If you had no arms how would you eat and brush your teeth etc?

Steve Wrote: "I use my feet like you would use your hands. I hold a fork in my left foot while eating at the dinner table."

Brushing teeth: "I turn on the tap and wet my toothbrush. I pick up the toothpaste with my left foot, undo the cap with my teeth and squirt toothpaste on the toothbrush with toes from my left foot, pick up my toothbrush, bend forward with my left foot resting on the sink and brush back and forth with my toothbrush as you would clean your own teeth."

How does Steve swim and keep his head above water?

Steve wrote: "I swim on my back by kicking my feet, I dive, I do honey pots and I do wicked staple dives. On my front I swim by keeping my head above water."

Peter B says that people call him brain dead! I don't think that way, why would anyone think like that?

"It's fantastic that you don't think like that. I guess some people don't realise that Peter (or any other disabled person) is just like them. We all enjoy the same things as anybody else".

What's the hardest thing about having a disability?

"One of the hardest thing to do is get up a flight of stairs or steps and the hardest thing to deal with is other peoples’ attitudes and what they think I can and can't do".

What are your dreams?

"Some of my dreams were to leave school, get a job and to live in my own house and travel overseas. I have accomplished all of these dreams. My current dream is to learn to sail a yacht".

How do you drive a car?

Steve wrote: "Using a steering wheel is very helpful! (just joking) Instead of driving with arms, I use my left foot to steer while my right foot controls the brakes and accelerates. I am only able to drive automatic cars."

Leigh wrote: "There are many ways cars can be modified to enable disabled people to drive. Like Steve, I can drive only automatic cars. I drive using my left foot, so my car has two accelerators; they are both hinged so they flip up when not in use. This is so able bodied people can still drive my car. I steer with my left hand using a steering knob – you can pull this out when someone else drives. Behind the wheel I am just another driver – you would not know that I have a disability until you see me get out of the car."

Is it hard getting in and out of bed?

"No, I do get in and out of bed differently from you – I use a hoist - but this is how I've always done it - so it's not hard for me".

My question is do the bus drivers out there help you get into the wheelchair some of the buses that I have been on, the drivers just sit in the seat and let me try and pick up the seat or sometimes I have to get someone else to help me move the seat up to get me in the space. I think some bus drivers are so lazy.
From Andrew

Hi Andrew.
We understand that the bus drivers are supposed to help. A few people have told us about how some drivers don't help. We know that CCS is currently working to improve this situation.
Thanks for your question.