PBS NewsHour covers Whirlwind Wheelchair International's efforts to send low-cost durable wheelchairs to Haiti for amputees after the January 2010 earthquake Ralf Hotchkiss, is speaking the former headquarters at SFSU. Transcription for this video: Whirlwind Wheelchair on PBS NewsHour with Jim Lehrer reported by Spencer Michels … [Read more...] about PBS NewsHour With Jim Lehrer
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Summer 2014 NewsNotes
In this issue: Whirlwind Leaves SF State Science Building Closure RoughRider Fan Mail WPAC Grant Updates Project Homeless Connect Download the 2014 Summer News Notes here . … [Read more...] about Summer 2014 NewsNotes
2014 Whirlwind Wheelchair Newsletter
In this issue: Whirlwind moves to Berkeley Introducing RoughRider America Ebola Halts WPAC in Sierra Leone Hand Cycles and RoughRiders in Ethiopia 25th Anniversary of the ADA Download the 2014 Newsletter here . … [Read more...] about 2014 Whirlwind Wheelchair Newsletter
What Makes the RoughRider a Different Kind of Wheelchair? (Part I)
Whirlwind Wheelchair puts users in the center of the design process. As such, the RoughRider has evolved out of the most common user needs we found. This is the first installment in a series that highlights some of the design features that make the RoughRider a dynamic chair. So what makes the RoughRider a different kind of wheelchair? Solid flexible all rubber front … [Read more...] about What Makes the RoughRider a Different Kind of Wheelchair? (Part I)
What Makes the RoughRider A Different Kind of Wheelchair? (Part 2)
Whirlwind Wheelchair puts users in the center of the design process. As such, the RoughRider has evolved out of the most common user needs we found. This is the second installment in a series that highlights some of the design features that make the RoughRider such a dynamic chair. So what makes the RoughRider a different kind of wheelchair? Sturdy, fully adjustable, … [Read more...] about What Makes the RoughRider A Different Kind of Wheelchair? (Part 2)