Hidde de Vries is presenting at these upcoming events.
Components have revolutionised the way we work, as they allow us to invent wheels only once. Executed well, they can save all of the team time. This provides an opportunity for broadening the impact of accessibility, too. This practical talk will go into some strategies for baking accessibility into components, so that more people can use them.
02 September 2026
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.
07 September 2026
24 September 2026
09 October 2026
Everyone can say their digital product is accessible, but the proof of the pudding is in the eating: thorough testing is key. Globally, there is quite some variety in testing procedures. WCAG-EM is one of them, and this year, it’s received its first update in over 10 years, bringing it up to date with emerging technologies. In this talk, you’ll hear why testing structurally can help monitoring efforts of large organisations and governments alike, and find out what’s new in WCAG-EM 2, from one of its editors.
18 November 2026