Accessibility

Help with accessing PDFs on our websites

Every PDF file on our websites has a cover which contains a link to a free download of Adobe Reader and a link to the Adobe online PDF conversion tool as well as a link to the PDF file itself.

 

What is Adobe Reader?

Adobe Reader is a software program that is available to download for free from the Adobe website and allows you to read and print Portable Document Format (PDF) files.

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Using a screen reader to access PDF documents

We try to make PDF files on our site accessible to screen readers but as yet cannot guarantee that all content of every PDF online is accessible. As an alternative we provide a link to Adobe’s online PDF conversion tool. Please see the following paragraph for further information.

What is the Adobe PDF conversion tool?

The Adobe conversion tool will provide a conversion to either HTML 3.2 or text file format. Adobe will convert the document immediately if you upload it via the form provided on their website or you can send it to them via email attachment. If you opt for an HTML version you will be able to access it using a browser and if you opt for a text version you will be able to access it using any word processing software, such as Microsoft Word or Notepad. Most screen readers are compatible with both Word and Notepad as well as most browsers.

For further information on Adobe products and accessibility go to the Adobe accessibility section: http://www.adobe.com/accessibility/index.html (new window).

If you have any feedback you would like to share with us about PDF documents on our websites send us an email (new window), we would like to hear from you.