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The Road to Accessibility without Borders: Celebrating the One-Year Anniversary of the Marrakesh Treaty

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

One year ago, on June 28, 2013, at a diplomatic conference in Marrakesh, Morocco, the World Intellectual Property Organization ( WIPO ) agreed on a historic international copyright exception for people with print disabilities. a11y accessibility blind Bookshare copyright IP Marrakesh Treaty print disabilities visual impairment WIPO'

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What is in the Treaty of Marrakesh?

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

have been asking about the Treaty of Marrakesh (formal name: The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works by Visually Impaired Persons and Persons with Print Disabilities. First, it makes creating a national domestic copyright exception an obligation of countries that ratify the Treaty. It does that in two main ways.

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We Have a Treaty…and It’s Great!

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

I’ve been actively advocating for an international copyright exception model that would greatly benefit people with disabilities, as anyone who has read my blog over the years can attest! copyright exception. After all, Benetech’s Bookshare initiative is the largest online library serving people with print disabilities in the world.

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Bringing Millions of Books to Billions of People: Making the Book Truly Accessible

Beneblog: Technology Meets Society

The print book doesn’t work for people who are blind, partially sighted, dyslexic, have physical limitations, people who haven’t learned to read, or people who can’t read the particular language of a specific book is written in. I believe it is a combination of copyright exceptions and business model innovations. We can do better!

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LMS Security and Compliance: Steps for Protection and Adherence

Gyrus

Assessments Facilitates preparation for regulatory audits by offering robust assessment tools to gather evidence of employee knowledge retention and compliance. Disseminates automated notifications for policy updates and acknowledgment in employees’ preferred languages, ensuring everyone is up-to-date.

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LMS Security and Compliance: Steps for Protection and Adherence

Gyrus

Assessments Facilitates preparation for regulatory audits by offering robust assessment tools to gather evidence of employee knowledge retention and compliance. Disseminates automated notifications for policy updates and acknowledgment in employees’ preferred languages, ensuring everyone is up-to-date.

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LMS Security and Compliance: Steps for Protection and Adherence

Gyrus

Assessments Facilitates preparation for regulatory audits by offering robust assessment tools to gather evidence of employee knowledge retention and compliance. Disseminates automated notifications for policy updates and acknowledgment in employees’ preferred languages, ensuring everyone is up-to-date.