Handless 7-yr-old girl wins handwriting contest

A seven-year-old pupil born without hands has
won a United States national handwriting
competition.
According to the British Broadcasting
Corporation , Anaya Ellick from Chesapeake,
Virginia, does not use prosthetics. To write,
she stands to get the proper angle, holding a
pencil between her arms.
Her principal, Tracy Cox from Greenbrier
Christian Academy, described her as an
“inspiration.”
“She does not let anything get in the way of
doing what she has set out to do. She is a hard
worker and has some of the best handwriting
in her class,” Cox said.
The girl reportedly beat 50 other competitors
to get the special-needs category prize at the
National Handwriting Contest.
This category rewards students with an
intellectual, physical or developmental
disability.
Competition director, Kathleen Wright, told
ABC News that her “writing sample was
comparable to someone who had hands.”
Sponsors of the contest Zaner-Bloser said they
planned to award each student $1,000 (£690).
Having no hands was also not an obstacle to
30-year-old pilot Jessica Cox.
In 2013, the BBC reported on the pilot’s
inspirational example. Also born without
hands, she has been able to drive a car, fly a
plane and play piano, all with her feet.