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Confederation of Transcribed Information Services
To promote the provision of information in alternative formats to print
Under the Act, service providers should take reasonable steps to supply auxiliary aids or services to enable disabled people to access that facility or service.
Service Providers include: banks, building societies, places of worship, public utilities, Government departments, local councils, charities, hotels, restaurants, pubs, post offices, solicitors, accountants, sports stadiums, hairdressers, shops, courts, hospitals, clinics.
Auxiliary Aids include: the provision of material and information in large print; on audio cassette, mini disc or CD; computer disc; in braille; tactile maps and plans; sequence pictures; accessible web sites.
Failure to adhere to the Act could result in an action being taken in a County Court.
COTIS provides guidance to both users and service providers alike on the manner in which, and how information can best be provided in an accessible format to an accredited standard.
COTIS, Project Office, 67 High Street, Tarporley, Cheshire, CW6 0DP, United Kingdom.
Telephone: +44 (0)1829 733351
Email: administrator@cotis.org.uk
COTIS President: Sir John A. Wall - Charity Number 299024
COTIS Web Site last updated 21st November 2008