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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Links > Advocacy/Legal Service
American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
Our top-tier member benefits such as professional training, publications and supports are created by and for professionals who support people with intellectual and developmental disabilities...
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Interagency Committee on Disability Research (ICDR)
Interagency Committee on Health and Health Disparities (ICHHD)
Benefits of Participation - The ICDR works to support the administration’s goal to work together to ensure the public...
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Research and History > Research Documents > Visual Detection of Detectable Warning Materials by Pedestrians with Visual Impairments - Final Report
1.5 Materials
When in place, the front edge of each detectable warning was positioned 1.22 m (4 ft) behind the front edge of the sidewalk and was centered horizontally on the sidewalk section....
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 36 CFR Part 1193 Telecommunications Act (Section 255) Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble
Section 1193.2 Scoping (Section-by-Section Analysis)
the Board "finds no evidence in the statute or its legislative history that Congress intended individuals with disabilities to have fewer choices in selecting products than the general public...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Surfacing the Accessible Playground: 7 Things Every Playground Owner Should Know About the Accessibility of Their Playground Surfaces
5. Compare Surface Options
The chart provided above describes the playground surfaces included in the NCA surface study: poured in place rubber, rubber tiles, engineered wood fiber and hybrid systems....
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Family Caregiver Alliance (FCA)
FCA, as a public voice for caregivers, shines light on the challenges caregivers face daily and champions their cause through education, services, and advocacy....
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Links > General
Trace Research & Development Center
Our Purpose:
To apply engineering, computer science, disability studies, public policy, and information science to prevent the barriers to, and capitalize on the opportunities presented...
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Massachusetts Rehabilitation Commission (MRC)
Services
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Community Living (CL)
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MRC Reports and Publications
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Links > Advocacy/Legal Service
Environmental Health Network
As if that isn’t enough, we have tabled at many an Earth Day Festival and Ecofest, educating the public about health and the environment. ...
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Links > Independent Living
Independent Resources, Inc. (IRI) - Wilmington, Dover, Seaford, DE
IRI acts as a resource center to persons with varying disabilities as well as a resource for educating the public, organizations that serve persons with disabilities, and policy makers regarding...
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Links > Independent Living
Summit Independent Living Center, Inc. - Missoula, Hamilton, Kalispell, Ronan, MT
It is funded in part by the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 as amended in 1992 (Title VII- Independent Living Services), and the Montana Department of Public Health and Human Services (Disability...
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Links > State Department or Agency
South Dakota Department of Human Services: Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Training for employment can be obtained at a public or private vocational school, college, or rehabilitation facility....
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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)
Safety Assistants/Attendants
most part, are the best judges of their capabilities, and providing broad discretion to carriers to override that judgment does carry with it a significant risk of arbitrary burdens being placed...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (1991 ADA Title II Regulations)
§35.190 Designated agencies (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Because all operations of public entities now are covered irrespective of the presence or absence of Federal financial assistance, many additional State and local government functions and...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in State and Local Government Services (1991 ADA Title II Regulations)
Auxiliary aids and services (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Videotext displays have become an important means of accessing auditory communications through a public address system....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guidance on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
4 Appendix B to part 36: Analysis and Commentary on the 2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
In addition, this document addresses selected public comments received by the Department in response to its September 2004 Advance Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (ANPRM) and its June 2008...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title I Technical Assistance Manual
Coordination of Overlapping Federal Requirements
Overlapping requirements exist for both public and private employers.
Title II of the ADA, enforced by the U.S....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
11B-216.13.3 Conditions of use
A log shall be maintained on site, accessible to the public either in person or by telephone, e-mail, fax or other accessible means as requested....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Common Problems Arising in the Installation of Accessible Pedestrian Signals
Location
For graphics showing APS at corners with 10 foot and 30 foot radii and various types of curb ramps, see the curb ramp library, Chapter 6, in Special Report: Accessible Public Rights-of-Way...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities
Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites to People with Disabilities
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Accessibility of State and Local Government Websites
to People with Disabilities
The Internet is dramatically changing the way that American government serves the public...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Accessible Play Areas - A Summary of Accessibility Guidelines for Play Areas
15. When are "path of travel" obligations triggered?
., toilet rooms, drinking fountains, and public telephones) that serve the altered area. For example, an alteration is planned for a portion of an existing composite play structure....
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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)
Allowances for Typical Roadway Geometry
The draft guidelines adapted these requirements for pedestrian access routes in the public right-of-way and made an allowance for typical roadway geometry by permitting the grade of pedestrian...
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 14 CFR Parts 382 and 399; 49 CFR Part 27 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel: Accessibility of Web Sites and Automated Kiosks at U.S. Airports - Preamble
14 CFR Parts 382 and 399; 49 CFR Part 27 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability in Air Travel: Accessibility of Web Sites and Automated Kiosks at U.S. Airports - Preamble
amending its rules implementing the Air Carrier Access Act (ACAA) to require U.S. air carriers and foreign air carriers to make their Web sites that market air transportation to the general public...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Checklist for Emergency Shelters
A. Evaluating the Physical Accessibility of Emergency Shelters
In communities with more than one emergency shelter, until all shelters are accessible, the locations of accessible shelters should be widely publicized, particularly to people with disabilities...