Karen Roy Profile (2018)
Louisiana: The State We're In
Details
Collection:LPB
Genre: Newsmagazine
Place Covered: Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana
Copyright Holder: Louisiana Educational Television Authority
Date Issued: 2018-09-21
Duration: 00:04:30
Subjects: People with disabilities | Health
Contributors:
- Moreau, Andre Host
- Laudun, Tika Photographer
- Roy, Karen Interviewee
Description
This segment from the September 21, 2018, episode of the series “Louisiana: The State We’re In” features Andre Moreau’s profile of Karen Roy of Baton Rouge. Roy was crowned Ms. Wheelchair Louisiana and Ms. Wheelchair America. She discusses: being paralyzed at age 19; her platform of Stand for Life; the benefits of standing equipment and electrical stimulation in reducing wounds and complications; and her fight for more funding for custom wheelchairs.