While there are many reasons to make a product accessible, the most important is simply because it’s the right thing to do. But you may have a client, team, or boss who doesn’t see the value. It’s absurd that we even have to sell accessibility, but often we do. If this is your world, I got you (complete with resources, below).
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My post about hashtag accessibility on Mastodon (and later LinkedIn) got a lot of attention. There were so many replies from people who didn’t know about the accommodation I outlined, who vowed to commit to it. I also learned a lot from folks who weighed in with great insights.
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Browser support for web standards is finally becoming commonplace, as is authoring for standards compliance with accessibility front of mind. However, HTML rendering in email clients is sporadic at best, exhibiting a lack of CSS support reminiscent of (now-antiquated) 4.0/5.0 browsers. We must continue to embrace web standards and call for support in HTML email clients.
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