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Use the Outlook or GovDelivery accessibility checkers when creating emails to distribute to a large number of people.

Outlook

• Click the Check Accessibility button on the Review tab.

• Accessibility tools for Outlook: https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/check-accessibility-while-you-work-in-office-apps-ae9e8ea7-1f22-41af-ad04-cc2919daebae#bkmk_mailtipswin 

GovDelivery

• Pay attention to all the general areas discussed in this web guide when creating bulletins: color, contrast, heading hierarchy, alt-text, avoiding a lot of text in images, and tables.

• Read this article for more information: https://support.granicus.com/s/article/Creating-Accessible-Bulletins?language=en_US

• See also: https://support.granicus.com/s/article/Responsive-Bulletins?language=en_US

Email Resources:

• https://www.section508.gov/create/email-messages/