Although he used crutches early on, he has been a wheelchair user full-time since the age of eight. He would watch his brother riding his BMX at the skate park, and one day his brother told him that he should try riding his chair in the park, an event of which Fotheringham said "One day my brother was like, 'It'd be really cool if you dropped in on your chair, do you want to try it?'"
Despite using crutches initially, Fotheringham has been a wheelchair user since age eight. He observed his brother ride BMX bikes at the skate park and one day suggested that he try riding his chair there, which Fotheringham described as "One day my brother said, 'It would be really cool if you could give it a shot.'"