When Sharina Jones was five years old, she was shot and lost the use of her legs. Now that 30 years have passed, she was expecting her first child and was wondering how she would manage a stroller while she was in a wheelchair. Just by chance, a high school student, Alden Kain, was enrolled in a special design class and was paired with Jones to come up with a special wheelchair stroller. He worked for six months but his prototype was successful.
“It was great to meet her and talk to her about what she wants and doesn’t want. Talking to her was a big help, figuring out the workability of the device, where to put a nappy bag, whether or not she could unhook the stroller and how she can move around in the chair,” Kain said. He also mentioned that it was exciting to see Sharina using it.
Sharina Jones was concerned about how she would manage a stroller while she was in a wheelchair so this 16-year-old came up with a solution.
Jones was paralyzed when she was shot as a child
The design let Jones take her baby outside on her wheelchair
The device attaches to the wheelchair and uses a regular baby car seat
“It was extremely exciting and rewarding to see Sharina using it”
You can see the stroller-wheelchair and action in the following video:
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