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A shock. Adolf Ratzka who has been struggling with his health for over a year has now left us due to an accident. On Sunday, July 21, on a walk with Doro, his wife, Adolf lost control of his wheelchair and went over an edge in the forest. He fell nearly 4 meters and laid on the lake shore. A shock that may have led to his cardiac arrest and death in the ambulance. The Independent Living Institute is in mourning. Our thoughts and wishes of love and peace go out to Adolf's wife Doro Riedel, daughter Katharina Ratzka and partner and all other family members in Germany and other countries. To all of us in the movement around the world who were close to Adolf, who saw Adolf as a mentor, who respected him for all he has achieved, we unfortunately have to say goodbye to Adolf, one of our very strongest leaders. There is so much to tell about Adolf as a person and all that he has achieved. It cannot be done here and now. Only love and sadness right now.



Adolf, with your vision, your passion and your strength, we will miss you, as a friend and colleague. Rest in power Adolf.

Interested to help by sharing experience with traveling?
To whomever this may concern,
My name is Ko Kallewaard and I am currently undertaking a Final-year Design Project at the University of Limerick under the supervision of Louise Kiernan. I am doing a project aimed on improving the systems / infrastructure in or around airports and airplanes to better accommodate people who utilise mobility devices, this includes people who use them in their day-to-day life and people who use them just in the airport.
I am contacting you to ask if it would be possible to send a survey to members of your community, in order to gain insights into their experiences in the airport and airplanes? These insights may help to design a product or service that will be more focused on them the users and customers rather than the businesses and companies.
Link to the survey - https://forms.office.com/e/Eja15pY8mW
Kind regards,
Ko

Fill | Flying with mobility devices My name is Ko Kallewaard and I am currently undertaking a Final-year Design Project at the University of Limerick under the supervision of Louise Kiernan. The title of my proposed research is "As global connectivity grows, dependable transportation is essential. Yet, some mobility aid users fac...

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ILI har en intern som jämför personlig assistans mellan Sverige och Slovakien. Läs Daniellas artikel (på engelska) på denna länk.

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