What businesses are covered under the ADA?
Title III of the ADA covers public accommodations, commercial facilities, examinations and courses related to licensing or certification, and transportation provided to the public by private entities. Title III became effective on January 26, 1992. Public accommodations are private entities that own, operate, or lease to places of public accommodation. A place of public accommodation is a facility whose operations affect commerce and fall within at least one of the following 12 categories: • Places of lodging (e.g., inns, hotels, motels) (except for owner-occupied establishments renting fewer than six rooms); • Establishments serving food or drink (e.g., restaurants and bars); • Places of exhibition or entertainment (e.g., motion picture houses, theaters, concert halls, stadiums); • Places of public gathering (e.g., auditoriums, convention centers, lecture halls); • Sales or rental establishments (e.g., bakeries, grocery stores, hardware stores, shopping centers); • Service establishme
