UGLY POLITICS IN GENEVA: NO PROGRESS TOWARD ENDING “BOOK FAMINE” AT WIPO The technical solutions for providing millions of books to the blind and visually impaired exist; the political will does not.
Category: reading disabilities
US AND EU TURN THEIR BACKS ON RIGHT TO READ FOR BLIND AND PRINT DISABLED
The informal open-ended consultation at the World Intellectual Property Organization on how to solve the “book famine” of the visually impaired and the print disabled ended today amidst the persistent state of negation on the part of the United States…
“Book famine” for the blind and disabled
THE RIGHT TO READ FOR DISABLED PEOPLE: Does the EU support a Treaty for blind and other reading disabled people? 04 May 2010, 8.45-14:00 European Parliament, Brussels (Batiment Spaak, 7th floor, 7C50) Blind and other reading disabled people face a…
Treaty for the Visually Impaired: event at European Parliament on May 4th
THE RIGHT TO READ FOR DISABLED PEOPLE: Does the EU support a Treaty for blind and other reading disabled people? 4 May 2010 from 9:30 till 14:00 European Parliament, PH Spaak Building, Room P7C050 A conference organized by MEPs Ska…
TACD letter to WIPO SCCR 17 delegates on WBU proposal
The following letter was distributed to WIPO SCCR 17 delegates on November 3, 2008. TACD support of World Blind Union proposal for a WIPO treaty for blind, visually impaired and other reading disabled persons. November 3rd, 2008