# Hidde de Vries

> Hidde de Vries is a Dutch front-end, design systems and web accessibility specialist who works on web standards for the Dutch government and sits on the W3C's Advisory Board. A co-editor of WCAG and WCAG-EM and a former Mozilla, W3C and Sanity contributor, he writes prolifically at hidde.blog about making technology work for humans, and is a regular conference speaker across Europe.

- **Role:** Web standards & accessibility specialist for the Dutch government; member of the W3C Advisory Board
- **Organizations:** Dutch government (NL Design System / Logius), W3C Advisory Board, W3C Accessibility Guidelines Working Group, W3C Open UI Community Group, W3C ARIA Working Group
- **Nationality:** Dutch
- **Education:** Bachelor's in Philosophy, Utrecht University, Netherlands, Master's in Philosophy, University of Bristol, UK
- **Known for:** Co-editor of WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) and WCAG-EM, Contributor to the Web Sustainability Guidelines, Member of the W3C Advisory Board

## Career timeline

- **2007** — Starts hidde.blog, writing about web standards and accessibility
- **2008-2017** — Volunteers with Fronteers; board member 2014-2016, treasurer 2015-2016
- **2019** — Wins both jury and audience awards for a 'Web We Want' idea
- **until 2021** — Works on the W3C Team via the EC-funded WAI-Guide project; builds the ATAG Report Tool and supports the WCAG-EM Report Tool
- **2021** — Leaves the W3C Team in October to go freelance and join Dutch government design-system work
- **2024** — Named Smashing Magazine 'Person of the Week' (August)
- **2025** — Runs for and serves on the W3C Advisory Board; speaks at Pixel Pioneers Bristol

## Achievements

- Co-editor of WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) and WCAG-EM
- Contributor to the Web Sustainability Guidelines
- Member of the W3C Advisory Board
- Certified Professional in Web Accessibility (CPWA)
- Built the ATAG Report Tool and supported the WCAG-EM Report Tool at the W3C
- Smashing Magazine Person of the Week (August 2024)
- Won jury and audience awards for a 'Web We Want' idea (2019)

## Latest updates

- **2025-05** — Spoke at Pixel Pioneers Bristol on web accessibility and standards
- **2025** — Serving on the W3C Advisory Board
- **2024-08** — Named Smashing Magazine Person of the Week

## Links

- Website: https://hidde.blog/
- LinkedIn: https://linkedin.com/in/hiddedevries
- Twitter/X: https://twitter.com/hdv
- GitHub: https://github.com/hidde
- YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@_hdv
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/hidde.blog

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