Teen Invents Wheelchair Stroller

Sharina Jones, a 35-year-old expecting her first child, was worried how she’d manage a stroller while in a wheelchair. By happenstance, Jones was paired with 16-year-old Alden Kain, a Detroit high-school student enrolled in a special design class, who was tasked with inventing a wheelchair stroller. Kain’s aim was to design something that would let Jones take her baby outside using her wheelchair. The video below shows Kain demonstrating and explaining his prototype after 6-months of work. ​

“It was great to meet her and talk to her about what she wants and doesn’t want,” Kain said. Following the design completion, Kain added “It was extremely exciting and rewarding to see Sharina using it.”