Fall football has its traditions: oversized jerseys, sizzling burgers, and at least one uncle who believes he's the team's unofficial defensive coordinator.  However, stadium parking lots present unique physical challenges during college and professional football games. Tightly packed asphalt spaces, lawn grass setups, extension cords across walkways, and congested pedestrian traffic can quickly create safety [...]

Every holiday season, highway rest stops fill up, gas stations become unofficial family reunion venues, and someone's already arguing about the holiday playlist before you've crossed the state line.  While this is fun, adaptive travelers need careful advance planning for holiday logistics. Standard car rental companies maintain massive fleets of sedans and SUVs, but specialized [...]

Autumn brings a crisp chill to the evening air, making October the prime season to explore the mysterious, lantern-lit streets of America’s most historic cities. Ghost walks offer local folklore, supernatural history, and chilling tales about visitors who never quite left.  However, historic downtown districts feature rough cobblestones, brick sidewalks heaved up by tree roots, [...]

Fall traditions are wonderful. We happily get lost in cornfields, pay for pumpkins we could buy at the grocery store, and somehow convince ourselves apple cider doughnuts taste better when eaten beside a tractor. But for wheelchair users, gravel parking areas, uneven dirt paths, slippery straw, and old-fashioned wagons can make getting around much harder [...]