Spina Bifida Born Aaron Fotheringham Inspires With Wheelchair Acrobatics

Aaron Fotheringham is a guy who enjoys his life to the fullest as a wheelchair athlete doing wild tricks that resemble performances only done by BMX riders and skateboarders. If you have never seen a wheelchair back flip before, you should really check out this video. Aaron landed his first successful wheelchair back flip in July of 2006 and even before that he had already perfected a mid air 180° turn. I was truly impressed watching this video and what is even more amazing is that Aaron was only 14 years old at that time.

After his first back flip, he became famous almost instantaneously and started traveling all over the US and even some countries overseas. He has also won a few BMX free style competitions since. But winning competitions is not the focus in his life because what he really enjoys is just simply spending time with his friends at the skate park.

You can call Aaron a daredevil or whatever you feel like, but it is a treat to see him doing his stunts in a wheelchair. And what inspires me even more so about Aaron is the fact that he uses his own accomplishments as an example for teaching young disabled kids that a wheelchair can be a fun object rather than a confinement. And in the process he hopes to change how people perceive a person using a wheelchair.

Way to go Aaron!

To read more about Aaron check out Aaron Fotheringham’s website.