Email accessibility checkers are tools that automatically scan and detect issues that may prevent people with disabilities from accessing email content. These tools can check email content and formatting to identify potential accessibility issues, such as missing alternative text for images, low contrast between text and background colors, or missing headings or other structural elements.
There are many email accessibility checkers available, both free and paid. Some popular options include:
WAVE
The WAVE web accessibility evaluation tool is a free browser extension that can check email content for accessibility issues. To use this tool, install the WAVE extension in your browser. Once you write the email, the tool will analyze the content and provide a report with any potential accessibility issues and suggestions for how to fix them.
Microsoft Outlook Email App
If you are using Microsoft Outlook, you can download the web app that has a built-in accessibility checker that you can use while composing a new email. On Windows OS, you can access the Accessibility Checker tool from the Review tab. On a Mac, click on the Edit menu option and select Check Accessibility.
Note that these tools are not perfect, and may not catch every potential issue, so it is still important to review the email carefully and use your own judgment to ensure that it is as accessible as possible before sending it.
Disclosure: ChatGPT was used as a starting point of research for this unit. The first and last paragraph of the unit were edited by ChatGPT (though the unit was researched, written, and fact-checked by humans).
