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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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
SLEEPING ACCOMMODATIONS
[DSA-AC] Rooms intended and designed for sleeping.
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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.36.402(a)(1)
(1) Any alteration to a place of public accommodation or a commercial facility, after January 26, 1992, shall be made so as to ensure that, to the maximum extent feasible, the altered portions...
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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)
§ 36.402(a)(1)
(1) Any alteration to a place of public accommodation or a commercial facility, after January 26, 1992, shall be made so as to ensure that, to the maximum extent feasible, the altered portions...
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Additional Access Publications > Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide For People with Disabilities
§301(7)(D)
An auditorium, convention center, lecture hall, or other place of public gathering;...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
1.9.1.2 Application
All privately funded public accommodations, as defined, and commercial facilities, as defined, shall be accessible to persons with disabilities as follows:
Exception: Certain types of...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
1.9.1.2
All privately funded public accommodations, as defined and commercial facilities, as defined, shall be accessible to persons with disabilities as follows:
Exception: Certain types of...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
1.9.1.2 Application
All privately funded public accommodations, as defined, and commercial facilities, as defined, shall be accessible to persons with disabilities as follows:
Exception: Certain types of...
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Public and Common Use Areas: ADA Standard Section 215.2
Section 215.2 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for fire alarm systems in public and common use areas.
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
11B-108 Maintenance of accessible features
A public accommodation shall maintain in operable working condition those features of facilities and equipment that are required to be accessible to and useable by persons with disabilities...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2016 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide - Eff. Jan. 1, 2017
11B-108 Maintenance of accessible features.
A public accommodation shall maintain in operable working condition those features of facilities and equipment that are required to be accessible to and useable by persons with disabilities...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
11B-108 Maintenance of accessible features
A public accommodation shall maintain in operable working condition those features of facilities and equipment that are required to be accessible to and useable by persons with disabilities...
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Additional Access Publications > Emergency Evacuation Planning Guide For People with Disabilities
§301(7)(G)
A terminal, depot, or other station used for specified public transportation;...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Questions and Answers: The ADA and Persons with HIV/AIDS
What types of changes in policies, practices, or procedures would a public accommodation have to make to ensure equal access to persons with HIV or AIDS?
What types of changes in policies, practices, or procedures would a public accommodation have to make to ensure equal access to persons with HIV or AIDS?...
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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)
§ 36.105(e)(3) Reasonable modification
(3) Reasonable modification. An individual with a record of a substantially limiting impairment may be entitled to a reasonable modification if needed and related to the past...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
11B-245.3 Accessible elements required
The accessible portion of the residence extends to those elements used to enter the commercial facility, including the front sidewalk, if any, the door or entryway, and hallways; and...
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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)
"Service Animal'' (Section-by-Section Analysis)
Section 36.302(c)(2) of the 1991 title III regulation states that ‘‘a public accommodation [is not required] to supervise or care for a service animal.''...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2013 California Standards for Accessible Design Pocket Guide
1.9.1.2.4
1.9.1.2.4 All existing privately funded public accommodations when alterations, structural repairs or additions are made to such public accommodations as set forth under Chapter 11B....
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2022 California Standards
11B-249.1.3
On or after January 1, 2025, alterations to existing commercial places of public amusement which require a permit or for which the estimated cost is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2025 California Standards
11B-249.1.3
On or after January 1, 2025, alterations to existing commercial places of public amusement which require a permit or for which the estimated cost is ten thousand dollars ($10,000) or more...
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Armor-Tile Tactile Systems Cast In Place Detectable Warning Surface System
Armor-TileTM Cast in Place is the world leader in tactile walking surface indicators systems....
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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.36.202(c) Separate benefit
A public accommodation shall not provide an individual or class of individuals, on the basis of a disability or disabilities of such individual or class, directly, or through contractual...
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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)
§ 36.202(c) Separate benefit.
A public accommodation shall not provide an individual or class of individuals, on the basis of a disability or disabilities of such individual or class, directly, or through contractual...
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Federal Documents > Preamble to Regulations > 28 CFR Part 36, Appendix B: Preamble to Regulation on Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities (1991 ADA Title III Regulations Preamble)
Section 36.202(c) (Section-By-Section Analysis and Response to Comments)
The intent of the contractual prohibitions of these paragraphs is to prohibit a public accommodation from doing indirectly, through a contractual relationship, what it may not do directly...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADAAG Manual
Classes of Sleeping Accommodations [9.1.4]
Classes of Sleeping Accommodations [9.1.4]
Accessible sleeping rooms and suites must be dispersed among the various classes of sleeping accommodations available according to factors such...