She completed the 40-mile portion of the El Tour de Tucson cycling event on Saturday so now Tucson resident Jessica Cox, who was born without arms, has a new goal to achieve.
The Los Angeles based filmmakers who are working on a documentary aboutΒ Cox, need $40,000 to complete the project. The film is called "Rightfooted."
The campaign on indiegogo began Oct. 19 and will end Dec. 8.
CoxΒ uses her feet instead of her hands for everything from putting in contact lenses to driving. She never felt comfortable wearing prosthetic arms and shed them at a young age. As a result, she became remarkably adept at using her feet, which act in every way like hands.
And for anyone who thinks disabilities are a social hindrance, Cox is proof that such thinking is flawed. Upbeat and extroverted, she has a large circle of friends and is married to Patrick Chamberlain, her former tae kwon do instructor.
The story of Chamberlain's romance with Cox is documented in "Rightfooted."
Filmmaker Nick Spark is now a California resident, but he graduated from University High School and from the University of Arizona, where he was a Flinn Scholar. He produced and wrote the Emmy-award-winning documentary "The Legend of Pancho Barnes and the Happy Bottom Riding Club," which screened at The Loft Cinema in 2009.
Spark is particularly committed to ensuring "Rightfooted" is screened internationally, since many other countries are far behind the U.S. on disability rights.
To donate to the film, go to https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/help-right-footed-take-the-final-step--2
To read about Jessica's El Tour preparation go to http://thisistucson.com/news/local/custom-bike-helps-disabled-rider-speed-past-latest-challenge/article_d6e1b925-b817-5b50-8d79-b88ad78ad396.html
