Stepping ahead of disability

Norris hard at work

For Norris Cummings, who was born with cerebral palsy and is without control of his upper limbs, life has been about adaptation.

“I use my feet to eat, text, hold the phone to my ears and even write in cursive,” he told Stabroek News.

At 22, the New Hope, East Bank Demerara resident is Chief Executive Officer of Foot Works Inc, which provides graphic designing, printing and photocopying services, creating business cards, brochures, certificates and flyers.

“I do it all by myself but I would ask someone [from the household] to read it over,” he said. He also does computer programming.

The doctors told Norris that his condition was caused due to