More Than Walking...Imagine a Gift from Your Greatest Nightmare

This award-winning documentary tells the stories of MTW co-founder Jonathan Sigworth and four of his Indian quadriplegic friends. When Jon was studying abroad in India at 19, he fell from a 70 ft. cliff in Mussoorie Hill Station, woke up in a nearby hospital, and told he may never walk again. Originally diagnosed with C5-C6 complete quadriplegia, Jon had limited upper-body strength and no sensation or movement in his hands or below his arms. After completing his rehabilitation in Connecticut, USA, Jon returned to India yearly - introducing wheelchair rugby to the country in 2007, and making this short documentary in 2009 with the help of family and friends. Upon graduating from Dartmouth College in 2013, Jon co-founded the Empowering Spinal Cord Injured Persons (ESCIP) Trust India, which carries on promoting independence training through peer-mentoring. In 2017, Jon co-founded More Than Walking Incorporated in New Haven, CT with his wife Jessica for the purpose of providing a free online course for independent living after spinal cord injury. To learn more, visit www.escip.org and www.morethanwalking.com.

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