do retail stores have to provide a bathroom for persons with dissabilities?

SItuation: I was shopping with my 3 kids at a local chain shoe retailer. We we almost done, ready to purchase shoes, when my 4 year old daughter started to lose control of her bowls. I ask a store clerk if she could use the bathroom. It was an emergency. He then went to the register and ask the store manager, who said no. The time it took him to do that, my 4 year old daughter lost it fesces started to come out and she started crying. I stood there begging the manager to please let us use it she has a medical condition, meanshile, holding my 5 month daughter as well, he said absolutely not. "I can't break policy for you mame". When I heard that, I obviously lost it, and said "don't you have any compassion?!" I was mad! I left, went nearby to a public resturant, where they kindly let us use their bathroom. That wasn't the end, but my question still exist.

Answers:
There are some chains that do not offer publicv restrooms and no it is not required for them to either.

I know that it can be very upsetting, I have been there myself with my 3 year old.

Personally I do not shop at the stores that do not provide a public restroom for this reason.

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they should!

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