There are some court actions in which individuals claiming MCS have won the right to be accommodated. However, such accommodations are rare. This is usually determined by a doctor's written authorization or a detailed medical questionnaire. In most cases, disabled individuals who meet job description requirements cannot be excluded because of architectural barriers such as stairs. For this reason, disabled people's needs must be considered when building or renovating shops and studios.
Access is only half of the problem.
Egress is the other half. There is no point in getting disabled people into a facility if they cannot be easily and quickly evacuated in an emergency. Unfortunately, this fact was overlooked in the rush to provide access. All construction and renovation plans must be assessed for egress of disabled people. Existing facilities also must be assessed to assure that disabled people are not allowed into areas from which they cannot be rapidly evacuated in an emergency.