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• With limited exceptions, failure to design and construct facilities for first occupancy after January 26, 1993 that are readily accessible to and usable by individuals with disabilities constitutes discrimination in violation of the Act.

• A dental office must have elevators even in situations when other business owners would not. Although elevators are generally not required in facilities under three stories or with fewer than 3,000 square feet per floor, there is an exception for the professional office of a health care provider.

• When a dental practice is located in a private residence, the portion of the residence used exclusively as a residence is not covered by the Act, but that portion used exclusively in the operation of the dental practice or that portion used both for the dental practice and for residential purposes is covered by the new construction and alterations requirements of the Act. The covered portion of the residence extends to those elements used to enter the dental practice, including the homeowner^´s front sidewalk, if any, the door or entryway, and hallways; and those portions of the residence, interior or exterior, available to or used by employees or visitors of the dental practice, including restrooms.