Email Accessibility
The minimum font size recommended for professional readability in email messages.
What is 12-point font?
What’s the purpose of using “Heading Styles” in Word?
Helps with navigation and screen readers.
This University division helps over 3,000 students with non-visible disabilities such as ADHD, autism and chronic health conditions.
What is the Division of Disability Resources & Educational Services (DRES)
Accessibility isn’t just about disability — it’s about removing these so everyone can participate fully.
What are barriers?
Adding images to your email requires this short, written description so assistive technology users know what’s being displayed.
What is alt text?
What does “alt text” stand for and why does it matter?
Alternative text; describes images for users who can’t see them.
UIUC was the first post-secondary institution to implement these sidewalk features designed for wheelchair users, which later became standard worldwide.
What are curb cuts?
True or False: Accessibility only benefits people who identify as having a disability.
What is false?
What tool can you use to check an email for accessibility issues?
Outlook Accessibility Checker.
Creating a PDF by clicking “Print to PDF” can make the file inaccessible. You should use this method instead to keep tags and structure.
What is “Save As PDF”?
This sport program at UIUC, founded in 1948, was one of the first collegiate wheelchair athletics teams in the U.S.
What is the Illinois Fighting Illini wheelchair basketball team?
What does WCAG stand for?
Web Content Accessibility Guidelines.
Emails with solid black text on white background are preferred because they meet this key accessibility standard.
What is color contrast?
When adding hyperlinks to a document, never use “click here.” Instead, write link text that does this.
What is describes where the link goes?
According to outreach materials, Illinois is rated as this number for being the most ‘disability-friendly’ U.S. campus, with a long-standing history of accessible transportation and built environment.
What is number 1?
Illinois public universities, including the University of Illinois, must ensure that all digital content — websites, documents, and communications — meet accessibility standards by this compliance deadline. Closest date wins.
What is April 24, 2026?
Using emojis, symbols, or decorative fonts in subject lines can cause confusion or misreads for people using this assistive tool.
What is a screen reader?
When you include visuals like charts or graphs, you should always provide this in the text to ensure the information isn’t lost.
What is a brief written summary or explanation?
This University of Illinois pioneer, often called the “Father of Accessibility,” founded the first comprehensive higher education program for individuals with disabilities in 1948.
Who is Tim Nugent?
The federal law that prohibits discrimination against individuals with disabilities and influences campus accessibility standards.
What is the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)?