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

[havocthecat]

Do not come to Chicago during our winter! Much as I would love to see you visit Chicago in winter is not a good place for the mobility-impaired. (I have a bad ankle, and the slipping and sliding I've done on the ice is unpleasant, and that's just minor stuff.) I've had disabled friends who have had luck with Vegas, especially along the Strip.

[sqbr]

We're not planning on going anywhere in winter, if nothing else I am a sook about the cold :) But thanks! (And it would definitely be cool to meet you. If I was going by myself I'd be tempted to choose cities based purely on where the people I know live :D)