the building....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-206.4.1 Entrances
[2010 ADA Standards] 206.4.1 Public Entrances....
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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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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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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Inclusion Solutions Model 2000 Voting Booth (Hard Curtain)
It is large enough to accommodate up to a 21" optical scan ballot. Stackable design requires minimal storage space....
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Additional Access Publications > Accessible Lodging Factsheet
Reservation Systems Requirements for Places of Lodging
Places of lodging must identify and describe the accessible features of the property and the accessible guest rooms in enough detail to enable an individual to decide if the facility...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title II Technical Assistance Manual - 1994 Supplement
II-1.3000 Relationship to title III.
Similarly, if an existing building is owned by a private entity covered by title III and rented to a public entity covered by title II, the private landlord does not become subject to the...
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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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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Texas Accessibility Standards
1. Public Rights-of-Way
Public Rights-of-Way Guidelines are still under study by the Access Board, DOJ and DOT....
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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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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:...