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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Corada Voices > Professional Interpretations or Opinions
Can parking signage height be considered a "safe harbor"?
By: Dennis Miles, AIA, CBO, CASp 151
Signs designating parking places for disabled people can be seen from a driver’s seat if the signs are mounted high enough above the ground and located at the front of a parking space....
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
2. Comparison of Proposed Rule with EN 301 549 Standard
This approach resulted from public comments in response to our proposal in the 2010 ANPRM....
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Links > Trade Organization
Texas Society of Architects
Additional members of the board are the public member director, an educator member director, an associate member director, the AIA regional associate director, and the Texas representatives...
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Legal Documents > SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND THE CAVALIERS OPERATING COMPANY, LLC
B. ACCESSIBLE TICKETING
information, that identify Accessible Seating and information relevant thereto with the same text or visual representations as other seats, if such materials are provided to 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
4. Assess During the Planning, Installation and Maintenance Phases
clear ground space at the bottom of the slide to the transfer system; and
The segment to the right of the transfer system to the climbing wall including the transition from the poured in place...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Update - A Primer for Small Business
Communicating with Customers
Businesses must answer calls placed through the telephone relay service.
The rules are also flexible for communicating effectively with customers who are blind or have low vision....
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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)
382.61 What are the requirements for movable aisle armrests?
With respect to the purchase of used aircraft, in this section and similar places, the date the aircraft was originally ordered from the manufacturer or initially delivered by the manufacturer...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments
B. How Does a TTY Work?
TTY callers may press TTY keys to emit audible tones and more quickly notify the call taker that a TTY call is being placed....
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Additional Access Publications > Proceedings of: Workshop on Improving Building Design for Persons with Low Vision
Wayfinding is more than just graphics (slides 2 – 4)
as people have pointed out, you have to find the sign first and then you have to be a part of that five percent of the low-vision population that can actually read Braille in the first place...
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Research and History > Research Documents > The Impact of Transfer Setup on the Performance of Independent Transfers: Phase I Final Report
Adjustable height protocol
of subjects that were able to attain a transfer under the adjustable height protocol compared to the percentage of subjects that were able to attain the transfer with the side guard in place...
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Additional Access Publications > Proceedings of: Workshop on Improving Building Design for Persons with Low Vision
Projected Low Vision Prevalence over Time
As I said, there are numbers from all over the place....
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Guidelines > 24 CFR Part 100—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines, Preamble
Guidelines for Requirement 5
The Department interprets the Act's requirement of placing environmental controls in accessible locations as referring to those environmental controls that are used by residents or tenants...
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Regulatory Support Documents > Analysis of Final Regulation > Appendix A to 34 CFR Part 104 - Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Handicap in Programs or Activities Receiving Federal Financial Assistance, Analysis of Final Regulation (with amendments issued through July 2017)
4. Drug addicts and alcoholics
Moreover, employers may enforce rules prohibiting the possession or use of alcohol or drugs in the work-place, provided that such rules are enforced against all employees....
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Research and History > Research Documents > Characteristics of Emerging Road and Trail Users and Their Safety
Station 7-Stopping Sight Distance (Deceleration)
An orange cone was placed 30 m (100 ft) in advance of the STOP sign controller to mark the AASHTO stopping sight distance for a bicyclist traveling at 30 km/h (20 mi/h)....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Lilypad Wheelchair Scale
Comes with four weighing pads that can be arranged to fit any manual wheelchair, as well as a mat to hold the pads in their places....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Excel Dryer, Inc. LEXAN® Series Hand Dryers
Style Options - Select from either the traditional push button Hands-On® style, or a fully automatic Hands-Off® model, activated by an infrared sensor when hands are placed under the air-outlet...
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Links > Advocacy/Legal Service
Georgia Council on Developmental Disabilities (GCDD)
updates and disability news, enjoy personal stories in our GCDD Spotlight section and stay on top of trending topics and critical issues from the broader disability community via our online publications...
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Links > Independent Living
Access Living - Chicago, IL
To this end, Access Living offers peer–oriented independent living services; public education, awareness and development; individualized and systemic advocacy; and enforcement of civil rights...
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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
F. Measures Taken To Limit Impact on Small Entities
However, in light of the public comments received and proposals made by the movie exhibition industry and multiple disability advocacy groups, those scoping requirements have been reduced...
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Guidelines > 36 CFR Parts 1190 and 1191 ADA and ABA Accessibility Guidelines - Preamble (Discussion of Comments and Changes)
809 Residential Dwelling Units
In addition, the ABA, which applies to federally funded facilities, may apply to public housing and other types of residential facilities that are designed, built, or altered with Federal...
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 35, Appendix B: 1991 ADA Title II Regulations Preamble and Section-by-Section Analysis
‘‘Auxiliary aids and services.’’
Videotext displays have become an important means of accessing auditory communications through a public address system....
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Legal Documents > KIROLA v. THE CITY AND COUNTY OF SAN FRANCISCO
c) Aquatic Program
The City operates nine public swimming pools as part of its aquatic program. RT 2763:21-2765:5. As of 2009, six of the nine pools were made accessible. RT 2767:8-2769:17....
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Guidelines > 36 CFR Part 1192 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) Accessibility Guidelines for Transportation Vehicles (2016 Non-Rail Vehicle Guidelines) - Preamble
Annualized Costs to Large Transit Entities for Automated Announcement Systems
Large transit agencies, in turn, are defined in the 2016 Non-Rail Vehicle Guidelines as public transportation providers operating 100 or more buses in annual maximum service in fixed route...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
A. Introduction (Section-by-Section Analysis)
This proposed formatting and organizational structure is based on recommendations made by the Advisory Committee and public comments submitted in response to the 2010 and 2011 ANPRMs....