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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.
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.


{{WP|Ralph 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.
Ralph 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.
 
[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.


[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.
== Other resources ==
== Other resources ==



Revision as of 08:49, 6 July 2007

Whirlwind Wheelchair

The W is designed for poor users and communities with limited resources. Whirlwind Wheelchair International uses W design to promote wheelchair production through the development of small shops which now exist in 45 countries.

Ralph Hotchkiss, the designer of the Whirlwind, teaches an excellent class at 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 MobilitySupportUnits design project.

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.

Other resources

The W is a revolutionary wheelchair design, but very expensive (around US$26,000).

Pages in category "Wheelchairs"

The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total.

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