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The girl without hands got a pilot's license!
25-year-old Jessica Cox last month received a pilot's license, an athlete, and yet it has two black belt in Taekwondo, diploma psychologist and successful career as a lecturer-motivator. What do not have Jessica? Both hands.
Congenital disability does not prevent it to achieve its goals. From birth, she had to compensate otustvie hands and feet. She can drive a car, typing 25 words per minute, and manage aircraft - all with his feet without any special tools. She was the first woman with a disability received a pilot's license.
"I seriously recommend people with disabilities seriously consider the activity of aviation", - says Jessica - "it helps to break the stereotype of helplessness with disabilities, and to establish confidence in their abilities and the power to set and achieve high goals».
Jessica took flight training using free charity Able Flight in North Carolina that specializes in familiarizing people with disabilities to aviation.
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Congenital disability does not prevent it to achieve its goals. From birth, she had to compensate otustvie hands and feet. She can drive a car, typing 25 words per minute, and manage aircraft - all with his feet without any special tools. She was the first woman with a disability received a pilot's license.
"I seriously recommend people with disabilities seriously consider the activity of aviation", - says Jessica - "it helps to break the stereotype of helplessness with disabilities, and to establish confidence in their abilities and the power to set and achieve high goals».
Jessica took flight training using free charity Able Flight in North Carolina that specializes in familiarizing people with disabilities to aviation.
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