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 > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Supplement to Notice of Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines: Questions and Answers about the Guidelines
20.1 Q. If a covered multifamily dwelling has an individual, private garage which is attached to and serves only that dwelling, does the garage have to be accessible in terms of width and length?
attached to and which serve only one covered multifamily dwelling are part of that dwelling unit, and are not covered by Requirement 2 of the Guidelines, which addresses accessible and usable public...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > ADA Business BRIEF: Communicating with Guests who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hotels, Motels, and Other Places of Transient Lodging
ADA Business BRIEF: Communicating with Guests who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hotels, Motels, and Other Places of Transient Lodging
Rights Division
Disability Rights Section
Americans with Disabilities Act
ADA Business BRIEF: Communicating with Guests who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hotels, Motels, and Other Places...
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Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
6.1(1)
(1) Hospitals - general purpose hospitals, psychiatric facilities, detoxification facilities -- At least 10 percent of patient bedrooms and toilets, and all public use and common use areas...
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Research and History > Research Documents > Large Area Assistive Listening Systems: Review and Recommendations
2.2.1 General Description
ALS can be a "standalone" device, or be integrated into an existing Public Address (PA) system (Compton l991)....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Questions and Answers: The ADA and Persons with HIV/AIDS
What can a person do if he or she is being discriminated against by a place of public accommodation on the basis of his or her HIV status?
What can a person do if he or she is being discriminated against by a place of public accommodation on the basis of his or her HIV status?...
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Links > Federal Department or Agency
DOE Frequently Asked Questions About the June 29, 2010, Dear Colleague Letter (May 26, 2011)
Asked Questions About the June 29, 2010, Dear Colleague Letter1
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Webinars, Videos, and Training > Spirit of the ADA
Employment Today - Chapter 8 - Successful Outcomes
Employment Today - Chapter 8 - Successful Outcomes (by the California Department of Rehabilitation)
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title II Technical Assistance Manual - 1994 Supplement
II-5.1000 General.
Does the program accessibility requirement prevent a public entity from renting existing inaccessible space to a private entity? Not necessarily....
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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)
§35.160 General (Section-by-Section Analysis)
of the public with disabilities are as effective as communications with others....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title II Technical Assistance Manual
II-5.2000 Methods for providing program accessibility
Public entities may achieve program accessibility by a number of methods....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Questions and Answers on the ADA Amendments Act of 2008 for Students with Disabilities Attending Public Elementary and Secondary Schools
Q12: Should school districts conduct FAPE evaluations as described in the Section 504 regulation for students who, prior to the Amendments Act, had health problems but might not have been considered persons with a disability?
A: The answer depends upon whether, because of the health problem, that student has a disability and, because of that disability, needs, or is believed to need, special education or...
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Housing at a Place of Education
[35.104 & 36.104] Housing operated by or on behalf of an elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate school, or other place of education, including dormitories, suites, apartments...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 & 38 - Department of Transportation (DOT) ADA Regulations
Section 37.25 University Transportation Systems
With one important exception, public university-operated transportation systems are subject to the requirements of the rule for public entities....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Withdrawn Technical Assistance: Title II Highlights (revised in 2008)
I. Who is Covered by Title II of the ADA
The title II regulation covers "public entities."
"Public entities" include any State or local government and any of its departments, agencies, or other instrumentalities....
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Links > Design/Construction/Barrier Removal
Cole & Associates, Inc.
In addition, Cole specializes in ADA Transition Planning and can assist a public entity of any size with this process....
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Additional Access Publications > ADA Title II Action Guide for State and Local Governments
Required for Public Entities with Fifty or more Employees
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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
7. Commit to Ongoing Maintenance of Accessible Playground Surfaces as a Responsibility of Ownership
The participating agencies recognized maintenance as a critical need in order to provide a safe environment for the public to recreate....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > 2004 ADA Checklist for Polling Places
Typical Issues
An accessible route connects the access aisle of each accessible parking space with the accessible entrance to the polling place....
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) - Preamble (published 2008)
Section 35.150(b)(2) Safe Harbor (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The title II regulation makes clear that, unlike public accommodations under title III, a public entity is not required to make each of its existing facilities accessible to and usable by...
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Links > Advocacy/Legal Service
Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD)
The Association of University Centers on Disabilities (AUCD) is a membership organization that supports and promotes a national network of university-based interdisciplinary...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Event Requirements Checklist for Ensuring Meeting/Event Accessibility
Sign language interpreter or CART
Provide interpreters for public meetings when requested or for widely attended events, (example: public meeting with high level officials)....
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Products and Additional Resources > Products
Inclusion Solutions BigBell™ Alert System
BigBell for is easy to install and will work for any kind of public building or business....
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Federal Documents > Standards > 1991 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
10.3.2(5)
shall, to the maximum extent feasible, have an accessible route complying with 4.3 from the point of connection to boarding platforms and all transportation system elements used by the public...
