Purdue University Fort Wayne Student Travel Tips: The Holiday Inn Express is in Van Wert, Ohio. It is off U.S. 30 and State Route 127. It is located halfway between Fort Wayne, IN and Lima, OH. The hotel features a step free entrance with automatic doors. It has three accessible rooms. Two with regular bathtubs. […]
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Purdue University Fort Wayne Student Travel Tips: The Fort Wayne Children’s Zoo has lots of accessible parking spaces in the main and side lots. All check in desks are accommodating but the farthest right check-in desk is lower just for wheelchair users. The zoo has a lot of room to move around but there are […]
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Purdue University Fort Wayne Student Travel Tips: This specific Extended Stay America is wheelchair friendly. Extended Stay America has two accessible parking spaces on each side of the building, which will leave a short distance between the sidewalk and the main entrance. The service counter height is 32 inches high, and 7 feet wide, making […]
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Visit Fort Wayne is Fort Wayne’s visitors center that provides information about the city and a souvenir gift shop as well. Their entrance is a bit sloped, but there is lots of space to maneuver around and the doors had an automatic door opener. The thresholds were all beveled, almost flesh to the ground. They […]
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Purdue University Fort Wayne Student Travel Tips: When patronizing Rack & Helen’s Bar and Grill, there is one accessible parking spot attached to the main parking lot. There is a clear and relatively smooth pavement to two accessible entrances. The first entrance is on the side of the building with a ramp to the door. […]
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My only complaint about the South Point ADA guest rooms is that the beds are way too high off the floor (32 inches, I measured once) for a wheelchair user to easily transfer. I am unable to stand so I have learned to order a rollaway bed (sleeping on springs with a little padding) for […]
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This location is beautiful, however it’s not safe. Cobblestones and Missing cobblestones everywhere, so there are pits in the ground. It is built on a side of a cliff and everywhere you walk is at steep and uneven slopes. When parking a car, your car will be tilted on its side and when you get […]
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Purdue University Fort Wayne Hospitality Management Student Travel Tips: At the front of the mall parking lot where P.F. Chang’s is located, there are 13 designated handicap parking spots, four of which are van accessible. Going into the restaurant there is a ramp from the lot to the sidewalk for wheelchair access. Inside the restaurant […]
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Purdue University Fort Wayne Hospitality Management Student Travel Tips: The restaurant is an older building, but recently remodeled and is accessible. The floor is very level in the different dining rooms/bar and the walkways are wide and maneuverable. The front entrance is not very accessible for wheelchairs as there is about a 4-inch step, however […]
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Purdue University Fort Wayne Hospitality Management Student Travel Tips: Panera is a chain restaurant serving delicious and heartwarming meals. They serve sandwiches, soups, salads and more. Panera was wheelchair compliant and friendly. Staff is very kind and willing to help accommodate extra needs. There is a spot to park right up front and a roll […]
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