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From: Swift, Daniel P.
Date: Aug 24, 2016 6:16AM

Thanks Jennifer and JP. Jennifer - I pretty much said the same thing as you when I was asked "which is better". I'll check out those articles and see if there is anything more that I can gain and I'll provide the appropriate people with my findings. Thanks!

-Dan

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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Jennifer Sutton
Sent: Tuesday, August 23, 2016 12:17 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] email: HTML vs. plain text

I think the decision should not relate to personal screen reader users'
opinions, but it should rather relate to what your company prefers and decides it best to convey messages to all.


Both can absolutely be made accessible, so I'm a bit baffled that this
is even a question.


I can't remember the last time I saw any company distributing plain text
emails, so I wouldn't ever expect that.


If you choose to use HTML, below my name are links to a few articles in
a current series on this topic.


Jennifer



Accessibility in Email (Intro):

http://blog.rebelmail.com/accessibility-in-email/


Accessibility in Email Part II:

http://blog.rebelmail.com/accessibility-in-email-part-ii/


And here's a "bonus" --
Why You Should Care about Accessibility in Email Marketing:
https://medium.com/@silcucc/why-you-should-care-about-accessibility-in-email-marketing-2f7443acb422#.owjazin4r