One of the candidates for mayor of this district, despite his physical disability that prevents him from walking. He goes out in wheelchairs to visit the neighborhoods and companies to present his proposal and convince his fellow citizens to opt for change to achieve local development. This is Elvio Isidro Portillo Rojas, who launched his candidacy for mayor for the … [Read more...] about Candidate for mayor travels in his wheelchair in search of change in Paraguay
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2021 Annual Newsletter
Safety First, Second and ThirdSolar Power Tricycle DevelopmentWheelchairs to Oglala Lakota AmputeesNext Version of the Electric RoughRiderLetter from a Grateful Recipient of the Frank Barham Memorial FundKellogg Racial Equity Challenge 2030 Dear Friends and Supporters, During 2021, Whirlwind returned to its roots of assisting small-scale RoughRider wheelchair factories, … [Read more...] about 2021 Annual Newsletter
One World: A Disability Inclusion Project
Wheelchair cleaning during COVID-19
Wheelchair user, designer, and engineer Peter Axelson demonstrates how easy it can be to pick up a virus like COVID-19 from a wheelchair and shows how to properly clean a wheelchair. … [Read more...] about Wheelchair cleaning during COVID-19
2020 Annual Newsletter
Pilgrimage of the Camino de SantiagoA Request from HCBH hospital in HaitiWhirlwind: What Can Come Next?Designing 21st Century Vehicles For Persons With DisabilitiesA Request from Fort Larned National Historic Site Dear Friends and Supporters, It is now December 2020, eight months since the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown. The sale and distribution of Whirlwind … [Read more...] about 2020 Annual Newsletter