people
?
What
disability
Motocross rider Andy zones and live life to the
dramatically in 2012, when to find out more about his
Hensel’s world change
an accident at a national
Motocross event left him with
broken t5 and t6 vertebrae
and a damaged spinal cord.
Fuelled by an amazing
sense of determination and
an intense rehab schedule,
Andy got back on the bike
soon after his accident and,
in 2015, became the first
person with paraplegia in the
world to land a backflip. He’s
now working to encourage
other people with disability
to get out of their comfort
20
people
full. Link chatted with Andy
plans, including his role as
ambassador of a campaign
that’s designed to celebrate
the achievements of people
with disability.
Tell us about your new non-
profit, ‘What Disability?’
What Disability is a foundation
What Disability? will work towards
helping these people set their own
goals and providing them with the
that explores the exciting things necessary physio to get back out
we can achieve. Doctors will often there and enjoy the activities they’ve
say no to activities such as riding been missing out on. We want to fill
a motorbike or a horse, due to the the glass that is life!
risk of an accident, which really limits
Why did you throw your support
people living with a disability in what behind Just Better Care’s ‘Year of
they want to do with their future. Possibilities’ campaign?
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