I'm wondering if there are any other disabled webmasters on this board, or if anyone knows of any.
My reason? I've been working on my amateur site since Aug. of this year, hoping to launch in January, and in the intervening time, I've been diagnosed with Rheumatoid Arthritis. Really fucking agressive RA, too -- it seems to be getting worse day by day, and there are times now when I can't get out of bed without help, much less shoot content or work on the site.
I'm worried that as I get sicker, I'm not going to be able to handle the site, the modelling, the camshows...that I'm going to be progressively more disabled and disfigured (knotted joints, etc) and that I'm just not going to be able to physically handle the strain.
I know that there are sites that cater to the amputee/wheelchair/disability niche, and I've looked at some of those, but what I'm more interested in is webmasters who are doing the grueling job of putting together and maintaining an adult site while dealing with their own problems of mobility, fatigue, and chronic pain. There have to be some out there, and it would sort of be positive reinforcment for me -- if they can do, I damn well can.
And mostly...I'm very depressed about this whole shitty situation. I started this project hoping to bring in some extra money, and now I KNOW we're going to need extra money, with this crap going on...but I'm in a catch-22...I have a business plan to bring in extra cash that I'll need for my treatment, etc...but my illness might keep me from bringing that business plan to the level it needs to be at to make money.
This shit sucks. And I needed to vent a little. Anyway, if you know of a webmaster with a disability, I'd love to hear from them/get in touch with them. Thanks.
