“Disabled” Jessica Cox becomes the first pilot with no arms

I recently came across the story of Jessica Cox on tagfoot.  She’s a dancer, pilot and a double blackbelt in tae kwon do.  She was also born with no arms.

The first thought I had about this story was about how our society defines disability.  Jessica Cox has no arms, so she’s “disabled”.  I have all my limbs, but she could definitely kick my “able-bodied” ass.  I don’t have a pilot’s license either.  I’ve always thought it would be cool to have one, but I don’t.  As for my dancing ability, the less said the better.

I first read about her here, where she is described as having been born with no arms, “but with a great spirit.”  The story was also categorized under “bizarre”.  Two kinds of patronizing!