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 > Protecting the Rights of Parents and Prospective Parents with Disabilities: Technical Assistance for State and Local Child Welfare Agencies and Courts
9. What steps are child welfare agencies required to take to ensure that parents and prospective parents with disabilities involved with the child welfare system have an equal opportunity to participate in and benefit from their programs and activities?
For example, an adoption agency may be required to provide large print and electronically accessible adoption materials to accommodate the known needs of a visually impaired adoption program...
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State and Local Documents > Laws > Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) of 1990 (with amendments issued through 2008)
Sec. 611. Closed-captioning of public service announcements [Section 402]
Any television public service announcement that is produced or funded in whole or in part by any agency or instrumentality of Federal Government shall include closed captioning of the verbal...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guide to the ADA Standards
Are all public use and common use areas required to be accessible?
All areas of facilities, including public and common use areas, are required to be accessible in new construction except those that are specifically exempt (e.g., certain types of limited...
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Additional Access Publications > Accommodation and Compliance Series: Employees with Autism Spectrum Disorder
Preface
Preface
The Job Accommodation Network (JAN) is a service of the Office of Disability Employment Policy of the U.S. Department of Labor....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
11B-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 > 2019 California Standards
11B-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 > Title I Technical Assistance Manual
Physical and Mental Qualification Standards
standard is job-related and necessary for a business, if it is applied to exclude an otherwise qualified individual with a disability, the employer must consider whether there is a reasonable accommodation...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADAAG Manual
Scoping [4.1.3(8)]
Scoping [4.1.3(8)]
Public entrances must be accessible according to two sets of criteria that must be met separately:
1) the minimum number of accessible building or facility entrances...
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Drawings and Possible Solutions > CAD/BIM Details
Kawneer North America AA™250/425 Thermal Entrances
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Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
A4.28.4 Auxiliary Alarms
For hotel and other rooms where people are likely to be asleep, a signal-activated vibrator placed between mattress and box spring or under a pillow was found by UL to be much more effective...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Solutions for Five Common ADA Access Problems at Polling Places
Temporary Measures
A person using a wheelchair enters a polling place
Temporary measures may not be suitable for every polling place that has physical barriers that block access....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-203.12 Animal containment areas
Animal containment areas that are not for public use shall not be required to comply with these requirements or to be on an accessible route....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-203.12 Animal containment areas
Animal containment areas that are not for public use shall not be required to comply with these requirements or to be on an accessible route....
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Detectable Warning Systems, Inc. AlertTile® Detectable Warning
alerttile® is a glass reinforced thermoset composite engineered for superior impact resistance, slip resistance, wear resistance and long-term durability for retrofit...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Lift-U® LU12 Step/Platform Onboard Lift
The Lift-U® model LU12 Wheelchair Lift, is our STEP / PLATFORM onboard lift. The lift can be mounted either at the front or rear door entrance. While in the stowed position, the...
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SafetyStepTD Powerbond Detectable Warning Mat
POWERBOND is a Peel +n Stick mat that is easy and quick to install. Installs in minutes and requires no special tools. No drilling or anchoring is required.
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Nuance Dragon NaturallySpeaking Premium & Home Speech Recognition Software
With Dragon 13 you can dictate text in more places, with multiple microphone options including the one built-into your laptop. So you can go both hands-free and headset free. ...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2012 Florida Accessibility Code
810.7 Public Address Systems
810.7 Public Address Systems. Where public address systems convey audible information to the public, the same or equivalent information shall be provided in a visual format....
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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)
Section 36.304 Removal of Barriers (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The requirements for barrier removal by public accommodations are established in the Department's title III regulation. 28 CFR 36.304....