https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz en-us 2023-03-06 14:22:18 UTC 2023-03-08 14:14:01 UTC hello@padlet.com vlachosjac https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508613669 Ralph braun got his first wheelchair at 14]]> 2023-03-08 13:45:31 UTC https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508613669 vlachosjac https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508614845 At the age of 15, he created a motorized wagon with his father to help him get around]]> 2023-03-08 13:46:11 UTC https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508614845 vlachosjac https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508617837  Braun retrofitted a Dodge van with a lift and called this new invention the “Lift-A-Way” wheelchair lift.]]> 2023-03-08 13:48:15 UTC https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508617837 vlachosjac https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508620835 In 1947, Ralph was diagnosed with muscular dystrophy at just six years of age. In 1947 he began using a wheelchair for mobility. ]]> 2023-03-08 13:50:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508620835 vlachosjac https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508624578  at age 22, Braun built his first motorized wheelchair, a scooter made from spare parts.]]> 2023-03-08 13:52:53 UTC https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508624578 vlachosjac https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508626149 At about age 20, Braun engineered his first mobility product: a motorized scooter, which he dubbed the Tri-Wheeler. ]]> 2023-03-08 13:53:58 UTC https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508626149 vlachosjac https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508629607 he equipped an old mail carrier Jeep with hand controls and a hydraulic tailgate lift, enabling him to drive his Tri-Wheeler in and out of the vehicle unassisted.]]> 2023-03-08 13:56:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508629607 vlachosjac https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508632289 Ralph founds a nascar racing team called Braun Motorsports.]]> 2023-03-08 13:58:09 UTC https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508632289 vlachosjac https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508636016 Barrack Obama Crowns Ralph as the champion of change]]> 2023-03-08 14:00:47 UTC https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508636016 vlachosjac https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508638808 On February 8th 2013, Ralph Braun passes at the age of 72]]> 2023-03-08 14:02:43 UTC https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508638808 vlachosjac https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508644409 On December 18 1940 Ralph braun is born]]> 2023-03-08 14:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/vlachosjac/k1sqg6mldk3yi8bz/wish/2508644409