Title III of the ADA sets forth the following general rule
against discrimination in places of public accommodation:
No individual shall be discriminated against on the basis of disability
in the full and equal enjoyment of the goods, services, facilities,
privileges, advantages, or accommodations of any place of public accommodation by
any person who owns, leases (or leases to), or operates a place of public accommodation.
42 U.S.C. § 12182 (a) (emphasis added).
The definitional section of the statute specifically identifies twelve
(12) particularized
categories of "public accommodation." 42 U.S.C. §
12181(7) provides:
(7) Public accommodation
The following private entities are considered public accommodations for
purposes of this subchapter, if the operations of such entities affect
commerce—
(A) an inn, hotel, motel, or other place of lodging, except for an
establishment located within a building that contains not more than
five rooms for rent or hire and that is actually occupied by the
proprietor of such establishment as the residence of such proprietor;
(B) a restaurant, bar, or other establishment serving food or drink;
(C) a motion picture house, theater, concert hall, stadium, or other
place of exhibition or entertainment;
(D) an auditorium, convention center, lecture hall, or other place of
public gathering;
(E) a bakery, grocery store, clothing store, hardware store, shopping
center, or other sales or rental establishment;
(F) a laundromat dry-cleaner, bank, barber shop, beauty shop, travel
service, shoe repair service, funeral parlor, gas station, office of an
accountant or lawyer, pharmacy, insurance office, professional office
of a health care provider, hospital, or other service establishment;
(G) a terminal, depot, or other station used for specified public
transportation;
(H) a museum, library, gallery, or other place of public display or
collection;
(I) a park, zoo, amusement park, or other place of recreation;
(J) a nursery, elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate
private school, or other place of education;
(K) a day care center, senior citizen center, homeless shelter, food
bank, adoption agency, or other social service center establishment; and
(L) a gymnasium, health spa, bowling alley, golf course, or other place
of exercise or recreation.
42 U.S.C. § 12181(7).