Access keys
Access keys let you navigate this website without using a mouse.
Access keys on Sedgefield Borough Council
Sedgefield Borough Council uses the following access keys:
- Skip main menu [Accesskey 's']
- Home [Accesskey '1']
- News [Accesskey '2']
- Site index [Accesskey '3']
- Site search [Accesskey '4']
- FAQs [Accesskey '5']
- Help [Accesskey '6']
- Complaints procedure [Accesskey '7']
- Terms and conditions [Accesskey '8']
- Feedback form [Accesskey '9']
- Access key details [Accesskey '0']
'Skip navigation' on a page allows you to skip the navigation areas and go directly to the main content on the page.
Access keys and how to use them
Each browser uses access keys in differently. Generally hold down one (or two) option keys, then press the access key you want.
Browsers for PCs
Firefox
- Firefox 2: Hold down the SHIFT key and the ALT key and press access key the letter or number.
- Firefox 1.5 for PCs: Hold down the ALT key and press access key the letter or number.
Internet Explorer
- Internet Explorer 5+: Hold down the ALT key, press the access key number or letter, release both keys then press ENTER
- Internet Explorer 4: Hold down the ALT key and press access key the letter or number.
Netscape
- Netscape 7: Hold down the ALT key and press access key the letter or number.
- Netscape 6+: Hold down the ALT key and press access key the letter or number.
- Netscape earlier versions: Access keys are not supported.
Opera
- Opera 9: Hold SHIFT and the ESC key for a list of access keys
Browsers for Macs
Firefox
- Firefox 2: Hold down the SHIFT key and the ALT key and press access key the letter or number.
- Firefox 1.5: Hold down the CTRL key and press access key the letter or number.
Internet Explorer
- Internet Explorer 5+: Hold down the CTRL key and press access key the letter or number.
- Internet Explorer 4.5: Access keys are not supported.
Opera
- Opera 9: Hold SHIFT and the ESC key for a list of access keys.
Safari
- Safari: Hold down the CTRL key and press access key the letter or number.
Use
Browse Aloud text reader to read pages on Sedgefield Borough Council. Information
on how to download and use Browse Aloud here.
Accessiblity Statement
Sedgefield Borough Council is committed to providing a website that is accessible to the widest possible audience, regardless of technology or ability.
We are actively working to increase the accessibility and usability of our website and in doing so adheres to many of the available standards and guidelines.
This website endeavours to conform to level Double-A of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) Web Content Accessibility Guidelines 1.0.
These guidelines explain how to make web content more accessible for people with disabilities. Conformance with these guidelines will help make the web more user friendly for all people.
This site has been built using code compliant with W3C standards for XHTML and CSS. The site displays correctly in current browsers and using standards compliant XHTML/CSS code means any future browsers will also display it correctly.
Whilst Sedgefield Borough Council strive to adhere to the accepted guidelines and standards for accessibility and usability, it is not always possible to do so in all areas of the website.
We are continually seeking out solutions that will bring all areas of the site up to the same level of overall accessibility. In the meantime should you experience any difficulty in accessing the Sedgefield Borough Council website, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Document Types used on Sedgefield Borough Councils website
[pdf] - PDF
Documents can be viewed by using Adobe Acrobat©. You can download it free from the Adobe website.
The following tools can be used to convert PDF documents into plain text or HTML documents. You can translate a PDF into a text only or HTML by the following methods:
- Adobe Conversion
Script -
- Online conversion tool: www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_onlinetools.html Type in the URL of any PDF, the document will be converted into a text only HTML document.
- Further Information: www.adobe.com/products/acrobat/access_tools_faq.html
- Google -
- Similarly, type in the URL of any PDF at google.com and click on 'View as HTML' in the results - the document will be converted into a text only HTML document.
- Platforms
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- To access PDF documents on all platforms, go to GS View
[doc] - Documents published in Microsoft Word© format can be viewed by Microsoft Word
if it is installed on your PC or you can use a Microsoft Word Viewer, which is available from: office.microsoft.com/downloads
[ppt] - Documents published in Microsoft Power Point© format can be viewed by Microsoft Power
Point if it is installed on your PC or you can use a Microsoft Power Point Viewer, which is available from: office.microsoft.com/downloads
[rtf] - To view Rich Text Format File, download the document to your PC, right-click the file and select
'Open with' from the menu and choose either Notepad or Wordpad from the list. Or use the start menu, go to 'Programs' then
to 'Accessories' and select 'WordPad'. Once WordPad has opened, go to 'file' in the top menu bar and select 'open' . Locate
the file and open.
[txt]
- To view Text documents, download the document to your PC, right-click the file and select 'Open with' from the menu and
choose either Notepad or Wordpad from the list. Or use the start menu, go to 'Programs' then to 'Accessories' and select 'WordPad'.
Once WordPad has opened, go to 'file' in the top menu bar and select 'open' . Locate the file and open.
Council Offices, Green Lane, Spennymoor, DL16 6JQ.
Telephone: 01388 816166
Fax: 01388 824105
Email: customerservices@sedgefield.gov.uk
Minicom: 01388 815613
Directions: View Map and Directions
