Our ambassadors

Jessica Cox

Jessica Cox is a motivational speaker, pilot, wife, and disability rights advocate who was born without arms. Jessica and her husband, Patrick, are HI Ambassadors. Their mission: to advocate for the rights of people with disabilities and show the world what people with disabilities can accomplish when they can access their rights.

"Being born in the U.S., I’m granted access to the same rights and opportunities as everyone else. People can tell me I can’t do something, but their words can’t prevent me from trying. It’s an injustice that this isn’t the case everywhere."

"On a trip to Ethiopia, I had the chance to speak at four schools where HI works. In a country where only 3% of children with disabilities go to school, HI was working to enroll and support hundreds of children with disabilities. I was overwhelmed by the enthusiastic welcomes I received. Children with disabilities who had been taught that they were worthless, and had been kept hidden at home, told me how their lives had changed since going to school. The power of a law and a change in society’s attitude allowed the students to envision a future of “I can:” having friends, going to university, getting a job, and even having a family of their own."

They support our causes

HI is under the high patronage of Her Majesty Queen Mathilde of Belgium.

Many other prestigious personalities support our causes, including:

• Artus
• Brusk
• Fabian Bünker
• Yves Duteil
• Johannes Floors
• Rachel Kolly
• Marie-Amélie Le Fur
• Henri Leconte
• Silke Pan
• Axelle Red
• Diane Tell
• Celine van Till