A man left paralysed from the shoulders down following a diving accident has made the top 10 in a list of the most influential people with a disability.

Mouth artist Henry Fraser has been named number seven in the Power 100 List of the most successful people with a disability or impairment in sport, business, politics and entertainment.

Mr Fraser, who was paralysed after diving into shallow waters as a teenager, has painted icons such as Usain Bolt, Roger Federer and Thierry Henry and drawn portraits of Andy Murray and David Beckham.

Watford Observer:

Since his accident the Chipperfield resident has shown extraordinary courage and is determined to make the most of life and share his experiences with others.

Hearing that he had made the Power 100 List, Mr Fraser said: "It's a huge honour to be on the list. To be alongside some incredibly inspirational people and such well known faces is quite surreal, weird and overwhelming, but in a good way.

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"To me everything I do is just life, me getting on with life in the same way everyone does. And if people can take something from what I do, then it means a huge amount to me."

Power 100 is chosen by a panel of judges from across the disabled community, disability charity the Shaw Trust and Powerful Media.

Watford Observer:

Since his accident, Mr Fraser, brother of Saracens back-row Will Fraser, has also enjoyed great success as a motivational speaker, delivering his ‘Pushing Myself’ talk to a number of high profile businesses and sports teams, including Saracens and England 7’s.

With no movement or feeling in his hands, Mr Fraser mouth-paints using a specially developed stylus and easel.

The top 10 on the Power List are:

1. Dame Sarah Storey - Britain’s most decorated female Paralympian

2. Alex Brooker – from Channel 4’s Last Leg, last year’s number 1

3. Martyn Sibley - Blogger, TV presenter and social entrepreneur

4. Liz Sayce OBE - CEO Disability Right’s UK

5. Dame Evelyn Glennie – Musician 6. Ade Adepitan - Presenter, Athlete

7. Henry Fraser - Mouth artist and motivational speaker

8. Andrew Marr - TV presenter, Journalist

9. Frank Gardner - Security Correspondent, BBC News)

10. Baroness Celia Thomas of Winchester MBE - Vice chair of the All Party Parliamentary Group for Muscular Dystrophy.