Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 21, 2010
Hot issue this week are the now four proposals on solving the problem of access to print by people with print disabilities globally: The TVI: the treaty sponsored originally by the World Blind Union and supported at WIPO by Brazil, Ecuador, Paraguay and Mexico. [I Tags: print disabled print disabilities SCCR.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 8, 2009
Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay joined together to propose that WIPO consider this treaty. During the meeting in Geneva, there was worrisome rhetoric coming from the advocacy community, like the Boing Boing post USA, Canada and the EU attempt to kill treaty to protect blind people's access to written material.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 24, 2010
A hot topic at the SCCR20/WIPO discussions in Geneva on global access to materials by the print disabilities is the term "Trusted Intermediaries"("TIs"). Tags: Responsible Entities trusted intermediaries blind SCCR Chafee authorized entity WIPO SCCR20 exceptions. The concept of TIs uses U.S. In the U.S. This is a crucial point.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 14, 2009
We believe that print disabled people should be able to buy accessible books at the same time and at the same price as nondisabled people. But, we’re not willing to lose the copyright exemption and let down the next two or three generations of print disabled people during the transition to equal access nirvana!
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 10, 2009
The following is the email I received from Kareem Dale in its entirety (and I have his permission to distribute it): Access to information and ideas is essential for personal and professional growth and full engagement in a democratic society. But engagement can be severely limited when information is not available in accessible formats.
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