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Amber Hinds
@alh0319 on WordPress.org, @Amber Hinds - AFK on Slack
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
- Member Since: January 5th, 2011
- Location: Georgetown, TX
- Website: equalizedigital.com
- GitHub: amberhinds
- Job Title: CEO
- Employer: Equalize Digital
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Contribution History
Amber Hinds’s badges:- Accessibility Contributor
- Accessibility Team
- Core Contributor
- Documentation Contributor
- Meetup Organizer
- Meta Contributor
- Plugin Developer
- WordCamp Organizer
- WordCamp Speaker
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Created ticket #8150 on Meta Trac:
Enabling Google Sheets for Jetpack Forms on Accessibility Team Make site -
Posted a reply to Why Didn’t I find this earler, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thank you for the kind and thoughtful review, @mdhills. We're glad that you find our… -
Closed ticket #64169 on Core Trac:
Add JavaScript that allows front-end elements with role="button" to be ... -
Wrote a comment on the post The Plugin Check Plugin now creates automatic security reports after each plugin update, on the site Make WordPress Plugins:
I'd be interested in seeing public badges or data on plugin pages at some point… -
Created ticket #64169 on Core Trac:
Add JavaScript that allows front-end elements with role="button" to be ... -
Posted a reply to Issue with tooltip and WCAG validation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Some number of false positives or items that require human review and assessment are expected… -
Posted a reply to Issue with tooltip and WCAG validation, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @mickhele, I want to chime in here that what you're seeing in Stark is… -
Mentioned in [60786] on WordPress SVN:
Editor: A11y: Set `aria-haspopup` on Add Media button. -
Created ticket #63985 on Core Trac:
Profile Update success message not announced by screen readers -
Created ticket #63984 on Core Trac:
Assess if the tabpanels in the media modals should receive focus -
Created ticket #63981 on Core Trac:
Taxonomy meta box tabs not programmatically identified -
Created ticket #63980 on Core Trac:
Set featured image button incorrectly coded as link and missing ... -
Created ticket #63973 on Core Trac:
Add Media Button missing aria-haspopup and aria-controls -
Created ticket #63972 on Core Trac:
Bulk actions status messages not announced by screen readers -
Created ticket #63971 on Core Trac:
Multiple select elements associated with tables in the admin (filters, ... -
Created ticket #63970 on Core Trac:
Disabled .handle-actions button receives keyboard focus -
Posted a reply to Accessibility Issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
For public record, I believe the timeline above has inaccuracies. However, because I don't believe… -
Posted a reply to Only works for logged in users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to hear it's working! Have a great day. 😊 -
Created issue #3243 in the WordPress/Learn repository:
Feedback - Tools for testing theme accessibility -
Posted a reply to Only works for logged in users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @wpjedimaster, Thanks for trying our plugin! If you can see them logged in but… -
Posted a reply to Error Flagged, but Element not Found?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Glad to hear that solved your issue. Have a great day! -
Posted a reply to Error Flagged, but Element not Found?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @aklpl, I can chime in here. For performance reasons, Accessibility Checker is not running… -
Mentioned in [60286] on WordPress SVN:
Administration: Hide skip to toolbar link on small viewports. -
Created issue #70172 in the WordPress/gutenberg repository:
Separator Block should have aria-hidden="true" as default (or option) -
Posted a reply to Many Accessibility Issues in Plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Just to clarify for your dev team, I tested this on a website that was… -
Created a topic, Many Accessibility Issues in Plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello, Your website claims that the cookie consent … -
Created a topic, Many Accessibility Issues in the Plugin, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello, Your website lists "WCAG & ADA accessibi… -
Posted a reply to [Real Cookie Banner: GDPR & ePrivacy Cookie Consent] Accessibility Issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for getting back to me, @mguenter. I did purchase pro, but for transparency reasons… -
Posted a reply to Recent version breaks Gravity Forms, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @mej, I can't record the problem because we already removed Widget Options when we… -
Created a topic, Accessibility Issues, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Matthias, We'd like to use your plugin on the WP… -
Created a topic, Recent version breaks Gravity Forms, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, I just wanted to let you know that the most rec… -
Mentioned in [59675] on WordPress SVN:
Themes: Remove title attributes from theme list tables. -
Pull request #390 merged into WordPress/Advanced-administration-handbook:
Fix link to xmlrpc.com so it won't 404 -
Created ticket #7887 on Meta Trac:
Redirect XML-RPC Support Codex page to Developer Docs page -
Submitted pull request #390 to WordPress/Advanced-administration-handbook:
Fix link to xmlrpc.com so it won't 404 -
Posted a reply to Templates cause errors that designers can’t fix, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @isay81, Thank you so much for your review. As a non-developer, I agree it… -
Posted a reply to Accessibility: Errors and Success messages not announced to screen reader users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Wonderful! Thank you! -
Created a topic, Accessibility: Errors and Success messages not announced to screen reader users, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello, The plugin's forms use a span to provide err… -
Created a topic, Accessibility: Name and Email inputs need autocomplete attributes, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hello, It seems that there's not a way to add autoc… -
Created a topic, Accessibility: Lists field in forms missing fieldset and legend, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi, Thanks for the handy plugin! Can you please mak… -
Posted a reply to Accessibility Checker Not Recognizing My Remediations, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
@johnstaples an important thing to understand about the plugin is that it's not routinely scanning… -
Posted a reply to Presale Questions, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @johnstaples, WordPress dot org has rules about us using this support forum to answer… -
Posted a reply to Is it possible to schedule full site scans, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @jennaust722, I'm sorry to hear that it's causing performance issues. Can you please provide… -
Created a topic, Accessibility Fix: Add pagination markup for screen reader users to pagination, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi Tobias, Thanks for this great plugin. Would you … -
Posted a reply to Should abbreviated words get flagged as a warning?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
As a follow up to the original question, "what is the best way to stop… -
Posted a reply to Should abbreviated words get flagged as a warning?, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @gslweb, Honestly, I'm on the fence about this. Yes, abbr tags are underlined by… -
Updated a handbook page on Make WordPress Themes.
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Posted a reply to Incredibly valuable, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Thanks for the review, Tina! We're glad you find the plugin helpful. -
Posted a reply to Whoops! It looks like your website is currently password protected., on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @johnstaples, Can you please provide a link to a page that it is unable… -
Posted a reply to It Does Not Detect Missing ALT Text???, on the site WordPress.org Forums:
Hi @johnstaples, Can you please provide a link to a page where it is unable…
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