Access and right to serve or not to serve is, to me, different issues.
I have to say I’m surprised by some of the responses I see here...
If access is mandated, but the propery owner retains the right to refuse service, then that is a strange outcome. The government forces me to spend $100,000 on a wheelchair ramp, and when someone rolls into my restaurant, I say "I don't serve people in wheelchairs." That's just a crazy outcome.
Businesses should provide access to all customers who they wish to serve. By not providing access, the businessman hurts himself and denies himself additonal revenue. Building a ramp may be a very smart choice. But it should be the businessman's choice, not a government mandate.
“Access and right to serve or not to serve is, to me, different issues.”
Access is important to me as well, which is why I am very supportive of private property protection. I reward the businesses I support with little green certificats. The free market is a much better method to ensure that all customers are being serviced than what we get as a result of relying on the government.
This story just shows the natural progression that is bound to happen when we default to government.