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Whirlwind Wheelchair

A non-profit social enterprise dedicated to improving the lives of people with disabilities in the developing world while also promoting sustainable local economic development

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Whirlwind And The RoughRider

May 15, 2015

Whirlwind Wheelchair International's all-terrain wheelchair built in developing countries for use in developing countries. The RoughRider is now available for purchase in the US and Canada. Transcription for this video:  All Terrain Wheelchairs in USA … [Read more...] about Whirlwind And The RoughRider

Findings and Recommendations from Whilrwind’s Assistive Technology Research on the Navajo Reservation

February 26, 2013

Kim D. Reisinger, Ph.D, director of Whirlwind's Assistive Technology Research (ATR) Division,  recently concluded a major survey research project on the awareness of, access to, and acquisition of low-cost, high-quality Assistive Technology (AT) devices and services on the Navajo Nation.  The research was funded by a grant from the National Institute on Disability and … [Read more...] about Findings and Recommendations from Whilrwind’s Assistive Technology Research on the Navajo Reservation

Mission Local – October 2011

May 28, 2011

Ralf Hotchkiss experiences the travails of a wheelchair rider on San Francisco public transit. Read The Story Here. … [Read more...] about Mission Local – October 2011

Whirlwind Wheelchair Project with CIR in Afghanistan

June 15, 2005

Whirlwind and the Center for International Rehabilitation conducted a six-day training workshop in Kabul, Afghanistan, in June 2005 that focused on skills such as wheelchair assembly and repair, fitting and user assessment. The goal of this project was to test a distribution strategy that combined central fabrication with local assembly, fitting and delivery. During the initial … [Read more...] about Whirlwind Wheelchair Project with CIR in Afghanistan

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