Karina

Karina is a vivacious 20-year-old woman with cerebral palsy from Springfield, VA. Karina uses a manual wheelchair, but struggled to operate it optimally around her high school campus and in the community. With an electric wheelchair out of her family’s financial reach, Karina’s therapists at her high school tested a device that would convert her manual wheelchair into a power chair when needed, enabling her to navigate her world at a pace that matches her energetic personality. The Eric Fund is honored to purchase a SmartDrive device for Karina, which will help power her wheelchair and her dreams, as she gets ready to embark on a new chapter in her life.