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—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines
3(1)
(1) On accessible routes in public and common use areas, and for primary entry doors to covered units, doors that comply with ANSI 4.13 would meet this requirement....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Guide to the ADA Standards
What types of facilities are covered by DOT’s ADA Standards (and are required to have detectable warnings on curb ramps)?
DOT’s ADA Standards apply to facilities used to provide “designated public transportation.”...
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Additional Access Publications > ADA Title II Action Guide for State and Local Governments
Complaints to the Department of Justice and Other Federal Agencies
A complaint may be filed with either --
A federal agency that provides funding to the public entity that is the subject of the complaint;
A federal...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) - Preamble (published 2008)
Section 35.138 Ticketing (Section-by-Section Analysis)
The ticketing policies and practices of public entities are subject to title II's nondiscrimination provisions. See 42 U.S.C. 12132. ...
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Webinars, Videos, and Training > Demonstrations of ADA Requirements
NYC Board of Elections: Video 3 - Accessibility Clerk Responsibilities
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Title II Technical Assistance Manual - 1994 Supplement
II-5.2000 Methods for providing program accessibility.
[Insert the following text after ILLUSTRATION 3, P. 23.]
ILLUSTRATION 4: A municipal performing arts center provides seating at two prices -- inexpensive balcony seats and more...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > The ADA and City Governments: Common Problems
Introduction
Access to civic life by people with disabilities is a fundamental goal of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). To ensure that this goal is met, Title II of the ADA requires...
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND HIRING POLICE OFFICERS
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND HIRING POLICE OFFICERS
U.S. Department of Justice
Civil Rights Division
Disability Rights Section
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS: THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT AND HIRING...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines
15. Laundry rooms
Accessible element or space
ANSI A117.1 section
APPLICATION
15. Laundry rooms
4.32.6
If provided in the facility or at the...
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 35 Title II Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM) (published 2008)
5. Amend 28 CFR part 35 by adding § 35.136 to read as follows:
5. Amend 28 CFR part 35 by adding § 35.136 to read as follows:
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 24 CFR Part 100—Fair Housing Accessibility Guidelines
10. Drinking fountains and water coolers
Accessible element or space
ANSI A117.1 section
APPLICATION
10. Drinking fountains and water coolers
4.15
Fifty percent of...
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Federal Documents > Standards > Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards (UFAS)
1. PURPOSE
1. PURPOSE.
This document sets standards for facility accessibility by physically handicapped persons for Federal and federally-funded facilities. These standards are to be...
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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)
§ 35.136 Service animals.
[AG Order No. 3180-2010, 75 FR 56178, Sept. 15, 2010; 76 FR 13285, Mar. 11, 2011]
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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)
§ 35.150 Existing facilities.
[56 FR 35716, July 26, 1991, as amended by Order No. 1694-93, 58 FR 17521, Apr. 5, 1993; AG Order No. 3180-2010, 75 FR 56180, Sept. 15, 2010; AG Order 3332-2012, 77 FR 30179, May 21,...
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 & 38 - Department of Transportation (DOT) ADA Regulations
MPO Certification of Paratransit Plan
MPO Certification of Paratransit Plan
The (name of Metropolitan Planning Organization) hereby certifies that it has reviewed the ADA paratransit plan prepared by (name of...
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State and Local Documents > Codes and Standards > 2019 California Standards
11B-233.3.4.1 Alterations to vacated buildings
Where a building is vacated for the purposes of alteration, and the altered building contains more than 15 residential dwelling units, at least 5 percent of the residential dwelling...
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Lines of Sight and Dispersion: ADA Standard Section 221.2.3
Section 221.2.3 covers scoping requirements in the current ADA Standards for lines of sight and dispersion of wheelchair spaces in assembly areas.
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Federal Documents > Regulations > 49 CFR Parts 37 & 38 - Department of Transportation (DOT) ADA Regulations
§ 37.23(a)
(a) When a public entity enters into a contractual or other arrangement (including, but not limited to, a grant, subgrant, or cooperative agreement) or relationship with a private entity...
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Legal Documents > LEGAL OPINION - U.S. DEPARTMENT OF TRANSPORTATION OFFICE of GENERAL COUNSEL on 49 CFR 37.43(a)
Conclusion
pedestrian ramp, passageway between platforms, staircase, escalator, etc.) in an existing facility is itself the subject of alteration and is therefore subject to 49 CFR § 37.43(a)(1), the public...
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Federal Documents > Standards > 2010 ADA Standards
Accessible Means of Egress: ADA Standard Section 207
Section 207 covers scoping requirements in the most current ADA Standards for accessible means of egress.
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Rulemaking Process Documents > NPRMS > 28 CFR Part 36 Nondiscrimination on the Basis of Disability by Public Accommodations and in Commercial Facilities NPRM: Preamble (2008 Title III NPRM Preamble)
Element-by-element safe harbor for public accommodations. (Section-by-Section Analysis)
To the extent that elements in existing facilities that impose barriers are not already in compliance with the 1991 Standards, public accommodations would be required to modify such elements...
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Links > State Department or Agency
San Francisco: Accessible Business Entrance Program
This ordinance will require places of public accommodation to have primary entrances be accessible by persons with disabilities....
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Federal Documents > Technical Assistance > Fact Sheet: Highlights of the Final Rule to Amend the Department of Justice's Regulation Implementing Title III of the ADA
8. Reservations Made by Places of Lodging
Reservations Made by Places of Lodging....