Jessical Cox, born with no arms, can get flying license, why is she not in paralympic

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Jessica Cox was born without arms as a result of a rare birth defect.

That has not stopped her from living her life to the fullest. In fact, Ms Cox has experienced and achieved more than most people do in a lifetime.

She can drive a car, fly a plane and play piano - all with her feet.

In 2012 she married Patrick, her former Taekwondo instructor (she has two black belts). They live in Tucson in the US state of Arizona.

Ms Cox, 30, travels around the world as a motivational speaker, using her own life as an example of what one can achieve if one wants it enough. This month she visits Ethiopia to help promote disability rights.

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Jessica Cox (born 1983 in Arizona) is the world's first licensed armless pilot, as well as the first armless black-belt in the American Taekwondo Association (she now has two black belts in Taekwondo).[2][3][4] She was born without arms due to a rare birth defect.[5] She earned her pilot's license on October 10, 2008, after three years of training, and is qualified to fly a light-sport aircraft to altitudes of 10,000 feet; she received her training through an Able Flight scholarship.[2][5][6] Cox has not used prosthetic arms since she turned 14.[6] Using her feet as most people use their hands, she is able, among other things, to drive a car (she has an unrestricted license and drives a car without modifications), to type on a keyboard (25 words per minute), to pump her own gas, and to put in and remove her contact lenses.[7][8] She is also a certified SCUBA diver.[7] Cox holds a Bachelor's degree in psychology from the University of Arizona and works as a motivational speaker and has spoken in 17 different countries.

 

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Jessica Cox, the first person without arms to become a certificated pilot, will be the focus of a forthcoming documentary in which she will share her inspirational message.

Rightfooted: A Film About Jessica Cox will chronicle some of Cox’s previous accomplishments as well as a planned trip to Ethiopia, where she will visit schools where children with disabilities are being incorporated into the general student population.

Cox became a sport pilot in 2008, flying an Ercoupe, whose rudderless controls permitted her to manipulate the yoke with her feet. That accomplishment earned her a place in the Guinness World Records and “elevated to a unique position as a spokesperson for the disabled and an inspirational symbol of what's possible,” said Nicholas Spark, director and producer of Rightfooted. “She now travels the world educating people and working one on one with disabled children and their parents to promote opportunity and inclusion.”

Spark has launched a crowdsourcing funding campaign to facilitate the trip to Ethiopia, which he says will be an integral part of the film. “She’ll be working directly with the Ethiopian children and their families to show these ostracized kids that the sky truly is the limit for them, if they believe it to be,” he said.

Cox also can be seen visiting a 4-year-old named Grace who lives in Iowa. The child, born without arms, has been watching Cox’s YouTube videos since she was 2. Later during the visit, Cox and Grace were flown by volunteer pilots in a Challenge Air event aimed at taking children with disabilities aloft, and Cox showed Grace how to manipulate the yoke of a flight simulator.

 

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Re: Jessical Cox, born with no arms, can get flying license, why is she not in paraly

Must salute this lady.