National Endowment for the Arts ADA Tip Sheet

WHO IS IMPACTED BY THE NEW REGULATIONS?

The revised regulations apply to the following entities, which have until March 15, 2011, to comply:

• State and Local Governments (ADA Title II, 28 CFR, Part 35) This includes any non-federal department, agency, district, or instrumentality of a State or local government. For example: State arts commissions and councils, city-owned or -operated cultural centers, recreational venues and parks, libraries, state colleges, and universities. 

• Places of Public Accommodation (ADA Title III, 28 CFR, Part 36) This includes any facility operated by a private, non-governmental entity and open to the public. For example: Theaters, museums, concert halls, arts and performing arts centers, stadiums, private colleges and universities, lecture halls, galleries, parks, zoos, other places of exhibition or entertainment, and assembly areas.