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Re: Poll: HTML Emails vs. Plain Text Emails

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From: mhysnm1964@gmail.com
Date: Sep 25, 2017 2:31AM

I didn't mention in my prior email. I do prefer email. But I hate HTMl emails using table formatting, especially they are nested or non-symmetric layout. As screen readers fail to read them correctly. Tables that use 3 by 3 grids work fine.


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From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On Behalf Of Srinivasu Chakravarthula
Sent: Monday, 25 September 2017 6:25 PM
To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Poll: HTML Emails vs. Plain Text Emails

I prefer HTML based email but thaose are composed in right way. Reason being that it will have a structure to navigate. When there are links, we can just activate and open them in a browser rather than copy pasting URL.
In copy pasting business, when URL is too long, chances are having it broken are more.

Regards,

Srinivasu Chakravarthula - Twitter: http://twitter.com/CSrinivasu/
Website: http://www.srinivasu.org | http://serveominclusion.com

Let's create an inclusive web!

Lead Accessibility Consultant, Informatica


On Sun, Sep 24, 2017 at 9:58 AM, < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:

> This is a very interesting topic. The bottom line is email programs
> have not caught up with todays technology with HTMl. I wonder if this
> is an ATAG issue more than a WCAG or both?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: WebAIM-Forum [mailto: <EMAIL REMOVED> ] On
> Behalf Of Mark Robbins
> Sent: Friday, 22 September 2017 8:29 PM
> To: WebAIM Discussion List < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
> Subject: Re: [WebAIM] Poll: HTML Emails vs. Plain Text Emails
>
> To follow on from your point Jared, even if accessibility is
> implemented on the original HTML some email clients actually strip it out.
>
> For example I know AOL, Yahoo, Outlook.com, Outlook 365 GMX, Web.de
> and Alto remove all ARIA attributes and HTML5 semantic tags. I've
> also seen other clients edit ID's so things like aria-describedby no longer match up.
>
> I believe some Email Service Providers can also strip out or edit
> accessibility before sending but I've not run full tests on those yet.
>
>
>
>
> On 20 September 2017 at 18:54, Jared Smith < <EMAIL REMOVED> > wrote:
>
> > We've always provided a plain text and HTML option for the WebAIM
> > e-mail newsletter subscriptions - https://webaim.org/newsletter/.
> > 10.5% of subscribers have opted for the plain text version.
> >
> > In general, I think that plain text is only beneficial if the HTML
> > version doesn't have accessibility implemented. We always send a
> > text version with the HTML e-mail - and the e-mail client can then
> > present the text version based on user preference.
> >
> > For e-mail discussion lists, like this one that rarely necessitate
> > formatting or images - sending in plain text can provide benefits,
> > especially when the message is archived online (and doubly
> > especially if authors properly trim the messages they are replying to).
> >
> > Jared
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> > > >
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> >
> > > archives at http://webaim.org/discussion/archives
> >