§ 12181. Definitions

among the several States;

between any foreign country or any territory or possession and any State; or

between points in the same State but through another State or foreign country.

that are intended for nonresidential use; and

whose operations will affect commerce.

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;

a restaurant, bar, or other establishment serving food or drink;

a motion picture house, theater, concert hall, stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment;

an auditorium, convention center, lecture hall, or other place of public gathering;

a bakery, grocery store, clothing store, hardware store, shopping center, or other sales or rental establishment;

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;

a terminal, depot, or other station used for specified public transportation;

a museum, library, gallery, or other place of public display or collection;

a park, zoo, amusement park, or other place of recreation;

a nursery, elementary, secondary, undergraduate, or postgraduate private school, or other place of education;

a day care center, senior citizen center, homeless shelter, food bank, adoption agency, or other social service center establishment; and

a gymnasium, health spa, bowling alley, golf course, or other place of exercise or recreation.

the nature and cost of the action needed under this chapter;

the overall financial resources of the facility or facilities involved in the action; the number of persons employed at such facility; the effect on expenses and resources, or the impact otherwise of such action upon the operation of the facility;

the overall financial resources of the covered entity; the overall size of the business of a covered entity with respect to the number of its employees; the number, type, and location of its facilities; and

the type of operation or operations of the covered entity, including the composition, structure, and functions of the workforce of such entity; the geographic separateness, administrative or fiscal relationship of the facility or facilities in question to the covered entity.