Mobility impairment friendly places to visit in the US

[sqbr]

My partner and I are pondering a visit to the US for a holiday. I have chronic fatigue syndrome and fairly significant mobility issues: I can't walk very far, up more than a couple of stairs, or up steep hills, and will plausibly be hiring a mobility scooter.

Do people have recs (or anti-recs) for cities or sites that are likely to be interesting to two Australian geeks and are particularly amenable to these kinds of constraints?

Any good sf cons that are accessibility friendly and held in interesting cities? (My partner is alas not convinced that he would find Wiscon very interesting)

Our plans are very tentative at this stage, so any and all suggestions or ideas are welcome. Currently pondered locations include San Francisco, Yosemite National Park, New York, Las Vegas, Chicago and Boston.

Comments

[wordweaverlynn]

Yes, San Francisco has seriously steep hills, but we also have FOGcon, and we're working especially hard to make sure the con access is everything you could wish for.

[badgerbag]

Most of the places I go and hang out in SF are flat! The Mission is lovely, & the entire Embarcadero.

Yosemite is totally amazing, and I've enjoyed it without hiking all over the place, because the views are great, there are good places to eat, and I could drive around, park at different locations, and putter close to the parking lot, birdwatching and picking up rocks and stuff like that.

[sqbr]

Thanks for the inside scoop :) Yes, it sounds like there'll be more than enough to do in Yosemite within easy access, and SF may end up being the same.

[sqbr]

Thanks, I'll definitely keep FOGcon in mind.