Whirlwind Wheelchair empowers the disabled with open source
Getting from point A to point B is a need that we all have, but what if you’re in a third-world country and require a wheelchair? For those who are disabled and live in developing countries, the average wheelchair is usually not an ideal solution. After all, how many “average” wheelchairs can handle rocky and rough terrain or are available in places where hospitals or doctor visits are a luxury few can afford?
That’s where Whirlwind Wheelchair International steps in. They believe that anyone who needs a wheelchair should have access to one, giving them the physical independence needed for everyday living in normal society–no matter where in the world they are.
Whirlwind wanted to make their designs available to small manufacturers as well as those who could contribute back to their designs. They chose the Creative Commons license as a way to help protect them from larger manufacturers who are likely to mass-produce their designs and make changes along the way to accommodate manufacturing needs without understanding the consequences of those changes.
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