Wheelchair Accessible Travel Blog | Free Wheelin' with Karin Willison

Unmasking My Past as an ‘OG’ Phantom of the Opera Phan

Photo collage featuring cast members and phans from The Phantom of the Opera in the 1990s.

I’m a Guest on the Thrillist Explorers Podcast!

Thrillist Explorers Podcast featuring Karin Willison

How to Survive a Plague with a Disability

Karin wearing a plague doctor mask.

If I’m your inspiration, thank you very much

Karin and Aria in Sedona, AZ.

Wheelchair Accessible Tiny Houses: a Big Option for People With Disabilities

The Gateway Isidore wheelchair accessible tiny house in a beautiful forest.

The Ultimate Wheelchair Travel Gift Guide

Wheelchair travel gift guide for people with disabilities who enjoy traveling.

Wheelchair Barbie Is Back. Here’s How She Compares to the Original

Wheelchair Barbie and Becky, dolls with disabilities review and comparison.

Make Your Bathroom Wheelchair Accessible With a ‘Wet Bath’ Shower

View into a bathroom remodeled to be wheelchair accessible.

Remembering My Mom, Kristin Willison, 20 Years Later

Kristin Willison 1944-1999

How to Get Medicaid Personal Care Attendant Services If You Have a Disability

How to get Medicaid personal care attendant services if you have a disability and need help at home.

Medicaid Consumer-Directed Home Care Waivers State by State Guide

Directory of Medicaid HCBS waivers with a focus on Medicaid consumer-directed home care.

8 Tips for Seeing a Broadway Show as a Wheelchair User

Learn how to buy wheelchair accessible Broadway theatre tickets and enjoy a musical or play if you have a disability.

7 Wheelchair Accessible Sarasota, Florida Places to Visit

Wheelchair accessible Sarasota, Florida places to visit. Image shows an egret next to disability parking sign.

Standing Up for Access to Better Power Wheelchairs

Two photos of Karin Willison using a standing wheelchair, Permobil F5 VS.

Why Smooth Travel With a Disability Isn’t Simple

Wheel and bumpy cobblestones.

Ending the Silence Around Domestic Violence and People With Disabilities

Karin in Central Park, NYC with caption "This is what a domestic violence survivor looks like."

Hi! I’m Karin. I use a wheelchair and travel around the USA with my service dog, Aria. I blog about accessible travel and life with a disability. I’ve faced many challenges in life, but I don’t let my disability stop me from achieving my dreams!

Featured Travel Tips

Wheelchair travel gift guide for people with disabilities who enjoy traveling.

The Ultimate Wheelchair Travel Gift Guide

Guide to Traveling with a Service Dog

Wheelchair accessible hotel room reservation.

7 Tips for Making a Wheelchair Accessible Hotel Room Reservation

W Hotel room in Hollywood.

7 Wheelchair Accessible Hotel Room Problems — and Solutions

Wheelchair accessible Sarasota, Florida places to visit. Image shows an egret next to disability parking sign.

7 Wheelchair Accessible Sarasota, Florida Places to Visit

Black and white image looking between skyscrapers at an airplane overhead.

Why I’m the Travel Blogger Who Doesn’t Fly

Disability Life

Karin wearing a plague doctor mask.

How to Survive a Plague with a Disability

Wheelchairs give people mobility. So please stop saying “wheelchair bound” or “confined to a wheelchair.” I “use a wheelchair” and I am free!

Please Stop Saying “Wheelchair Bound”

Having long hair symbolizes my right to make choices about my life as a person with a disability.

What ‘My Body, My Choice’ Means to Me as a Woman With a Disability

Karin in Central Park, NYC with caption "This is what a domestic violence survivor looks like."

Ending the Silence Around Domestic Violence and People With Disabilities

Personal care attendant employment application.

So You Want to Be a Personal Care Attendant

Robert Willison, Kristin Willison, Karin Willison

Advice for Parents of Children with Cerebral Palsy, from an Adult with CP

Latest Adventures

Photo collage featuring cast members and phans from The Phantom of the Opera in the 1990s.

Unmasking My Past as an ‘OG’ Phantom of the Opera Phan

April 18, 2023

I’m Karin, known in some circles as Ayesha, and I’m a writer, editor, travel blogger...

Thrillist Explorers Podcast featuring Karin Willison

I’m a Guest on the Thrillist Explorers Podcast!

April 1, 2021

I’m thrilled to share this episode of the Thrillist Explorers podcast. It’s all about...

Karin wearing a plague doctor mask.

How to Survive a Plague with a Disability

March 29, 2021

As I’m writing this, it is March 2021 and it’s been a year since I’ve updated this blog. Although I...

Karin and Aria in Sedona, AZ.

If I’m your inspiration, thank you very much

March 25, 2021

Inspiration. Lately, it seems like it’s become a four-letter word in the disability...

The Gateway Isidore wheelchair accessible tiny house in a beautiful forest.

Wheelchair Accessible Tiny Houses: a Big Option for People With Disabilities

March 8, 2021

Could wheelchair-friendly tiny houses be a “big” option for people with disabilities...

Defective VMI Ricon Slide-Away Wheelchair Lift with wires sticking out in need of repair.

The Mobility Van Store of Lakeland, FL Sold Me a Defective VMI Ricon Slide-Away Wheelchair Lift

January 29, 2020

I am a disability travel blogger who takes road trips all over the country, and as such having a...