Background
Hotchkiss, Ralf David was born on December 6, 1947 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Son of Hilton Delos and Katherine Ruth (Huffer) Hotchkiss.
Hotchkiss, Ralf David was born on December 6, 1947 in Rockford, Illinois, United States. Son of Hilton Delos and Katherine Ruth (Huffer) Hotchkiss.
Bachelor, Oberlin College, 1969; Doctor of Science (honorary), Oberlin College, 1991.
Machinist trainee, engineer, Woodward Governor Company, Rockford, 1962-1971;
director, Center for Concerned Engineering, Washington, 1971-1980;
engineering consultant, Appropriate Technology International, Washington, 1981-1986;
lecturer, senior research scientist, technical director Wheeled Mobility Center, San Francisco State University, since 1986. Consultant disability advisors and wheelchair manufacturers throughout Third World, since 1990. Trained wheelchair riders in more than 25 developing countries in manufacture of low cost, high technical wheelchairs, since 1980.
Contractor in development of international wheelchair industry to the United States Agency for International Development, since 1981, United Nations, since 1993, Swedish Handicapped International Aid, since 1991.
Board of directors Advocates for Highway Safety, Washington, since 1990. Member Rehabilitation Engineering Society North America (board directors), Hesperian Foundation (board directors).
Married Deborah Kaplan, September 25, 1977. 1 child, Desmond.
