Earning a black belt in the marital arts or being issued a pilot’s license are both substantial accomplishments that take years to achieve. But 30-year-old Jessica Cox has achieved both despite being born without arms.

Cox first rose to fame in 2008 when the Guinness World Records recognized her for becoming the first person without arms to fly an airplane.

And now, the Arizona native is the subject of a new documentary, “Rightfooted,” which Cox says she hopes will serve as an inspirational and teaching tool to disabled youth around the world.

“Had I watched a film similar to this one earlier in my life, I know it would have made a difference,” Cox says in a trailer for the film. The International Documentary Association is sponsoring the production of Rightfooted, which has already surpassed its $30,000 fundraising goal posted on the crowd-funding site Indiegogo.

“Jessica Cox has learned to do all of those things and much more — with her feet. Against all odds but with strong faith and the help of her family, she put herself through high school and then college, typing papers with her toes,” reads a summary of the film on the site. “She got her driver’s license and then astonishingly, her pilots license – a feat that landed her in the Guinness Book of World Records as the world’s only armless pilot.”

Cox says her current goal is to become a motivational speaker, particularly for other children born without arms. But she says she believes her message can reach millions of youths working to overcome a variety of disabilities.

As the next step in that quest, she has been invited by Handicap International to work with disable students in Ethiopia.

Source & Pictures: http://nairametro.com/woman-born-without-arms-is-both-a-black-belt-and-a-licensed-pilot/

You have no excuse not to succeed in this life.

If say you can do it or cannot do it, either ways, you are right.

Sho le she?

That's true & real SELF-BELIEF....everybody needs it to survive.

There is always a way where there seems to be no way.All you need to do is find it.

.Jesus wow unbelievable dis is indeed a motivation to disabled ppl both Armless Nd Crippled.......But Which Nigerian Person Go Allow Armless Person Fly Am On Plane? Even If Na She Be The Best Pilot 4 D Whole World............Naija?

This right here is a true inspiration, very beautiful lady.. I am inspired to work even harder!

What a gracious God we've,dear pals all of us jst like her can do all things through christ dat strenghten us

IT WAS NOT BY HER POWER. GOD IS INDEED AWESOME!

With my two arms, i can't even ride a bicycle not to talk of ... God is Great!

Wonserful kai,there is ability in dis-ability...1st to comment.

The most important is that she still needs a man in her life to keep her alive "zezually".

its like her legs practically does everything for her....

Its great she made it

How come we have so many street beggars with both hands, feet, eyes and brain intact? Lazy beggars.

Dt's her problem jare

Congratulation can i see her pic.

Impressive .....

Awesome!!








All of you guys with small d.|.cks who think its the end of the world, forget o, you could work magic with that small thing.

This is not too surprising. Anybody who become great in Nigeria independently with all the harsh policies around is also due to be mentioned in the Guinness book. When there is enabling environment for growth people will grow. Anyway, she is great.

Sweetapple007: Congratulation can i see her pic.

ode are you blind or you turned off images to save your megabytes? Fashi!

patholaw: its like her legs practically does everything for her....

no o na her b.r.ea.st

OP gi mi her number, me ah fi gwan giv her a call. Me wan make she ah fi backitupforme

Dygeasy: ode are you blind or you turned off images to save your megabytes? Fashi!

Do you really have to insult people to make a point?

inurmind:

Do you really have to insult people to make a point?

its sweetapple man... S(he) posts like a dumbo at times.. Didn't you see the picture? tell me.. Why didn't you ask?


Some things/people are just really annoying

ALL THOSE ASHIES AND RUNS GIRLS WHO TRY TO JUSTIFY THEIR WHORING WAYS WITH 'ITS NOT EASY' ' NO ONE 2 TAKE CARE OF ME' ... HAUSA MAN TALK SAY THERE IS NO ORPHAN ONLY A LAZY MAN

Would have said all those able bodied street beggars in Nigeria should learn from this, but unfortunately, they don't log on to nairaland.

Hmmmmmm.... Great lesson for us all. If an handicap, an imcomplete person, being armless precisely could accomplish this wonderfully, you that have all your own parts complete, what excuse have you got for not making it in life

Female pastor nick