Jessica cox
Jessica Cox is the world’s first licensed pilot with no arms. She was born in 1983 in the USA without arms due to a rare congenital disease. This disability did not stop her from accomplishing great things: she earned her pilot’s license in 2008 after 3 years of training; she is also the first armless black-belt in the American Taekwondo Association and a certified scuba diver. Jessica is able to use her feet as hands and does normal day-to-day activities without any help.
Her website tells more of her story “Jessica’s greatest challenges are not the ordinary daily tasks required for her to live independently. Putting in contact lenses, washing and brushing her hair, and fixing breakfast in the morning are all tasks that come second-nature to her as they would to anyone else. Her greatest triumph in life stands far above any physical feat. It is her unrepentant regard for herself a whole person, her high degree of self-acceptance that gives her the freedom and power to insist that society accept her, too, just as she is.”
Have you ever looked up to someone or admired something about another person that really inspired you? Through this column, I hope to introduce you to people who make the world a better place! Hopefully their stories will inspire and motivate you to make your life extraordinary, just as they have
