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28 C.F.R. § 36.306

Personal devices and services

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This part does not require a public accommodation to provide its customers, clients, or participants with personal devices, such as wheelchairs; individually prescribed devices, such as prescription eyeglasses or hearing aids; or services of a personal nature including assistance in eating, toileting, or dressing.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2005–2026 · leading case: John Karczewski v. Dch Mission Valley LLC, 862 F.3d 1006 (9th Cir. 2017).
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John Karczewski v. Dch Mission Valley LLC, 862 F.3d 1006 (9th Cir. 2017). “” Defendant next points to 28 C.F.R. § 36.306 , which states: This part does not require a public accommodation to provide its customers, clients, or participants with personal devices, such as wheelchairs; individually prescribed devices, such as prescription eyeglasses or…”
Alumni Cruises, LLC v. Carnival Corp., 987 F. Supp. 2d 1290 (S.D. Fla. 2013). · cites it 2× “Nor, as Carnival suggests, do the proposed modifications require Carnival to provide “services of a personal nature” that 28 C.F.R. § 36.306 states that public accommodations need not make available.”
Dryer v. Flower Hosp., 383 F. Supp. 2d 934 (N.D. Ohio 2005). “” 28 C.F.R. § 36.306 . In the case before the Court today, that is exactly what Plaintiff required: an individually prescribed device.”
Ass'n for Disabled Americans v. Key Largo Bay Beach, LLC, 407 F. Supp. 2d 1321 (S.D. Fla. 2005). “Under 28 CFR 36.306, however, a public accommodation is not required to furnish personal devices, such as wheelchairs, to disabled patrons.”
De Camara v. Bryn Mawr Coll. (E.D. Pa. 2025). · cites it 2× “Ohio 2005) (citing 28 C.F.R. § 36.306 ) (finding a hospital was not required to provide a non-patient—who a doctor had prescribed oxygen to assist with her breathing—with oxygen from the hospital).”
Alexander Sims Jr. v. Caesars Virginia, LLC (W.D. Va. 2026). “See 28 C.F.R. § 36.306 (noting that the ADA “does not require a public accommodation to provide its customers, clients, or participants with personal devices, such as wheelchairs”).”
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