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From: Jamous, JP
Date: Aug 23, 2016 7:09AM

I like HTML as a screen reader user. However, if the emails are large in size, which make JAWS or Outlook hang until they render the HTML, then text based is the best.

If I am using code samples, HTML emails are not always good, but text based are.

You have to find out what type of content you're sending out.




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Jean-Pierre Jamous
Digital Accessibility Specialist & Developer
UI Accessibility Team

The only limitations in life are those we set for ourselves

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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Swift, Daniel P.
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 8:03 AM
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Subject: [WebAIM] email: HTML vs. plain text

There was a recent discussion at our organization. From an accessibility perspective, are plain text emails better than HTML emails? My assertion is that each has its benefits and shortcomings when it comes to audience. I was given the charge of finding out "which is really better?" - thoughts?

-Dan