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2010 ADA Standards for Accessible Design
The Department of Justice’s scoping and technical accessibility requirements for facilities covered by the ADA.
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2010 Standards for Public
Accommodations and
Commercial Facilities: Title III
Public accommodations and commercial facilities must follow the
requirements of the 2010 Standards, including both the Title III
regulations at 28 CFR part 36, subpart D; and the 2004 ADAAG at 36
CFR part 1191, appendices B and D.
In the few places where requirements between the two differ, the
requirements of 28 CFR part 36, subpart D, prevail.
Compliance Date for Title III
The compliance date for the 2010 Standards for new construction
and alterations is determined by:
• the date the last application for a building permit or permit
extension is certified to be complete by a State, county, or
local government;
• the date the last application for a building permit or permit
extension is received by a State, county, or local government,
where the government does not certify the completion
applications; or
• the start of physical construction or alteration, if no permit
is required.
If that date is on or after March 15, 2012, then new construction and
alterations must comply with the 2010 Standards. If that date is on
or after September 15, 2010, and before March 15, 2012, then new
construction and alterations must comply with either the 1991 or the
2010 Standards.
Department of Justice 2010 Standards: Title III - 15
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