Adobe Reader is used to view Portable Document Format (PDF) files. Many professors convert course readings into PDF files so that students can access them online. You will need Adobe Reader to view articles your professors place in PDF format on the University Libraries Course Reserve System.
Adobe Reader 7 helps make PDF files more accessible than they have ever been. If a person with a disability knows how to edit user preferences and remembers how to use special features, then he or she may be able to access previously inaccessible PDF files. The author of a PDF still has a responsibility to make the file accessible. There are some things Adobe Reader cannot compensate for, like missing alt text. Both the author and the reader still need to do their part to make a PDF file truly accessible.
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