ADA Regulations
BUSINESSES AND NON-PROFIT SERVICE PROVIDERS
TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE MANUALS AND PUBLICATIONS
Title III Technical Assistance Manual(1993) and Supplement An 83-page manual that explains in lay terms what businesses and non-profit agencies must do to ensure access to their goods, services, and facilities. Many examples are provided for practical guidance. (Spanish edition available from the ADA Information Line.)
Title III Highlights| Title III Highlights (En Español) A 12-page outline of the key requirements of the ADA for businesses and non-profit agencies. This publication provides detailed information in bullet format for quick reference. (Spanish edition available from the ADA Information Line.)
Accessible Stadiums. A 4-page publication highlighting features that must be accessible in new stadiums and providing guidance on line of sight for wheelchair seating locations. Accessible Stadiums (TEXT) | Accessible Stadiums (PDF)
Access To Medical Care For Individuals With Mobility Disabilities. This 19-page publication provides guidance for medical care professionals on the ADA’s requirement to provide accessible health care to individuals with mobility disabilities. This document includes an overview of general ADA requirements, commonly asked questions, and illustrated examples of accessible facilities, examination rooms, and medical equipment.
ADA Guide for Small Businesses. This 15-page illustrated guide presents an overview of some basic ADA requirements for small businesses that provide goods and services to the public. It provides guidance on how to make their services accessible and how tax credits and deductions may be used to offset specific costs. (Spanish, Cambodian, Chinese, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Laotian, Tagalog and Vietnamese editions available from the ADA Information Line.)
ADA Guide for Small Businesses (HTML)
ADA Guide for Small Businesses (PDF)
ADA-TA: A Technical Assistance Update from the Department of Justice. A serial publication that addresses two topics in each issue: “Common Questions” answers questions about ADA requirements; “Design / Details” provides information and illustrations of particular design requirements.
Volume 1: Readily Achievable Barrier Removal and Van-Accessible Parking Spaces
Barrier Removal and Van-Accessible Parking (HTML)
Barrier Removal and Van-Accessible Parking (PDF)
Common ADA Errors and Omissions in New Construction and Alterations. This 13-page document lists a sampling of common accessibility errors or omissions that have been identified through the Department of Justice’s ongoing enforcement efforts. The significance of the errors is discussed and references are provided to the requirements of the ADA Standards for Accessible Design.
ADA Business Briefs. Short publications explaining specific ADA issues that are designed to be easily printed and distributed to employees.
Communicating with People Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hospital Settings
Communicating with Guests Who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing in Hotels, Motels, and Other Places of Transient Lodging
Restriping Parking Lots
Service Animals
Ten Small Business Mistakes video. This thirteen-minute streaming video identifies common mistakes that small businesses make when trying to comply with the ADA and addresses the importance and value of doing business with 50 million people with disabilities. The video features statements by store owners expressing their doubts or misunderstandings about the ADA followed by responses from Assistant Attorney General R. Alexander Acosta and other Department of Justice employees explaining the law in common sense terms.
Commonly Asked Questions About Service Animals. A 3-page publication explaining the requirements of the ADA regarding animals that accompany and provide services for a person with a disability. (Spanish edition available from the ADA Information Line.)
How to File a Title III Complaint | How to File a Title III Complaint (En Español). This publication details the procedure for filing a complaint under title III of the ADA, which prohibits discrimination based on disability by businesses and non-profit agencies. (Spanish edition available from the ADA Information Line.)
Commonly Asked Questions About Child Care Centers and the Americans with Disabilities Act A 13-page publication explaining how the requirements of the ADA apply to Child Care Centers. The document also describes some of the Department of Justice’s ongoing enforcement efforts in the child care area and it provides a resource list on sources of information on the ADA.
Questions and Answers: the ADA and Persons with HIV/AIDS. A 16-page publication explaining the requirements of the ADA for employers, businesses and non-profit agencies that serve the public, and State and local governments to avoid discriminating against persons with HIV/AIDS. (Spanish edition available from the ADA Information Line.)
Questions and Answers: The ADA and the Rights of Persons with HIV/AIDS to Obtain Occupational Training and State Licensing. A 2-page document addressing questions about how the requirements of the ADA apply to the rights of persons with HIV/AIDS in occupational training and state licensing.
Tax Incentives for Business (HTML) | PDF — Information to help businesses understand and take advantage of the tax credit and deduction available for complying with the ADA.
Assistance at Self-Serve Gas Stations. A 1-page document providing guidance on the ADA and refueling assistance at self-serve gas stations.
Self-Serve Gas Stations (HTML) | Self-Serve Gas Stations (PDF)
Common ADA Problems at Newly Constructed Lodging Facilities. An 11-page document lists a sampling of common accessibility problems at newly constructed lodging facilities that have been identified through the Department of Justice’s ongoing enforcement efforts.
Common ADA Problems at Newly Constructed Lodging Facilities (HTML)
Common ADA Problems at Newly Constructed Lodging Facilities (PDF)
Five Steps To Make New Lodging Facilities Comply With The ADA. A 3-page document highlighting five steps that owners, operators, and franchisors can take to make sure that new lodging facilities comply with the ADA.
Five Steps To Make New Lodging Facilities Comply (HTML)
Five Steps To Make New Lodging Facilities Comply (PDF)
Americans with Disabilities Act Checklist for New Lodging Facilities. This 34-page checklist is a self-help survey that owners, franchisors, and managers of lodging facilities can use to identify ADA mistakes at their facilities.
Americans with Disabilities Act Guide for Places of Lodging: Serving Guests Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision. A 12-page publication explaining what hotels, motels, and other places of transient lodging can do to accommodate guests who are blind or have low vision.
Serving Lodging Guests Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision (HTML)
Serving Lodging Guests Who Are Blind or Who Have Low Vision (PDF)
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