EP 0 - Ralf Hotchkiss on the Hazards of Standard Wheelchairs

Back in March we met with Ralf Hotchkiss, a renowned disability rights activist, engineer, and co-founder of the Whirlwind Wheelchair project, based here in Berkeley. The non profit works with local wheelchair riders and mechanics around the world to design and construct durable chairs that bring riders back into society in ways that standard US and European chairs don’t allow, because of their poor designs which severely limit peoples’ mobility. The interview was conducted by Marc Abizeid from the Haas Institute. Learn more about Ralf's work at Whirlwind Wheelchair here: https://whirlwindwheelchair.org/ And read a profile about him here: https://haasinstitute.berkeley.edu/reinventing-wheelchair Intro song: "Traction by Chad Crouch" Outro song: "Wide Eyes by Chad Crouch"

For a transcript of the episode, please click here: https://belonging.berkeley.edu/podcast-reinventing-wheelchair-interview-ralf-hotchkiss