VintageAirRally

You need arms to fly an airplane, right? Well no, you don't actually!

Recently, #VintageAirRally had the immense honour to meet Jessica Fox at Aerobility Charity. She represents an enormous inspiration to us, so let's introduce her to you:

Born without arms, Jessica Cox could have succumbed to the low expectations that ushered her into this world. In spite of them all, she graduated from college, learned to swim, drive a car, surf, scuba dive, fly an airplane, become a Taekwondo State Champion, and live independently using her feet in ways others who take their hands for granted can only imagine. She holds the title of the first person without arms to get a black belt in ATA Martial Arts and the Guinness World Record for the first pilot to fly with her feet. Yet, her greatest triumph in life stands far above any physical feat. It is her unrepentant regard for herself as a whole person, her high degree of self-acceptance that gives her the freedom and power to insist that society accepts her, too, just as she is. She is recognized internationally as an inspirational keynote speaker.

Thinking Outside the Shoe®
A person who has never viewed herself as a victim of her condition, Jessica shares in her speeches humorous stories of struggle and success living in a “two-handed” world. She provides critical insight on how best to approach a challenge, redefining the concept of innovative thinking. She helps people reconnect with their inner strengths and aptitudes. Jessica believes in combining creativity, desire, persistence, and fearlessness; with them, nothing is impossible. In her presentation, she will dig deep into her experiences living armless in a two-handed world and share how these four elements helped her achieve the seemingly impossible.

Disarm Your Limits:
Have you ever felt like you didn’t belong? Like everything was chaos around you, you didn’t have the support you wish you had, and your motivation to keep going was slipping through your fingers? If this sounds familiar, then you know how it feels to be “disarmed.”In Jessica’s first book, she lays out the tools you need to design your own “formula for flight.” You have the ability to turn the obstacles you face around and use them to your advantage. All you need is the formula for flight. Are you ready to become the pilot in command of you? You can find a copy of her book at http://www.DisarmYourLimits.com

Right Footed, the Documentary.
In November 2011, Jessica teamed up with Emmy-Award-winning filmmaker Nicholas Spark to begin production of a documentary chronicling Jessica’s life. Throughout a difficult childhood filled with bullying and heartache, Jessica fought for dignity and independence. She now works as a mentor to children with disability and their families in the USA and abroad, helping them overcome their situations just as her own mentor once helped her. It is a story about the power of inspiration and mentorship and about how everyone -- those with visible disabilities and those without -- can find the strength within themselves. After nearly 50 film festivals around the world, Right Footed has won 14 major awards including Best Social Impact at the Hollywood International Film Festival and Best Documentary at Mirabile Dictu Film Festival at the Vatican. For more visit http://www.rightfootedmovie.com©

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