One of the candidates for mayor of this district, despite his physical disability that prevents him from walking. He goes out in wheelchairs to visit the neighborhoods and companies to present his proposal and convince his fellow citizens to opt for change to achieve local development. This is Elvio Isidro Portillo Rojas, who launched his candidacy for mayor for the Tebicuarymiense Renovation Movement (MRT). The candidate for mayor, who as a child suffered from infantile paralysis that left him in wheelchairs, said physical difficulty did not prevent him from going to school, to college and he ..read more

Safety First, Second and Third Solar Power Tricycle Development Wheelchairs to Oglala Lakota Amputees Next Version of the Electric RoughRider Letter from a Grateful Recipient of the Frank Barham Memorial Fund Kellogg Racial Equity Challenge 2030 Dear Friends and Supporters, During 2021, Whirlwind returned to its roots of assisting small-scale RoughRider wheelchair factories, which we helped to establish during the last 40 years. Some of these smaller RoughRider businesses did not survive because of local economic conditions, management issues and the lack of support from their Ministries of ..read more

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Wheelchair user, designer, and engineer Peter Axelson demonstrates how easy it can be to pick up a virus like COVID-19 from a wheelchair and shows how to properly clean a wheelchair ..read more

One of the candidates for mayor of this district, despite his physical disability that prevents him from walking. He goes out in wheelchairs to visit the neighborhoods and companies to present his proposal and convince his fellow citizens to opt for change to achieve local development. This is Elvio Isidro Portillo Rojas, who launched his candidacy for mayor for the Tebicuarymiense Renovation Movement (MRT). The candidate for mayor, who as a child suffered from infantile paralysis that left him in wheelchairs, said physical difficulty did not prevent him from going to school, to college and he ..read more

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Safety First, Second and Third Solar Power Tricycle Development Wheelchairs to Oglala Lakota Amputees Next Version of the Electric RoughRider Letter from a Grateful Recipient of the Frank Barham Memorial Fund Kellogg Racial Equity Challenge 2030 Dear Friends and Supporters, During 2021, Whirlwind returned to its roots of assisting small-scale RoughRider wheelchair factories, which we helped to establish during the last 40 years. Some of these smaller RoughRider businesses did not survive because of local economic conditions, management issues and the lack of support from their Ministries of ..read more

Wheelchair user, designer, and engineer Peter Axelson demonstrates how easy it can be to pick up a virus like COVID-19 from a wheelchair and shows how to properly clean a wheelchair. The post Wheelchair cleaning during COVID-19 appeared first on Whirlwind Wheelchair ..read more

Pilgrimage of the Camino de Santiago A Request from HCBH hospital in Haiti Whirlwind: What Can Come Next? Designing 21st Century Vehicles For Persons With Disabilities A Request from Fort Larned National Historic Site Dear Friends and Supporters, It is now December 2020, eight months since the beginning of the COVID-19 lockdown. The sale and distribution of Whirlwind Wheelchairs is on hold. As the quarantine began in April, Whirlwind staff decided to take a furlough, while doing our best to answer requests for wheelchairs and technical assistance. Because of the severe shortage of protectiv ..read more

In this issue: Four Wheelchair Designs International Wheelchair Stakeholder’s Meeting in India Advocating for New Wheelchair Procurement Policy in Morocco Rehabilitation In The Republic of Georgia The Frank Barham Memorial Fund Download the 2018 Newsletter here. The post 2018 Annual Newsletter appeared first on Whirlwind Wheelchair ..read more