Hidde is a front-end, design systems and web accessibility specialist from Rotterdam, The Netherlands. He is excited about web standards, HTML, CSS, JavaScript and accessibility. Hidde writes about these things and more on hidde.blog. In his free time, he works on a coffee table book covering the video conferencing applications of our decade.
When it comes to web accessibility, timing is of the essence. It’s easier when you do it earlier. What if your CMS could spot content problems and help you fix them, before your content even goes live? What if it could warn content editors about potential issues, ship with accessible defaults, make it easier to see content structure implications and offer alternatives to inaccessible content (like colours with better contrast). In Hidde’s talk, you’ll learn how these kinds of features can help you “shift left”.
| Accessibility standards: a look in the kitchen | User Centered Cities Cafe | March 2025 | |
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| The future of digital government is green: on the web sustainability guidelines | User Needs First Conference 2025 | April 2025 | |
| TBD | JSHeroes | May 2025 | |
| ARIA, the good parts | Pixel Pioneers | June 2025 |
