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Sean ([personal profile] sqbr) wrote in [community profile] access_fandom2011-01-18 07:55 pm

Mobility impairment friendly places to visit in the US

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.
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[personal profile] staranise 2011-01-18 11:58 pm (UTC)(link)
Las Vegas is hugely accessible. I mean, it's so accessible I didn't find a place I couldn't go, and the disabled parking/seating in the theatres I went to was very well-placed.

I don't care if it makes me a philistine. I love Las Vegas. I don't gamble, but I get to go to a million concerts and plays and eat really good food in charming surroundings.