Jordan's story.
He navigated vision loss, then hearing loss — and decided to spend his life making the world easier for the people coming behind him.
Illustrated stand-in · photo coming soonJordan Remington Williams is co-founder of Emaration and Director of Emaration's Outreach & Community Support. He lives in Portland, Oregon.
He adjusted to vision loss, and then, during college, medical complications took his hearing. He kept going. He earned his bachelor's degree at Portland State University, built his confidence and independence through the Oregon Commission for the Blind, and went on to work as an advocate for people with disabilities.
I just do things.— Jordan Remington Williams
A cane that lights up.
Portland is dark, and it rains. One night, walking home, a car nearly hit Jordan. The driver said they never saw him — even with his white cane in hand.
That moment became an idea: a cane that lights up, so the people around you can see you coming. It's a flagship initiative for Emaration's outreach arm — quality first, in a small, careful first run.
Almost getting hit by a car made me realize how dangerous it can be for people with vision loss to move through the world safely.— Jordan Remington Williams
Jordan's frame governs how we talk about disability here: matter-of-fact, without pity, and without inspiration for its own sake. He isn't a story we tell. He's the person doing the work.
What Jordan leads
As Director of Outreach, Jordan sets the direction for who we help and what we build first.