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4754 Narrow pathways between merchandise display racks in a retail store that block shoppers in wheelchairs are architectural barriers that deny disabled persons equal access and thus violate the federal Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), as well as California's Unruh Civil Rights Act and Disabled Persons Act; removal of the architectural barriers is not "readily achievable," and therefore not required, if it would cause a significant loss of selling space and profit; the store may comply with the requirements of law by providing alternative access through means that are readily achievable, but does not meet this obligation by constructing new and geographically distant stores that are accessible.CitationCALIFORNIANS FOR DISABILITY RIGHTS v MERVYN'S (Narrow Aisles) 165 CA4 571 [See: 42 USC 12101 etseq; CivC 51 etseq, 54 etseq; B&PC 17200 etseq; Californians v Mervyn's 39 C4 223, P/AT 9/06; United Investors v Waddell 125 CA4 1300, T/AT 2/05; Branick v Downey 39 C4 235, P/AT 9/06]
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