My Story

I had to relearn
everything.

A stroke in 2015 took my right-side movement and parts of my speech. But it could not take what I knew about building great websites.

Early 2015

The Stroke

In 2015, I had a sudden stroke. In just one night, my life completely changed. I lost the ability to move the right side of my body, and I could not speak clearly.

Overnight, the tools I used every day became obstacles. Typing on a keyboard and clicking a mouse were suddenly very hard. I spent hours reading confusing messages on websites that were not designed for someone in my situation.

2015 to 2018

The Rebuild

I had built software before the stroke. I had designed for the web. I thought I understood usability. I was wrong.

The rebuild forced me to experience software the way millions of users do: as something that often fails exactly when you need it most. Labels that don't say what they mean. Buttons too small to click with one hand. Voice interfaces that can't parse slurred speech. Forms that time out before you finish.

These weren't edge cases. They were the experience.

2018

The Insight

Websites that do not work when you need them most are broken.

"Every hard-to-use dropdown, every poor label, and every auto-playing video with no pause button is a choice. I started building websites that make different, better choices."

Now

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A web designer by nature and a stroke survivor by experience. I build websites with empathy, made by someone who knows how important it is that they work.

Every site is built with the single question other builders forget to ask: who gets left out if we build it the standard way?

My Rehabilitation

My stroke made it hard to move the right side of my body, walk, and talk. But these challenges did not stop me. They gave me a new way to see the world.

They made me a better designer and developer. Now, I build websites that work for everyone, especially the millions of people living with a disability.

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Web Designer by Nature

Before the stroke, during my rebuild, and today, I am always designing. It is how I think. Composition, hierarchy, and clarity in everything I build.

Great design is not decoration. It is what makes a website easy to understand.

Three Values I Build By

Promise-keeping. Websites should do what they say. Every time. For every user.
Honest communication. No jargon. Plain language is a design choice.
Design for everyone. Build for the hardest case first. Everyone else benefits too.

Want to build something
that keeps its promise?

Tell me your problem. I will tell you honestly if I can help and how.

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