All employers with 15 or more employees have obligations under Title I of the ADA.  For more information about employment provisions of the law… (Link to Next Page)

Any private entity that owns, leases, leases to, or operates a place of public of public accommodation or commercial facility has responsibilities under Title III of the ADA.

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
• Establishment serving food or drink
• Places of exhibition or entertainment
• Places of public gathering
• Sales or rental establishments
• Service establishments
• Stations used for specified public transportation
• Places of public display or collection
• Places of education
• Social service establishments
• Places of exercise and recreation

Commercial facilities that are privately owned, non-residential facilities involved in commercial activity, such as a factory, warehouse, corporate office building, or other facility in which employment may occur have obligations under Title III of the ADA covering nondiscrimination in policies, practices, and procedures, effective communication, and barrier removal.