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 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. This is a crucial point.
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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.
Beth's Blog: How Nonprofits Can Use Social Media
JULY 10, 2009
15andCounting is a campaign to demand better access to sexual health services and education for everyone, regardless of your age, gender or where you live. Its fun to look at the petition and see people signed up from Djibouti to Brazil There is a cell phone component to the campaign that has caused it to really take off in South Africa.
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!
Have Fun - Do Good
NOVEMBER 17, 2010
Any woman who is just coming on from Kashmir has access to some kind of connectivity to either an Internet cafe, or a cell phone, or a computer at her work. They came from the favelas of Brazil, from Alaska, from the Bronx, immigrant women from the Bronx. It's just accessible. I love that it's accessible to anyone.
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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