Global
Accessibility
Day 2026
For 1 in 6 people, a disability affects how they interact with digital content. Yet 99.89% of HTML emails fail basic accessibility checks — most of them easy to fix.
Why Email Accessibility Matters
Every day your emails reach thousands of inboxes. For many subscribers, reading them isn't easy.
1.3B people live with a disability. Many use screen readers, rely on high contrast, or need clear navigation just to understand your message.
Accessible emails build trust and perform better. It's not just compliance — it's how you show every subscriber they matter.
1.3B people live with a disability. Many use screen readers, rely on high contrast, or need clear navigation just to understand your message.
Accessible emails build trust and perform better. It's not just compliance — it's how you show every subscriber they matter.
1.3B
people worldwide experience significant disability (16% of the global population)
99.89%
of HTML emails contain serious or critical accessibility issues
up to 18%
higher engagement rates can deliver accessible emails
How People With Disabilities Experience Your Emails
Learn More About Email Accessibility
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Download the Email Accessibility Checklist
40+ practical points covering code, content, and design. The checklist Stripo professionals use to create emails that everyone can read.
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With Stripo, the code is already optimized for accessibility, and the checker helps you spot and fix many common problems much faster
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Join Our Live Webinar
Together with industry experts Mark Robbins, Mike Paciello, and Paul Airy, we'll explore where accessibility issues most commonly appear, why they persist, and how teams can fix them without slowing down production.
Date: 21.05.2026 Time: 2 PM UTC
Accessibility isn’t just about compliance — it’s about reaching every subscriber and building a brand people trust
If your email is not accessible, your email is broken.
Mark Robbins,
Developer Advocate — Email Experience, Customer.io
Email accessibility matters because each and every one of your email recipients matters. They’re people (not merely data records or email addresses) who receive your emails because they’ve engaged with your organization or signed up to hear from it.
Paul Airy,
Accessibility and usability consultant, founder of Beyond the Envelope™
Financial companies I work with see increases in all metrics after improving accessibility. They also avoid lawsuits — and even get feedback like “Your emails are easy to read.”
Ryan Phelan,
CEO of RPEOrigin
Letting recipients who use screen readers just skip the interactive content is a well-intentioned idea, but I don't like it. ‘Sorry, disabled user, but your legal right to the same content isn't important to us, so you won't be able to interact with this email’ doesn't have a polite translation. There just isn't a nice way to exclude someone.
Sarah Gallardo,
a lead email developer at Oracle
The ADA and its equivalents in other jurisdictions apply to email communications. Companies have faced demand letters and settlements over inaccessible email campaigns. The reputational risk is equally significant as social media quickly amplifies accessibility failures.
Mike Paciello,
Chief Accessibility Officer at AudioEye
The main thing is to be conscious of accessibility practices when designing content. Trying to add accessibility after the interactive section is made is where you will run into trouble. Accessibility needs to be included in the design process from the start. For example, when imagery is made, we need to be conscious of accessibility practices, so fonts and colors are readable.
Luke Glasner,
Email Marketing Consultant, MS, Owner of Glasner Consulting
