Reading documents on this website
Adobe Acrobat PDF Files
Several pages on
this site include forms or other documents that can be downloaded
as Adobe Acrobat PDF documents. In order to read these you will
need to have the free Adobe Acrobat Reader installed on your
computer. You can download
Adobe Acrobat Reader here.
Access Adobe
The Access Adobe website
provides information on the features of Adobe products that enhance
accessibility for people with disabilities such as blindness, low
vision, and motor impairments.
Reading PDFs Out Loud
The Adobe Acrobat Read Out Loud Menu -
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Adobe Acrobat Documents (PDFs) can be read out loud by your
computer if you have version 6.0 or above of the Adobe Acrobat
Reader. To read a document out loud select 'View' from the menu
followed by 'Read Out Loud'. The 'Read Out Loud' menu has the
following options which can also be accessed via shortcut
keys:
Activate Read Out Loud - Shift + Control +
Y
Read this page only - Shift+Control+V
Read to end of document -
Shift+Control+B
Pause - Shift+Control+C
Stop - Shift+Control+E
Microsoft Word Files
Microsoft Excel Files
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