Profiles

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
8contributions
high2
medium6
score12
Last 90 days
13contributions
high2
medium11
score17
Last 12 months
54contributions
high20
medium34
score94

WordPress releases

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

Contributions

Type
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…
Jun 01 Mon · 14:39
Forums med
Created a topic, Where to flag Accessibility Issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @christian1983, I saw you were responding to sup…
May 2026
May 08 Fri · 14:50
Forums med
Posted a reply to Remediation and Education for the win, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks you for the detailed review, @waynecoit! We're glad our plugin is making compliance easier…
May 08 Fri · 14:48
Forums med
Posted a reply to A plugin with an extensive ecosystem of knowledge attached., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you so much for your review, @opensourceweb! We really appreciate it and are glad…