Hi! I'm Joe Dolson, and I'm a contributor to WordPress, the creator of several WordPress plugins, and lead maintainer for Able Player, the accessible media player. I've been working to help make WordPress accessible since 2012, and am hoping for additional support to keep contributing without burning out.

Since 2012, I've helped WordPress move forward on many accessibility points, including:

• instituting the WordPress theme accessibility program,
• helping push WordPress to a commitment to follow WCAG 2.0 at level AA
• help review new project and provide accessibility advice for major initiatives such as Gutenberg
• lead the first WP Accessibility Day, a 24 hour event to talk about WordPress and Accessibility

But as a freelancer, my time is unfunded, and that causes an ongoing struggle to manage to contribute as effectively as I can without having to choose between burnout, bankruptcy, or no longer being able to contribute to the project.

Having some portion of income targeted directly to support my work on WordPress would make this process considerably more manageable. Thank you for any support you can provide! In addition to working on WordPress directly, I'd like to be able to dedicate some time to some of the accessibility-focused side projects I've worked on that don't have any income tied to them, such as WP Accessibility, WordPress Accessibility Day, and Able Player. These can provide valuable services for the WordPress community, but I have limited availability to spend time on them.

I took over the maintenance of Able Player in April 2025, which is a free, open-source media player that offers incredible accessibility for audio and video. Your sponsorship can help make sure that this amazing project can modernize and move forward.