Visit Park City partners with Wheel the World on accessibility seal
Visit Park City’s new seal will put 30 businesses through on-site accessibility checks, with a July 23 event at the National Ability Center.
Visit Park City has partnered with Wheel the World to give 30 local businesses an Accessibility Verified seal, a designation built to tell travelers with disabilities what they can actually expect when they arrive in Park City. The first round covers hotels, attractions, restaurants, transportation providers and community services.
Wheel the World's verification process relies on on-site inspections and more than 200 standardized accessibility data points, including step-free access, bathroom usability, clear signage and ease of navigation. In a mountain town, that can mean knowing ahead of time whether a hotel entrance is usable without stairs, whether a restroom is accessible, or whether a route to an attraction can be managed.
Visit Park City will celebrate the launch July 23 at the National Ability Center, where participating businesses and graduates of Wheel the World’s Hospitality Training program will be recognized. Jennifer Wesselhoff, who leads Visit Park City, called the National Ability Center the "crown jewel" of access and accessibility in the community. The nonprofit has operated in Park City for 40 years and offers adaptive recreation for people with disabilities, including competitive athletes, youth, veterans and other visitors.
The partnership also connects Park City to Wheel the World’s wider marketplace, which reaches a community of more than 180,000 travelers and includes verified data across more than 200 destinations and 8,000 travel services. Wheel the World, founded in 2018, calls Park City one of the most accessible mountain destinations in the United States and puts the resort town about 35 minutes from Salt Lake City International Airport.
Travel Oregon became the first state to earn Accessibility Verified status in September 2025 after assessing more than 300 businesses in 21 communities with Wheel the World. Visit Park City's accessibility page now describes Park City as an accessibility-verified destination, and the 30-business rollout is slated to grow to more than 60 local businesses in 2027.
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