Blogging ✨ works ✨! 4 years ago, I wrote
Hidde
A case for accessibility statements in app stores
In which I argue app stores need fields for accessibility meta information.
. This week, Apple announced “Nutrition Labels“
Apple Newsroom
Apple unveils powerful accessibility features coming later this year
Apple today announced new accessibility features coming later this year, including Accessibility Nutrition Labels.
 jk, but very glad to see it, I think the visibility it brings will be helpful!
The W3C's Advisory Board (AB) elections are open all of this month.
W3C
W3C opens Advisory Board (AB) election
The W3C Advisory Committee, having nominated ten individuals, is invited today to vote until 30 May 2025 to fill seven seats in the W3C Advisory Bo...
 I'm nominated! See my statement on
Hidde
Running for the AB
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 If you work for a W3C Member and feel I'd be a good fit, please let your AC rep know (they can vote)! 💜 For questions, reach out, I'm happy to chat more.
✏️ New post: Is “ethical AI” an oxymoron?
Hidde
Is “ethical AI” an oxymoron?
The current wave of generative AI has unpleasant side effects: large-scale copyright infringements, environmental impact and bias. For most uses to...
when life gives you a couple of fairly ripe bananas…
is there interest for a CSS carousel “what accessibility is actually built in” kind of post? (like the one I and Scott did for popover
Hidde
On popover accessibility: what the browser does and doesn’t do
What does “built in accessibility” actually mean for browsers that support popover?
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I don't like ruining the party, but someone's gotta point out the issues with LLMs, when they are being considered as a way to take notes and summarise during Working Group meetings. So I did
Re: RE using AI minutes from Hidde de Vries on 2025-03-11 (w3c-wai-gl@w3.org from January to March 2025)
✏️ New blog post: Views on views (looking for feedback) In AGWG, the working group that makes WCAG, we have been working on potentially changing what is “web page” today to something like “view”, so that the standard works better in other contexts, like native apps and VR. I gathered some, ahem, views and added my own, feedback much appreciated!
Hidde
Views on views
Web pages hold us back. What about views?