When Dave Jacka was nineteen, a motorbike accident broke his neck, leaving him with quadriplegia and six percent physical function. For the rest of his life, Dave would be in a wheelchair-paralysed from his armpits down, with limited arm function, no use of his fingers and unable to regulate his body temperature. For the former surfer, snow-skier and carpenter, this was utterly [...] his first book, Six Percent, Dave tracks his inspirational journey of rebuilding his life. He relearns how to feed himself, to drive a car and retrains in engineering. He works as a project manager, represents Australia in wheelchair rugby in the 1996 Paralympics, and eventually fulfils his boyhood dream of learning to [...] achieves each milestone by applying his remarkable mindset and philosophy. Instead of viewing obstacles as impenetrable barriers, Dave frames them as opportunities-opportunities to think laterally, devise solutions, overcome frustration-to do it [...] custom-designing adaptations his recreational aircraft, in 2013 Dave became the first person with quadriplegia to fly solo around Australia. His second book, On A Wing and A Chair, charts this thrilling [...] 2014 Dave was a Victorian finalist for the Australian of the Year and was awarded an Order of Australia Medal for his contribution to people with a disability through [...] 2016, Dave modified a sea kayak, taped his hands to the paddle and paddled the 2226km length of the Murray River-thereby achieving another world [...] is married, has a dog and a cat and always has his eye on his next major challenge.