About Me
Hi, I'm George — a blind DJ, music producer, accessibility expert, web developer, and Para-sprinter based in Canada. I like to joke that I run fast, code clean, and DJ louder than most people expect — not necessarily in that order.
I began losing my vision at a young age and now live and compete as a blind athlete in the T11 Para-athletics classification, which means when I race, I sprint alongside a guide runner, connected by a tether and a lot of trust. Vision or not, speed is speed — and I've been fortunate to represent Canada internationally at various events like the Parapan American Games and World Para Athletics Championships, while also holding Canadian records in sprint events. In 2025, I ran a personal best of 11.14 seconds in the T11 100 m, which still feels surreal every time I think about it.
Off the track, creativity is where I live. I perform and produce music under the name GQSoundz, DJing everything from Afrobeats, Hip Hop, R'n'B, Reggae, Dancehall Soca and more. Teaching myself music production as a blind artist forced me to truly learn my tools — every button, shortcut, and sound by feel and memory. That process shaped not just how I make music, but how I approach technology as a whole.
By day, I work in digital accessibility, helping organizations build websites and software that people with disabilities can actually use. I'm an accessibility specialist and web developer with a background in computer engineering from Seneca College, and I genuinely believe good design should never leave people behind. If a website isn't accessible, it's unfinished — plain and simple.
Somewhere between DJ sets, sprinting, and creating accessibile software, I've also developed a strong interest in cybersecurity. It's a hobby that keeps my problem-solving sharp and my curiosity well fed (and yes, I do enjoy breaking things just to understand how to fix them).
At the core of everything I do is the same mindset: vision is more than eyesight. I've learned that limitations are often just invitations to approach things differently — sometimes faster, sometimes smarter, and occasionally with better music playing in the background.
Whether I'm racing on the world stage, building accessible tech, producing music, or helping others navigate their own paths, I'm driven by the idea that inclusion, creativity, and performance don't have to exist in separate lanes.
If you've read this far, welcome — and no, I still don't know why people think blind means boring.