DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE: DISABILITY RIGHTS
SECTION OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS DIVISION

FINAL REGULATORY IMPACT ANALYSIS OF THE
PROPOSED REVISED REGULATIONS IMPLEMENTING
TITLES II AND III OF THE ADA, INCLUDING REVISED
ADA STANDARDS FOR ACCESSIBLE DESIGN

SUPPLEMENTAL RESULTS

Prepared By:

HDR |HLB DECISION ECONOMICS INC.
8403 Colesville Road, Suite 910
Silver Spring, MD 20910

July 30, 2010

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Introduction

Key to Understanding Detailed CBA Chart (Facility)

Total Costs and Benefits per Facility Group in Baseline Scenario

Detailed CBA Chart for:

• Inns
• Hotels
• Motels
• Restaurants
• Motion Picture House
• Theatre / Concert Hall
• Stadiums
• Auditoriums
• Convention centers
• Single level stores
• Shopping malls
• Indoor Service Establishments
• Offices of health care providers
• Hospitals
• Nursing homes
• Terminal (private airports)
• Depots
• Museums, historical sites & libraries
• Parks or zoos
• Amusement parks
• Nursery schools - Daycare
• Elementary private schools
• Secondary Private Schools
• Undergraduate and postgraduate private schools
• Ski facilities
• Homeless Shelter
• Food banks
• Social service establishments
• Exercise facilities
• Swimming pools
• Bowling alleys
• Golf courses (private with public access)
• Golf courses (private only)
• Miniature golf courses
• Recreational boating facilities
• Fishing piers and platforms
• Shooting facilities
• Office buildings
• Elementary public schools
• Secondary public schools
• Undergraduate, postgraduate public schools
• Public housing
• State and local judicial facilities (courthouses)
• State and local detention facilities (jails)
• State and local correctional facilities (prisons)
• Parking garages
• Self service storage facilities
• Theatre / Concert Halls (public)
• Stadiums (public)
• Auditoriums (public)
• Convention centers (public)
• Hospitals (public)
• Nursing homes (public)
• Museums, historical sites & libraries (public)
• Parks or zoos (public)
• Homeless Shelter (public)
• Exercise facilities (public)
• Social service establishments (public)
• Swimming pools (public)
• Miniature golf courses (public)
• Recreational boating facilities (public)
• Fishing piers and platforms (public)
• Office buildings (public)
• Parking garages (public)
• Golf courses (public)
• Restaurants (public)
• Amusement parks (public)

Key to Understanding Detailed CBA Chart (Requirement)

Total Costs and Benefits per Requirement in Baseline Scenario

Detailed CBA Chart for:

