Who is Jim ?
Jim is an extremely positive individual who knows, not only the power of having a dream, but also about seeing it through to success... regardless of what barriers and limitations may be in the way.
Jim is a quadriplegic, paralyzed from the chest down, the result of a freestyle skiing accident over thirty years ago. “Well, back in my able-bodied life, I was an intense athlete with great focus and tenacity.” At seventeen he was the Senior Mens Provincial Champion in his beloved sport of freestyle skiing; his sights set on competing in the upcoming Winter Olympics in Calgary. Instead, a sudden and tragic accident during a performance at the Toronto Ski Show in 1981 changed his life. At eighteen years, he broke his neck and embarked on a new life inside a disabled world.