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 > Technical Assistance > Questions and Answers: Transportation Services for Individuals with Disabilities
2. Question: What is the minimum width needed for a level boarding railroad passenger station platform to meet the accessibility requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?
We have received questions from entities constructing or altering platforms as to the minimum platform width needed to accommodate passengers using such mobility aid devices....
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Research and History > Research Documents > Standards and Anthropometry for Wheeled Mobility
2.0 Methodology
Still others were reported as the “percentage of subjects accommodated” – those who could perform a task at a certain criterion level....
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Legal Documents > United States of America v. Washington Hospital Center - Settlement Agreement
V. DEVELOPMENT OF DISABILITY-RELATED POLICIES AND PROCEDURES
who is in need of an Accessible Patient Room more for the accessible patient room than it would charge for a non-accessible patient room in which the patient would otherwise have been placed...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Excel Dryer, Inc. CAST Cover Series HANDS OFF® Automatic Sensor Activated Hand Dryers
Features
Fully Automatic Hand Dryers are activated by an infrared sensor when hands are placed under the air outlet....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Acoustiguide Opus Touch™ Museum Guide with Touchscreen
Charging System
Innovative modular bay system allows installation flexibility and efficiency
Linked modules (5 players per charging rack) can be wall-mounted, shelf-mounted, placed...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Acoustiguide Opus Click™ Multimedia Museum Guide
Charging System
Innovative modular bay system allows installation flexibility and efficiency
Linked modules (5 players per charging rack) can be wall-mounted, shelf-mounted, placed...
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Links > Travel/Recreation
Access Northern California
a copy in pdf. www.scc.ca.gov/webmaster/ftp/pdf/pub/sf_wheel_guidebook.pdf
We provide consultation to businesses advising on how to include accessibility information in their publications...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (2010 ADA Title III Regulations with amendments issued through Dec. 2016)
Assistive listening systems. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Requiring ALS may allow individuals with disabilities to contribute to the community by joining in government and public events, and through increased economic activity associated with community...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Best Practices Tool Kit for State and Local Governments
Chapter 4 Addendum: Title II Checklist (9-1-1 and Emergency Communications Services)
Is TTY training mandatory for all emergency communications services personnel who may have contact with individuals from the public who have hearing or speech disabilities?
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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)
20. Existing facilities
Similarly, while a public school district need not make each of its buildings completely accessible, it may not make only one facility or part of a facility accessible if the result is to...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 36 CFR Part 1194 - Proposed Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Standards and Guidelines NPRM - Preamble
PURPOSE AND LEGAL AUTHORITY
Examples of these standards include: the Web Accessibility Initiative’s Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2.0, EN 301 549 V1.1.1 (2014-02), “Accessibility requirements for public...
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Research and History > Research Documents > Development of Surface Roughness Standards for Pathways Used by Wheelchair Users: Final Report
Legislation
The Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 (ABA) ensures that buildings which are designed, built or altered by federal funding or leased by federal agencies are accessible to the public....
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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)
"Qualified Interpreter" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The guiding criterion is that the public entity must provide appropriate auxiliary aids and services to ensure effective communication with the individual....
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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)
Assistive listening systems. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Requiring ALS may allow individuals with disabilities to contribute to the community by joining in government and public events, and increasing economic activity associated with community...
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Legal Documents > United States of America, Plaintiff, v. Cinemark USA, Inc., Defendant - Consent Order
8. Notice, Reporting, and Monitoring Requirements
such notice and (ii) shall be limited to the requirements of the ADA with respect to (a) providing wheelchair spaces with lines of sight comparable to those for members of the general public...
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Legal Documents > ACCESS NOW, INC. v. AMBULATORY SURGERY CENTER GROUP, LTD.
1. Introduction
First, the court cannot sanction a proposed settlement that is either collusive or contrary to public policy. See, e.g., United States v....
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State and Local Documents > State Technical Assistance > Code Application Notice (CAN) 2-11B, 09-09-2014
11B-223 Medical care and long-term care facilities
All public use and common use areas shall be accessible in compliance with this chapter.
11B-223.2.1 Facilities not specializing in treating conditions that affect mobility....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Texas Accessibility Standards
202.4 Alterations Affecting Primary Function Areas
Primary function areas are not limited to public use areas....
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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)
3. Conversion to Digital Cinema
Despite the economic downturn over the last few years, the movie theater industry is rapidly increasing the number of screens that have converted to digital cinema since publication of the...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) - Preamble (published 2008)
"Service Animal" (Section-by-Section Analysis)
, or the provision of auxiliary aids and services, meets the essential eligibility requirements for the receipt of services or the participation in programs or activities provided by a public...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Creating Equal Opportunities for Children and Youth with Disabilities to Participate in Physical Education and Extracurricular Activities
Appendix A: References
ODPHP Publication No. U0036. Washington, D.C.: Author. Available at www.health.gov/paguidelines/pdf/paguide.pdf.
U. S. Government Accountability Office (GAO). (2010, June)....
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State and Local Documents > Guidelines > Accessibility Guidebook for Outdoor Recreation and Trails
Transition Plans
year if the work takes more than a year
The signature of the official responsible for implementation of the transition plan
Ensure transition plans are available to the public...
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State and Local Documents > State Technical Assistance > DSA IR 11B-9: Accessibility Requirements for Solar Photovoltaic Systems at School Sites
4. Overhead PV Systems
The area beneath an overhead PV system elevated components can be either 1) restricted to operations and service personnel or 2) available to teachers, students, staff and the general public...