>> 1) Clarify /every single exhausting non-standard requirement/ when you travel. <<

Good idea.

>> /Do not/ allow yourself to be dismissed or patronized. <<

Good luck with that. Nobody's obligated to help you, and if you annoy them may simply hang up.

>> (Also, a list* is very helpful.)
*List may include door widths, height of the gap under the bed (I am not kidding), layout of handicapped parking (some people need extra space to unload from a wheelchair van with a ramp)... <<

I have offered to carry a yardstick through my house to check clearance width. The door just has one wide step and then step up to the threshold, so getting even an electric wheelchair up is no trouble as long as we have a couple other folks to help pop the wheels up and push.

But I generally just ask, "What accommodations do you need?" Most common one has been either a chair or limiting the stand-up time in rituals, which is easily done.

>>The artsy fair at my college did this as standard; students got volunteer hours for carrying the setup stuff and vendors were very impressed. (I also went around in historical costume one year. Fun times...) <<

That is so awesome.

>>Lifting once, easy. Lifting repeatedly, or carrying a distance, very hard.<<

It means lifting easily, like lifting 50-pound bags of flour to stock a shelf. O_O

>>I was concerned that 'muscle power' would once again translate to 'Relatives will do it for free. Not my problem.'<<

Friends or relatives often do such things, but there is no guarantee they will be abled either. Frex, retirees often travel in groups and may not have enough muscle for heaving a chair over obstacles. Preferably, an event should have porters available.

>> *Hmm... in-a-group porters might be a good job for immigrants who don't speak much of the local language. You wouldn't neccesarily need to be chatty, just strong and decently up-to-date on local 'polite deference to the customer' ettiquite. If you can get one person who us decently billingual (teenager at first job, maybe?) all the better!<<

Brilliant, and saved for future reference. It would suit the Rutledge thread very well.

>>Just as you can't assume everyone on the trail can walk, or walk for long distances, one shouldn't assume that every trail can be wheeled on.

Mindful consideration of your specific circumstances is needed!<<

Well reasoned.

>>How much damage will wheels or motor vehicles cause? What are the safety issues, both for and aginst? How many people who want to use the trail will be unable to with XYZ restrictions? Is there any way to reduce that last number without increasing damage or reducing safety?<<

Especially, consider these issues in building new trails. Can you make plenty of mileage accessible, without reducing everyone to wide paved paths? A variety of challenge levels is desirable.

>> Then pick the most workable solution, which could be anything from vehicle tours to video walks to palanquins. :) <<

Yeah, virtual tours are VERY popular in Terramagne. We've seen Haruko jogging with a headcam, for instance. It's also common for a sighted, immobile person to pair with a blind, mobile person -- the blind person goes places while wearing a camera, the immobile person gets to see exciting things without dragging their body around and they can describe things so the blind person enjoys more and has an easy time navigating. Win-win!