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| == Whirlwind Wheelchair ==
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| The {{WP|Whirlwind wheelchair}} is designed for poor users and communities with limited resources. [http://whirlwindwheelchair.org Whirlwind Wheelchair International] uses {{WP|open source}} design to promote wheelchair production through the development of small shops which now exist in 45 countries.
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| {{WP|Ralf Hotchkiss}}, the designer of the Whirlwind, teaches an excellent class at [http://sfsu.edu San Francisco State University] that involves students in the design process and teaches the use of basic metal shop equipment. He is also a partner of Demotech's [http://www.demotech.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php?n=Design.MobilitySupportUnits MobilitySupportUnits] design project.
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| [[Sig17]] has held wheelchair cushion design contests in the past.
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| [http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=9021626 Wheelchair rider injuries: causes and consequences for wheelchair design and selection.]AGaal RP, Rebholtz N, Hotchkiss RD, Pfaelzer PF. J Rehabil Res Dev. 1997 Jan;34(1):58-71.
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| == Other resources ==
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| The {{WP|iBot}} is a revolutionary wheelchair design, but very expensive (around US$26,000).
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| [[Category:Transport]] | | [[Category:Transport]] |
| | [[Category:PH261]] |
| [[Category:Mobility and rehabilitation]] | | [[Category:Mobility and rehabilitation]] |
