Letter from the ChairpersonResponses from Recent RoughRider RecipientsA RoughRider for an Indigenous GrandmotherOne World Project in MoroccoSubsidized Wheelchairs from the Frank Barham Fund … [Read more...] about 2019 Annual Newsletter
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2018 Annual Newsletter
In this issue: Four Wheelchair Designs International Wheelchair Stakeholder’s Meeting in India Advocating for New Wheelchair Procurement Policy in Morocco Rehabilitation In The Republic of Georgia The Frank Barham Memorial Fund Download the 2018 Newsletter here . … [Read more...] about 2018 Annual Newsletter
Elder Makes Ancestral Trip to the Amazon in a RoughRider Wheelchair!
Whirlwind was contacted last summer by Joshua Van Winkle about a wheelchair that could handle the rugged terrain of the Amazon jungle. He was planning an ancestral trip for three generations of families, including an elder gentleman that needed a wheelchair that was sturdy and reliable. We recently received this thank you letter that touched our hearts. We were glad to have … [Read more...] about Elder Makes Ancestral Trip to the Amazon in a RoughRider Wheelchair!
Morocco Peace Wheels Project
After more than two years of extensive e orts, Whirlwind has managed to pull together the key partners for a major wheelchair project in Morocco. The project would support a social enterprise, called Peace Wheels that includes local wheelchair manufacture and assembly of imported RoughRiders® in conjunction with efforts to improve access to wheelchairs throughout the … [Read more...] about Morocco Peace Wheels Project
Congratulations to all the WINNERS of the RoughRider 2017 Best Video & Story Contest!
Read about the RoughRider rough-terrain Wheelchair that gets people off the pavement and out into the roads less traveled. Our riders write us from national parks, beaches and even the jungles of the Philippines! When our wheelchairs allow someone to gain a greater sense of independence and freedom, we know that we need to keep working and pushing forward to design … [Read more...] about Congratulations to all the WINNERS of the RoughRider 2017 Best Video & Story Contest!