If the PDF documents do not open when you click on them, it may be because you do not have Adobe Acrobat Reader software installed on your computer.
Adobe Acrobat Reader is available free and it is very easy to install. Once installed, it will enable your computer to read PDF documents whenever you need to. Click on the link below to download Adobe Acrobat Reader:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/readstep2.html
Accessing a pdf document using a screen reader?
Adobe PDF documents are compatible with Microsoft® Windows® based screen readers. Alternatively, if you have a screen reader which cannot read Adobe PDF documents, use the tool to convert PDFs into HTML in the paragraph below.
An alternative means of reading PDFs – converting the PDF to HTML
By converting a PDF into HTML, it can be read or printed from the screen as plain text without having to use Adobe Acrobat Reader. To convert a PDF, copy its URL and paste it into the text box in this website:
http://www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_simple_form.html
Microsoft Word Documents
If you do not have MS Office or Word installed on your computer, you can download Word Viewer. This means you can view, print and copy Word documents.
Download here