This Sunday we focus on and engineering legend. This man embraced adversity and turned it into a win win for everyone. While in the Army, Rory Cooper was hit by a bus in Germany at the age of 20. The accident changed his life forever and he became an inventor, engineer, and a bronze medalist. After his accident the doctors told him he would have perhaps a 10 year lifespan. Wait, what?
Rory was forever lead down the path to become the worlds leading expert in human mobility and a strong advocate for veterans and the disabled. I think we can agree, the world is not designed for individuals with mobility and disability issues.
He is credited with developing a sports wheelchair extremely light and easy to manage. His first wheelchair was over 80 pounds and very uneasy to manage. So he set out to redesign a lighter more efficient chair for those that enjoyed sports and wanted to continue to be a huge part of society.
Thank you Rory Cooper for embracing your inner Super MEro and making an adversity a win win for everyone!~Shirene #rorycooper