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Listen "Recreational Activities, Wheelchair Enhancements and Advocacy with Ralf Hotchkiss | Episode #4"
Episode Synopsis
I had the opportunity to chat with the joyful, warm and welcoming Ralf Hotchkiss for our fourth podcast. Ralf is an electrical engineer, physicist, inventor, and designer, as well as the co-founder of Whirlwind Wheelchair International. He was also an instructor at MIT for about a decade.
Ralf became disabled when he got into a motorcycle accident during his junior year at Oberlin University. But instead of his disability slowing him down, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for so many people with mobility disabilities in the developing world. His company, Whirlwind Wheelchair International, is devoted to improving the lives of disabled people in the developing world by providing low-cost and high quality wheelchairs to individuals with mobility disabilities. Their mission is to "make it possible for every person in the developing world who needs a wheelchair to obtain one that will lead to maximum personal independence and integration into society." Whirlwind Wheelchair International has provided thousands of wheelchairs over nearly three decades.
Traipsin’ Global on Wheels is focused on sharing resources and insights into disability advocacy, fitness and health, and accessible travel. Our mission is to build a community of healthy, worldly, and informed advocates.
end credit music: 'Revolution Now' by Josh Woodward (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
Ralf became disabled when he got into a motorcycle accident during his junior year at Oberlin University. But instead of his disability slowing him down, it turned out to be a blessing in disguise for so many people with mobility disabilities in the developing world. His company, Whirlwind Wheelchair International, is devoted to improving the lives of disabled people in the developing world by providing low-cost and high quality wheelchairs to individuals with mobility disabilities. Their mission is to "make it possible for every person in the developing world who needs a wheelchair to obtain one that will lead to maximum personal independence and integration into society." Whirlwind Wheelchair International has provided thousands of wheelchairs over nearly three decades.
Traipsin’ Global on Wheels is focused on sharing resources and insights into disability advocacy, fitness and health, and accessible travel. Our mission is to build a community of healthy, worldly, and informed advocates.
end credit music: 'Revolution Now' by Josh Woodward (CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 US)
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