Walmart is rolling out new shopping carts to help parents who have children with disabilities. The carts — which have a large seat on the back that can carry someone weighing up to 250 pounds — can also be used by caregivers of adults who can’t walk very easily. Launching them at one store, Walmart executives said the carts make shopping accessible to all family members, regardless of their level of ability. The retailer said it plans to equip all U.S. stores with Caroline’s Carts by early 2025. The carts are named after Caroline Long, an 11-year-old girl with Rett syndrome, a disorder of the nervous system that only affects women. Long’s parents created the cart to make shopping easier for families like theirs.
