Wheelchair Accessible Travel Blog | Free Wheelin' with Karin Willison

The Importance of Self-Care and Mental Health for People with Disabilities

Neon sign reading "breathe" in trees

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

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

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.

How to Hide Your GPS Location From EVV Electronic Visit Verification Apps

Electronic visit verification -- how to protect your privacy from EVV GPS tracking and unconstitutional surveillance.

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."

Indiana Dunes National Lakeshore – Accessible Outdoor Experience

Karin Willison riding in a tank wheelchair on the beach.

Save Medicaid – We All Have the Right to Pee

Karin Willison in bathroom talking about Medicaid.

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

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

New York City subway entrance with no accessibility for people with disabilities.

New York City Is Being Sued Over Inaccessible Subways. It’s About Time.

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

Neon sign reading "breathe" in trees

The Importance of Self-Care and Mental Health for People with Disabilities

February 28, 2020

People always praise the importance of self-care, but the experience is different for those with...

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...

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

The Ultimate Wheelchair Travel Gift Guide

November 29, 2019

As a frequent traveler with a disability, people often ask me what kinds of gifts to buy for a...

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

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

November 7, 2019

A Review of Wheelchair Barbie and Mattel’s Dolls With Disabilities In 2019, Mattel...

View into a bathroom remodeled to be wheelchair accessible.

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

October 17, 2019

Designing a Wheelchair Accessible Wet Bath People with and without disabilities often ask me about...

Electronic visit verification -- how to protect your privacy from EVV GPS tracking and unconstitutional surveillance.

How to Hide Your GPS Location From EVV Electronic Visit Verification Apps

October 7, 2019

If you are a person with a disability or a personal care attendant, direct support worker, or other...