Hello Paula
You might also find the TEN (Text Email Newsletter) Standard useful, which
is available from http://www.headstar.com/ten/.
It "is designed to improve the readability of plain text email newsletters
by all readers, including people with visual impairments using special
access technologies. Please note that this standard is not intended for
application to HTML pages, or as an alternative to web accessibility
standards: it is purely a set of guidelines, mostly relating to textual
structure rather than technical issues, for creators of plain text
newsletters sent out by email."
It was developed by "E-Access Bulletin, a free email newsletter on access
to technology by people with impaired vision, published by Headstar in
partnership with the Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB)."
However, if you thinking of sending out newsletters with images etc, then
as James Cummings suggests, a link to a web page with a text overview of
what is new might be more appropriate and, if developed with accessibility
in mind, more accessible to people.
Best Regards
Sharon.
Sharon Perry
Accessibility SIG (Special Interest Group) Co-ordinator,
CETIS (Centre for Educational Technology Interoperability Standards),
University of Wales Bangor.
http://www.cetis.ac.uk/accessibility.
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