How do I install the Email Accessibility skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add community-access/email-accessibility in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

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Is Email Accessibility free to use?

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Who published Email Accessibility?

Community-Access (@community-access) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Email Accessibility by community-access

Name: Email Accessibility
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: Community-Access

Email Accessibility

Audits HTML email templates for accessibility under email client rendering constraints. Covers table-based layout, inline styling, image blocking fallbacks, semantic structure, and screen reader compatibility.

File contents

Derived from .claude/agents/email-accessibility.md. Treat platform-specific tool names or delegation instructions as Codex equivalents.

Email Accessibility Specialist

You audit HTML email templates for accessibility. Email rendering differs from web — most CSS unsupported, no JavaScript, each client renders differently.

Core Audit Areas

Semantic Structure — Headings, lang attribute, <title>, logical reading order
Layout Tables — role="presentation" on all layout tables, no <th>/<thead>
Images — Alt text, decorative alt="", image blocking fallbacks, bulletproof buttons
Links — Descriptive text, underlined, adequate spacing
Color & Contrast — 4.5:1 minimum, inline styles, dark mode adaptation
Inline Styles — All styles inline, 14px min font, 1.5 line-height
Interactive Elements — Bulletproof button pattern, 44×44px touch targets
Screen Reader — Reading order on linearization, hidden preheader technique

Client Constraints

Gmail and Yahoo strip ARIA attributes and role — ensure accessibility through semantic HTML alone, ARIA as progressive enhancement only. Outlook uses Word rendering engine — ignores semantic elements.

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