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LISTEN to Common Ground Radio's fascinating REAL AUDIO interview with WWI's Ralf Hotchkiss. View the transcript, too! Just click here
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08.10.07
> The Importance of User Choice for Cost Effective Wheelchair Provision in Low Income Countries
The limited success of free market mechanisms in wheelchair provision in low income countries requires a comprehensive, coordinated, and sustained intervention by governments, charities, and development agencies working in close collaboration with the organized movement of people with disabilities.
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Riders in Control
When Ralf Hotchkiss began designing wheelchairs in Latin America in 1980,
there was no one else designing state of the art wheelchairs at a low
cost for active use in developing countries.
06.01.03
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It's Not About Wheelchairs
People wanting to provide wheelchairs to those in developing countries
who need them are most often guided by their hearts. The problem,
however, is vast and complex, and unfortunately, things are not always
as simple as they appear.
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Wheelchair History Made in
Uganda
In this New Millennium, the idea of building good quality, low-cost wheelchairs
in developing countries from locally available materials is old hat.
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Marriage of High and Low Technology
in Peruvian Wheelchair Design
A Peruvian medical student and a North American rehabilitation engineer
have teamed up to create low-cost customized wheelchairs using special
computer software and a toy-sized wooden seating simulator to aid in the
customization process.
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