STORIES & INTERVIEWS

Spencer Hopp was born with Spina Bifida - Read his story of how skydiving changed his life

Glen Mills suffered from mulitiple sclerosis. She was the Inclusivity Ambassador, ambassador for Ifly

iFLY Inclusivity Ambassadors work with local companies, charities, and associations to break down the barriers of what is seen as possible, and help deliver the dream of flight to everyone.

Still a regular flyer with us into her final year, and a cherished member of the iFLY family, iFLY mourned the passing of Glen at the age of 89 in 2023.

Al Hodgson is one of the most successful competition freestyle skydivers in the world. Competing against able bodies athletes he has won multiple world titles. He has gone on to inspire many people who have had lower limb amputations to take up the sport. Hear his story.

Paulina learned to skydive at Skydive Langar. She is deaf and is the first person to use the newly designed light communication system to help her learn to skydive . Hear her story

Skydiving with a Disability Webinar

In the webinar you will hear from skydivers in our community about their journey in the sport and their advice on how we can improve inclusivity and teaching in the sport.

You will also hear from our instructors in the sport that have a special interest in instructing people with disabilities.

Speakers

• Al Hodgson

• Stefan Tripke

• Pete Allum

• Ian Raynor

• Sara Orton

• Emily Aucutt

We did have a BSL interpreter for the event but unfortunately the zoom recording only recorded the speaker view not the split screen view. We will be working on trying to get new interpreter for the video.