Helen Hou-Sandi
Engineering manager for GitHub's Accessibility Engineering team and a lead developer in the WordPress project, focused on accessibility, UX, and maintainer-focused product improvements.
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Dec 30, 2025 • 32min
Tiny Wins, Big Impact: Accessibility, MCP, and the Future of Open Source at GitHub
Helen Hou-Sandí, an engineering manager for GitHub's Accessibility Engineering team and a lead developer for WordPress, discusses exciting advancements in open source. She highlights Maintainer Tiny Wins, which implement small fixes for huge time savings. Helen explains the new accessibility scanner and its importance, as well as the rise of the Model Context Protocol as an open standard. The conversation also covers how accessibility improvements can enhance overall user experience and the integration of AI in contributing to projects.
Apr 14, 2021 • 0sec
WordPress and Open Source (Helen Hou Sandí)
Helen Hou-Sandi, Lead Developer at Wordpress and Director of Open Source Initiatives at 10up, discusses the significance of open source software, the parallels between music and coding, and the evolution of Wordpress as an open source CMS. She also explores the challenges in creating features for non-technical users and the development of the Gutenberg block editor project.
