æɾ ˈeɪdʒ sˈɪkstiːn, hiː səstˈeɪnd ɐ sˈɜːvɪkəl spˈaɪnəl kˈoːɹd ˈɪndʒɚɹi, ænd stˈɑːɹɾᵻd jˈuːzɪŋ ɐ mˈænjuːəl wˈiːltʃɛɹ fɔːɹ moʊbˈɪlᵻɾi.
At age 16, he sustained a cervical spinal cord injury, and started using a manual wheelchair for mobility.