GILLETTE Lex

Classification
T11, F11 (IPC, 26 Feb 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (nytimes.com, 22 Jul 2012)

Impairment Details
At age three doctors discovered he had a cataract in his left eye. During recovery from his treatment he sustained a detached retina and lost all the vision in his left eye. At age eight his vision began to deteriorate in his right eye. (nytimes.com, 22 Jul 2012; teamusa.org, 22 Nov 2015)

Guide
Wes Williams, since 2007 (gobemore.co, 07 Aug 2020; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019; teamusa.org, 07 Nov 2019)

General
LOS ANGELES 2028 LOGO
He designed one of the variations of the logo for the 2028 Paralympic Games in Los Angeles. The Games organisers invited athletes, artists and other public figures to contribute versions of the 'A' in 'LA', with the initial designs revealed in 2020. (insidethegames.biz, 01 Sep 2020; itsnicethat.com, 02 Sep 2020)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
He has mentored children through Classroom Champions, an international virtual education and mentorship organisation. "It was really important for me to have that person there who could give me some guidance and advice and just teach me about life and things that I would need to be successful. Somebody did that for me, so it's my responsibility to turn around and help these kids have that same opportunity so they can go out there and do amazing things." (teamusa.org, 25 Nov 2015; Athlete, 06 Nov 2019)

FURTHER EDUCATION
He has studied for a master's degree in business administration at the University of Phoenix in the United States of America. (lexgillette.com, 18 Apr 2014)