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Amber Hinds

CEO at Equalize Digital

@alh0319 Georgetown, TX joined Jan 2011

equalizedigital.com github.com/amberhinds Slack: @Amber Hinds

    Bio

    Amber Hinds is the CEO of Equalize Digital, a website accessibility company and maker of the Accessibility Checker plugin. Equalize Digital strives to create a world where all people have equal access to information and tools on the internet, regardless of ability. Since 2010, Amber has led design and development projects for nonprofits, K-12/higher education institutions, government agencies, and businesses of all sizes. User experience has always been a primary focus of Amber’s work. After having the opportunity to experience first-hand the importance of accessible websites through a blind acquaintance, she founded Equalize Digital.

    Amber is a corporate member of the International Association of Accessibility Professionals, frequently speaks on accessibility-related topics, and has been featured in Forbes, The Wall Street Journal, The New York Times, and CNBC, among other media outlets. Amber leads the WordPress Accessibility Meetup and WordPress Accessibility Day conference.

    Interests

    accessibility, marketing, SEO, blogging

    WordPress Origin Story

    Mommy blogging, how else?

    Badges

    CODE
    3 badges
    Core Contributor '24 Meta Contributor '24 Plugin Developer
    CONTENT
    1 badge
    Documentation Contributor '22
    COMMUNITY
    3 badges
    Meetup Organizer '18 WordCamp Organizer '22 WordCamp Speaker '17
    PRACTICE
    3 badges
    Accessibility Contributor '22 Accessibility Team '24 Support Contributor '26

    Current Job

    CEO
    Present
    Equalize Digital

    Recent impact

    Score weights high-impact work (commits, releases, approved translations, props) at 3x routine activity.

    Last 30 days
    3contributions
    high0
    medium3
    score3
    Last 90 days
    11contributions
    high2
    medium9
    score15
    Last 12 months
    52contributions
    high20
    medium32
    score92

    WordPress releases

    Contributed to 5 releases
    • 7.0
    • 6.9
    • 6.8
    • 6.6
    • 6.5

    Contributions

    Type
    August 2026
    Aug 06 Thu · 14:19
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Clarity on WCAG 3.2.2 Flag / Potential False Negative, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi @candymac, I am following up on your question about us flagging links opening in…
    Aug 03 Mon · 15:01
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Accessibility-ready Theme Reviews: Extending the Deadline, on the site Make WordPress Accessible:
    Hi @matt, I'm confused. Can you please clarify? The accessibility-ready requirements and the ability for…
    July 2026
    Jul 17 Fri · 17:22
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post Meetup.com -> GatherPress, on the site WordPress.org Project:
    I installed the GatherPress plugin on a test site and looked at it for a…
    June 2026
    Jun 19 Fri · 20:24
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Thumbs Down to the Bait-and-switch approach, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Hi @pigeontarot, I am very confused about how you could have gotten our plugin installed…
    Jun 19 Fri · 19:23
    Meta med
    Wrote a comment on the post The Story Behind the Gifts from the WCEU 2026 Local Team, on the site Make WordPress Community:
    Handmade gifts are so much more enjoyable than factory-made ones, and it makes me feel…
    Jun 18 Thu · 23:56
    Core med
    Created ticket #65488 on Core Trac:
    #wpfooter unavailable on 200% zoom (WCAG 1.4.10 Reflow (Level AA))
    Jun 10 Wed · 03:46
    Meta high
    Mentioned in [14955] on Meta SVN:
    Plugin Directory: lightbox image is rendered smaller than expected
    Jun 01 Mon · 20:21
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Where to flag Accessibility Issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Issues added! Thank you.
    Jun 01 Mon · 18:36
    Forums med
    Posted a reply to Where to flag Accessibility Issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
    Follow up - I found a WooCommerce Gateway Amazon Pay repo on Woo's GitHub and…
    Jun 01 Mon · 18:20
    GitHub med
    Created issue #662 in the WordPress/wordpress.org repository:
    Profiles + 5 for the Future: Create a way to measure impact…