• Public Entrances
• Maneuvering Clearance or Standby Power for Automatic Doors
• Automatic Door Break-Out Openings
• Thresholds at Doorways
• Door and Gate Surfaces
• Location of Accessible Routes
• Common Use Circulation Paths in Employee Work Areas
• Accessible Means of Egress
• Stairs (NC)
• Stairs (ALT/BR)
• Handrails Along Walkways
• Handrails
• Accessible Routes from Site Arrival Points and Within Sites
• Standby Power for Platform Lifts
• Power-Operated Doors for Platform Lifts
• Alterations to Existing Elevators
• Platform Lifts in Hotel Guest Rooms and Dwelling Units
• “LULA” and Private Residence Elevators
• Van Accessible Parking Spaces
• Valet Parking Garages
• Mechanical Access Parking Garages
• Direct Access Entrances from Parking Structures
• Passenger Loading Zones
• Parking Spaces
• Parking Spaces (Signs)
• Passenger Loading Zones (Medical / Long-Term Care)
• Ambulatory Accessible Toilet Compartments
• Water closet clearance in single-user toilet rooms - out swinging door
• Shower Spray Controls
• Urinals
• Multiple Single-User Toilet Rooms
• Water closet clearance in single-user toilet rooms - in swinging door
• Water Closet Location and Rear Grab Bar
• Patient Toilet Rooms
• Drinking Fountains
• Sinks
• Side Reach
• Sales and Service Counters (NC)
• Sales and Service Counters (Alt)
• Washing Machines and Clothes Dryers (technical)
• Washing Machines and Clothes Dryers (Scoping)
• Self-Service Storage Access
• Limited Access Spaces and Machinery Spaces
• Operable Parts
• Bathrooms with vanities and water closet clearance out-swinging doors
• Operable Windows
• Dwelling Units with Communication Features [1991]
• Dwelling Units with Communication Features [UFAS]
• Galley Kitchen Clearances
• Shower Compartments with Mobility Features
• Location of Accessible Route to Stages
• Wheelchair Space Overlap in Assembly Areas
• Lawn Seating in Assembly Areas
• Handrails on Aisle Ramps in Assembly Areas
• Wheelchair Spaces in Assembly Areas
• Accessible Route to Tiered Dining Areas in Sports Facilities (NC)
• Accessible Route to Press Boxes
• Public TTYS
• Public Telephone Volume Controls
• Two-Way Communication Systems at Entrances
• ATMs and Fare Machines
• Assistive Listening Systems (technical)
• Visible Alarms in Alterations to Existing Facilities
• Detectable Warnings (scoping)
• Detectable Warnings (technical)
• Assistive Listening Systems (scoping)
• Accessible Courtroom Stations
• Accessible Attorney Areas and Witness Stands
• Raised Courtroom Stations Not for Members of the Public
• Accessible Route to Exercise Machines and Equipment
• Accessible Machines and Equipment
• Accessible Saunas and Steam Rooms (NC)
• Accessible Lockers
• Accessible Dressing Rooms, Fitting Rooms, or Locker Rooms
• Wheelchair Spaces in Team or Player Seating Areas
• Accessible Route in Court Sport Facilities
• Accessible Route to Bowling Lanes
• Shooting Facilities with Firing Positions
• Primary Accessible Means of Entry to Pools (NC/ALT)
• Accessible Means of Entry to Wading Pools
• Accessible Means of Entry to Spas
• Accessible Route for Boating Facilities
• Accessible Boarding Piers (NC)
• Accessible Boarding Piers (ALT/BR)
• Accessible Boat Slips (NC)
• Accessible Boat Slips (Alt/BR)
• Accessible Route to Fishing Piers
• Accessible Fishing Piers and Platforms
• Accessible Route to Golf Courses
• Accessible Practice Grounds at Golf Courses (Alt/BR)
• Accessible Practice Grounds at Golf Courses (NC)
• Accessible Practice Grounds at Driving Ranges
• Accessible Route to Minigolf Holes
• Accessible Minigolf Holes
• Accessible Route to Rides
• Wheelchair Space or Transfer Seat or Transfer Device
• Maneuvering Space in Load and Unload Area
• Signs at Amusement Park rides
• Accessible Route to Play Components (BR)
• Accessible Play Components (BR)
• Accessible Route to Play Components (ALT)
• Accessible Play Components (ALT)
• Accessible Route to Play Components (NC)
• Accessible Play Components (NC)
• Roll-In Showers
• Post Secondary School Multi-Story Dorm Facility
• Mobility Accessible Prison Cell
• Communication Accessible Prison Cell
• Social Service Establishment – Elevator Access (NC)
• Social Service Establishment – Clear Floor Space around Beds
• Accessible Saunas and Steam Rooms (ALT/BR)
• Primary Accessible Means of Entry to Pools (BR)
• Housing at Places of Education – Kitchen Turning Space
• Housing at Places of Education – Kitchen Work Surfaces
• Secondary Accessible Means of Entry into Pools (NC/ALT)
• Secondary Accessible Means of Entry into Pools (BR)
• Social Service Establishments – Roll-in Shower
• Consolidated Playground Requirements