My Story (abridged)
My name is Adam Woodworth, and I’m hoping to get work in the field of web development. Maybe doing some brief design work for a few small businesses, or ideally finding my forever home with a small business, non-profit, or startup.
You may have arrived at this site through one of the other sites I’ve designed. If you saw a somewhat big logo in the footer of another site, that site was designed exclusively by me, free of charge. We all need a couple pieces for “exposure”.
I have low vision (legal blindness) but I have enough vision to be an effective artist and a designer of print and web anyway. It’s not easy. I use accessibility tools to make it possible. These days I make art at a hobbyist level out of sheer defiance of my circumstances. It’s like I’m trying to redefine blindness, and making my art gives me the chance to do that.
More on having low vision
You could think of low vision as a learning disability. After all, my reading speed is certainly affected, and the likelihood that I misread something is substantial. Most printed materials are completely inaccessible without accessibility tools, and even with those, my reading speed is diminished. There are many devices that I can’t effectively use because of the nature of the display and the accessibility features—or lack thereof. I also can’t drive, have difficulty reading facial expressions, and can’t navigate spaces by traditional means. I adapt and persist, and maybe this gives me a unique perspective—I’ve certainly sold myself on that basis before—but vision loss isn’t a super power. For the most part my disability just slows me down and makes me an unappealing candidate in a competitive job market. When two candidates are equally qualified on paper but one is blind and you have to make a choice, the responsible choice for most people is the normally-sighted person. I’ve been told that’s the reality of the world—and I get it—but my friends and I hope that someone eventually takes the risk and makes the more interesting choice.
I don’t want blindness to define me, but it does. Blindness affects everything I do—and by extension—it has factored into every one of my struggles and achievements.
I’m also an Enforcer at PAX! You may have met me as a line entertainer or helping out in some other small way at PAX West. The Enforcer community is important to me and has made a positive difference in my life. Enforcers are inclusive and do everything they can to give PAX attendees the best experience they can possibly have. This experience has taught me a lot about myself. I’ve learned that I’m much more extroverted than I thought I was, and that I love connecting with people through gaming. As an extension of this spirit, I occasionally host game nights for my friends using Discord or Google Meet, or whatever system works best at the time. We’ve played everything from tabletop games to Jackbox games, typically on Saturday nights.
You may have also heard me on the Primary Attribute podcast in which I play an RPG with my friends. It started as a pandemic project, but became a long-term endeavor which—as of this writing—has published over 150 episodes on a weekly release schedule. We’re pretty proud of it.
I may add more to this later, but if you want to get in touch, or if you want to join my game night, feel free to use my contact form. Please be aware, however that I don’t want to hire someone to help with SEO or graphic design, and I don’t respond to emails offering those services.
Thanks for reading.
—Adam