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. For hire as a speaker.
The web is for everyone. That was the promise in 1994, and it held up for long. For years, we’ve been using the web to make money, do admin, watch cat gifs, and share what we want with the whole world. Fast forward to 2026: issues of speed, access, dullness are emerging on the platform. Does the web still serve us all?
In this talk, you’ll learn more about what we could improve, with practical tips on building the web to make it more sustainable, ethical, accessible, fun, and, last but not least, ours.
| Human rights & standards | NL Standardisation Forum | September 2026 | |
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| How we want to make WCAG 3 better | Inclusive Design 24 | September 2026 | |
| Creativity cannot be computed | Web Dev Conference | October 2026 | |
| The future of the web is green | ffconf | November 2026 | |
| Better accessibility through better reporting | Techshare Pro | November 2026 |
