Jessica Cox discusses the expectations surrounding her prosthetic arms. After 11 years of wearing prosthetic arms Jessica decided to stop wearing them and just use her feet. Jessica hopes to expand our idea of normalcy.
Follow Jessica's efforts on the Right Footed Foundation website at rightfooted.org @rightfooted
#Prosthetics #Prostheticarm #Empowerment
Did you know Disarm Your Limits is now an award-winning audiobook? Audiobook Reviewer gave it an award for Best New Author and a ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ review!
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Adaptability isn’t a gift.
It’s a muscle.
On the ATA Nation Podcast, I talked with Sr. Master Hayden about adaptive Taekwondo, growing up without arms, and learning how to find a way in a world that still has not figured out how to be fully inclusive.
Taekwondo taught me more than kicks and forms.
It taught me confidence.
It taught me discipline.
It taught me how to adapt.
And that skill has carried into everything I do, from flying airplanes to speaking on stages around the world.
The question is not always, “Can I?”
Sometimes the more powerful question is, “How can I?”
Full conversation in the ATA Nation Podcast on your favorite podcast platform.
Jessica Cox shares the tool that is the key to her independence. Jessica Cox recently visted Utah State University. Jessica is the first person to have a pilot's license while having no arms. Jessica also visited some of the classes taught by staff at the IDRPP as a guest speaker. It was so wonderful to have Jessica visit us!
Thanks to Jessica for visiting Utah State University. Check out Jessica's website at rightfooted.org
@rightfooted
🥹✈️ “IF YOU CAN FLY AN AIRPLANE, THERE’S NOTHING YOU CAN’T DO!”
A beautiful thing happened at Frederick Municipal Airport this weekend. 44 kids from the DC region learned that the sky isn’t the limit — it’s just the beginning! Thanks to Challenge Air for Kids & Friends — and @flywithaopa for hosting us at their National Aviation Community Center — children with special needs got an opportunity few others get: to sit behind the controls of an airplane and fly it!
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#maryland #fly #aviation #love #challenge
For nearly five years, we’ve been working on The Impossible Airplane.
And one of the most surprising lessons?
The “impossible” doesn’t always look dramatic.
People might expect a radically different airplane with obvious customizations everywhere. But often, the best solutions have been the simplest ones—small, elegant changes that make a big difference.
That’s what I love most about this project.
It reminds me that innovation is not always about reinventing everything. Sometimes it’s about looking at what already exists with fresh eyes and asking, “How could this work better?”
That mindset has shaped my whole life. Not “Why can’t this be done?” but “How can this be done?”
The Impossible Airplane is about much more than flying. It’s about possibility. It’s about challenging assumptions. And it’s about proving that accessibility and great design can go hand in hand.
Sometimes the most impossible things look ordinary.
And that’s exactly the point. https://zurl.co/ver6l
#ImpossibleAirplane #UniversalDesign #Accessibility #Innovation #Rightfooted #YesICan
Sometimes the problem isn’t the obstacle.
Sometimes it’s the belief that there’s only one way through it.
When I was learning to fly, even buckling into the plane became a challenge to solve. But that moment reminded me of something I learned as a little girl tying my shoes:
You don’t always need an easier path.
Sometimes you need a different one.
That’s what I mean when I say:
Think Outside the Shoe. 👟
S.H.O.E. stands for:
Self-limiting beliefs
Habits
Over-complication
Excuses
What’s one challenge in your life that needs a new perspective instead of more frustration?
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#ThinkOutsideTheShoe #JessicaCox #Motivation #Mindset #Resilience #Adaptability #DisabilityDoesNotMeanInability
Packing essentials but make it Jessica Cox!
- A dressing hook
- Solid pair of shoes
- Chewy her Golden Doodle
The full episode is live, and it only gets better from here!
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Adaptability is a muscle. The more life asks of us, the more we discover what we’re capable of becoming.
I recently joined Arizona Horizons on Arizona PBS in Phoenix to talk about defying limits, embracing creativity, and learning to thrive in a world that does not always make room for difference.
People often ask how I learned to do things differently. The truth is, I did not wake up fearless. I built that strength over time — one challenge, one adjustment, one new possibility at a time.
We may not control every obstacle in front of us, but we can grow stronger in how we respond.
#Adaptability #GrowthMindset #Resilience #MindsetMatters #OvercomeObstacles #PersonalGrowth #SelfHelp #Motivation #Inspirational #PurposeDriven #MentalStrength #BelieveInYourself #Empowerment #Limitless #DisarmYourLimits
Adaptability is key!
If you think Jessica’s story stops at becoming the world’s first licensed armless pilot, it doesn’t.
After years of flying in a way that demands constant focus and precision, she’s now working on something even bigger: The Impossible Airplane. A custom-built (right here at Falcon Field Airport) aircraft designed to reduce the physical strain of flying and expand what’s possible, not just for her, but for future pilots with disabilities.
This isn’t about making things easier. It’s about creating access, pushing boundaries and proving that innovation often starts where limitations exist!
Catch the full interview tomorrow!
This week we had the incredible opportunity to sit down with Jessica Cox, the world’s first licensed armless pilot.
What many might see as impossible, Jessica reframes as a matter of mindset. Her story is a powerful reminder that “hard” is not the same as “can’t.”
Through determination, resilience and a shift in perspective, she continues to redefine what’s possible!
Her journey challenges all of us to rethink our own limits.
We want to know: What’s something you’ve been telling yourself you can’t do?
Now ask yourself… what if you’re wrong?
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