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Reading documents on this website

 

Adobe Acrobat PDF Files

PDF IconSeveral 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

Adobe Acrobat Read Out Loud Menu
 
The Adobe Acrobat Read Out Loud Menu - Click for Larger Image
 
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

PDF IconSome pages on this site include forms or other documents that can be downloaded as Microsoft Word 2000 documents. If you do not have a program that can read these documents you can download the free Microsoft Word Viewer program.
 
 

Microsoft Excel Files

PDF Icon Some pages on this site include forms or other documents that can be downloaded as Microsoft Excel 2000 documents. If you do not have a program that can read these documents you can download the free Microsoft Excel Viewer program.
 
 

Layout and Styling

The content of this site is viewable in all browsers, but the layout and styling are only visible in one that supports web standards such as HTML 4 and Cascading Style sheets. This is because we are attempting to make our site more accessible to disabled users by designing it to conform to these standards. Browsers which support such standards can be downloaded from:

 

Making this site easier to read

If you find that the text on this website is too small or too large you can use options built into your browser to change the size of the text.
You may also find it helpful to change the colour scheme, for example, to yellow text on a black background.
For more information on how to do this there is a useful guide from the BBC at  www.bbc.co.uk/accessibility.