Email 508 Checklist
Compliance Checklist
This checklist is based on the new WCAG 2.0 requirements that will be in effect starting on January 18, 2018. The checklist below, a series of tables, is based on the content of the email. If ‘No’ is answered to any item, then the Email is not 508 compliant.
Section A: All Email
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ID |
Item |
Traceability to 508 |
Result |
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A1 |
Is the email free from content that flashes more than 3 times per second? |
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A2 |
Is the order of the content accurate and logical? |
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A3 |
Can text be resized and considered readable when magnified to 200%? |
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Seciton B: Email containing Color
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ID |
Item |
Traceability back to 508 |
Result |
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B1 |
Does any information conveyed with color have a non-color method for understanding? |
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B2 |
Does all text (with the exception of logos) have a contrast ratio of 4.5:1 or greater no matter the size? |
WCAG 2.0 Success Criterion 1.4.3 (Size stipulation not considered by HHS) |
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Section: C : Email containing Links
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ID |
Item |
Traceability to 508 |
Result |
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C1 |
Are links distinguished by a method other than color? |
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C2 |
Can all link text be understood out of context? If not, does generic link have sufficient content? |
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Section D: Email containing Images
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ID |
Item |
Traceability to 508 |
Result |
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D1 |
Do all images conveying information have alt text that provides the same level of understanding a visual user would gain? |
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D2 |
Do all decorative images have “ “ in the alt text field? |
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D3 |
Have all multilayered objects been flattened into one image and does that image use one alternative text description for the image? |
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D4 |
Do complex informational images have an alternate accessible means of understanding e.g text only equivalent? |
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D5 |
Is the email free from any content that should not be included as an image? (Picture of an informational table, text) |
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Section E: Email containing Tables
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ID |
Item |
Traceability to 508 |
Result |
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E1 |
Is the email free from table styles for any content that is not a data table? Is the email free from table styles for any content that is not a data table? Is the email free from table styles for any content that is not a data table? |
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E2 |
Was the table created with the built in table styles? |
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E3 |
Does the table structure in the tag tree match the visual table layout? |
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E4 |
Do all Header cells contain text? |
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E5 |
Is the email free from data tables with merged cells, both column and row header cells, and multiple column or row cells? |
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Section F: Email containing Lists
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ID |
Item |
Traceability to 508 |
Result |
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F1 |
Are all visual lists created with the built in list styles? |
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F2 |
Are multiple lists in the same email properly grouped / separated? |
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Section G: Email containing visual Headings
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ID |
Item |
Traceability to 508 |
Result |
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G1 |
Is text intended to act as a visual heading styled with the built in heading tags (H1 through H6)? |
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G2 |
Do heading styles follow a logical hierarchical progression? (Do not skip) |
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G3 |
Are heading styles refrained from being used on text that has been visually altered purely for decoration? |
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G4 |
Does the Heading text accurately describe the sectional content? |
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Section H: Email containing other common elements
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ID |
Item |
Traceability to 508 |
Result |
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H1 |
Is the language properly set for foreign words or phrases? |
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H2 |
Are all attachments 508 compliant? |
Multiple |
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