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ADA Title III (28 CFR 36)

Prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in places of public accommodation and commercial facilities, requiring accessible design and reasonable modifications to policies and practices.

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Rules extracted

548

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🇺🇸 United States

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548

Obligations

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Each rule is decomposed into an average of 10.0 atomic obligations — the smallest testable units that can be independently violated.

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All 548 obligations have been decomposed, titled, risk-scored, and embedded for semantic matching.

Risk scoring

Every obligation in ADA Title III is scored across independent risk dimensions:

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Violation Likelihood

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Enforcement Evidence

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Cascade Dependency

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Regulatory details

Full title: ADA Title III (28 CFR 36)
Regulatory body: Department of Justice
Jurisdiction: 🇺🇸 United States
Document type: regulation
Effective date: January 26, 1992
Industry: Government & Public Sector
Official source: View source document ↗

Who this applies to

public accommodationscommercial facilitieshospitalityretailhealthcare providerseducational institutions

Key requirements

accessible facilities and services
reasonable modifications to policies
effective communication
architectural barrier removal
new construction accessibility standards

Frequently asked questions about ADA Title III

What is ADA Title III?

Prohibits discrimination on the basis of disability in places of public accommodation and commercial facilities, requiring accessible design and reasonable modifications to policies and practices.

Who does ADA Title III apply to?

ADA Title III applies to public accommodations, commercial facilities, hospitality, retail, healthcare providers, educational institutions.

How many obligations does ADA Title III contain?

AuditDSS has decomposed ADA Title III into 548 atomic obligations from 55 rules. Each obligation is independently testable and risk-scored.

What are the key requirements of ADA Title III?

The key requirements include: accessible facilities and services, reasonable modifications to policies, effective communication, architectural barrier removal, new construction accessibility standards.

How can I assess my ADA Title III compliance?

Upload your compliance policy to AuditDSS. The platform maps your document against all 548 ADA Title III obligations using deterministic AI scoring — not checklists or LLM summaries. You get a risk-scored gap analysis showing exactly which obligations are covered, partially covered, or missing.

Which jurisdiction enforces ADA Title III?

ADA Title III is enforced in United States by Department of Justice.

When did ADA Title III come into effect?

ADA Title III became effective on January 26, 1992.

What industry does ADA Title III apply to?

ADA Title III is primarily relevant to the Government & Public Sector industry. AuditDSS covers 77 regulations in this industry sector.

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