Today, I’m doing a scary thing. I’m building my website. Copying and pasting words that have travelled from post-it notes, to notebooks, to word docs, and now finally landing on web pages.
You’d think I’d be celebrating. After all, this is the start of something real. Finally a way to share my ideas and start doing business.
But I’m not.
Because here’s the truth: to get the product I want out there, to start connecting with people, I have to be okay with it not being perfect. And that’s hard. I’m not good at “not perfect.”
To me, imperfect feels like a closed door. Like a sign saying “Not quite ready,” “Try again later,” or worse, “You don’t belong here.”
But here’s the kicker: while I’d love this to be a perfect website, perfect often means excluding people. People who can’t navigate it easily because of how it’s built or designed. People who experience barriers that aren’t obvious unless you live with them.
If you’re reading this and found my site okay, maybe you don’t notice those barriers. And that’s exactly why I’m worried.
Accessibility isn’t about perfection; it’s about opening doors wider. It’s a big job… one that takes time, resources, and ongoing care. I’m only one person with big ideas. I can’t do it alone. I need your business — whether you run a dance school, a digital space, an insurance company or a fruit shop — to take these ideas and run with them.
Because harm prevention work I do is not just for dance floors. It’s for any space where people gather, connect, learn, or trade. It’s for staff rooms and Zoom calls. For newsletters, classrooms, waiting rooms and websites. It’s for the conversations you have with clients, the policies you write (or don’t write), the signs on your wall, and the ones you haven’t put up yet.
You don’t need to be a “community organisation” to care about community.
You don’t need to be “doing DEI” to take action on care, respect, and safety.
You just need to be someone who sees people walk through your doors — or land on your homepage — and wants to get it right.
So while my website is a work in progress, my commitment is clear: I’m here to keep learning, keep improving, and keep inviting others to join me.
What’s not a work in progress? The need for accessible, welcoming spaces where everyone can belong.
And that’s worth showing up for — imperfect or not.
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