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From: Patrick H. Lauke
Date: Feb 2, 2005 4:53PM


zara wrote:
> I am aware of the TEN standards for text e-mails but has
> anything been developed for the use of html and css ?

If you're using HTML, then in principle I'd say WCAG applies (at least
in part...obviously, things like using consistent navigation become
meaningless when looking at a single-document format that is an email).
Using structural markup and taking advantage of accessibility "hooks"
built into HTML would seem the most logical way forward.

Of course, some users will not be able to read HTML emails, so common
courtesy would be to offer users a choice between text or html when they
first sign up / opt in. Additionally, some email clients may behave in
weird and wonderful ways if the format of the email is pure, table-less,
css driven layout. See for instance
http://www.alistapart.com/articles/cssemail/

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