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06.13.07
> Red Hat Magazine - Whirlwind Wheelchair empowers disabled people with open source

Getting from point A to point B is a need that we all have, but what if you’re in a third-world country and require a wheelchair? For those who are disabled and live in developing countries, the average wheelchair is usually not an ideal solution. After all, how many “average” wheelchairs can handle rocky and rough terrain or are available in places where hospitals or doctor visits are a luxury few can afford?

12.24.04
> Ralf Hotchkiss & His Whirlwind Wheelchairs - by Ralph Nader

Nearly forty years ago, a young high school motorcycle rider in Rockford, Illinois went over a grate, flipped over into the air and landed with a broken body. He became paraplegic. Because of the remarkable way Ralf Hotchkiss responded to his disability, thousands of people with disabilities here and in developing countries are now riding in durable, affordable wheelchairs.

09.15.04
> Whirlwind gets war victims fund grant for Colombia
Whirlwind has won a grant from the Leahy War Victims Fund (LWVF), a part of the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) for a 21-month project in Colombia, South America. The project will run from October 2004 to July 2006.

09.08.04
> Tech Museum award for WWI
Today, Whirlwind Wheelchair International at San Francisco State University was named a 2004 Tech Museum Awards Laureate.

09.01.04
> Whirlwind site gets facelift
After three years, it’s finally happening! And it’s more like a total makeover. Welcome to the new Whirlwind web site. We’re still putting up new content, but Whirlwind has finally joined the 21st Century in web design, thanks in large part to the help of, ilo, the design partnership of Karen Lee and Scott Andreae.