Audio Language Law Library 
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
AUGUST 7, 2013
However, as the founder of the Bookshare online library, we have a great deal at stake in how the Treaty gets implemented. Plus, it will especially help countries with less-developed libraries and services for people with disabilities by making it easier to tap large collections (like Bookshare) in other countries. Article 2(c).
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 3, 2016
Libraries for people who are blind or dyslexic are the primary source of accessible books in audio, large print or braille. But, some companies want to empty the library shelves and insist that only books that can’t be purchased are allowed to be stocked in such libraries. Bookshare was created under the Section 121 U.S.
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Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
FEBRUARY 19, 2014
This is totally the “how sausage and law are made” view, so don’t read this unless you want to know more about global accessibility in detail! WIPO has a mandate from its member states, and is working to address the need to change laws and get more accessible books flowing. law works: the one that made Bookshare possible.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JULY 9, 2018
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. Lack of access to the knowledge in books perpetuates ignorance, generates poverty and squanders human potential.
Beneblog: Technology Meets Society
JUNE 8, 2010
It is narrower than the Treaty, and is not binding as a treaty would be (some call it “soft law” compared to the “hard law” of a treaty). A definition of formats that includes Braille, audio and digital text, but excludes large print and video. law (this is a wildcard issue right now). . • Excludes video. •
Tech Soup
MARCH 29, 2015
They also help demonstrate the human impact of nonprofits' and libraries' work. law that covers this is called the right of publicity. This means that the rules for consent apply not only to photos, but also to videos and audio recordings. How to Get Consent for Photos, Videos, and Audio. You can indeed.
Tech Soup
FEBRUARY 3, 2015
Content created by TechSoup is available to reuse by any nonprofit or library (for free!), It was founded in 2001 by Harvard law professor and activist Lawrence Lessig. We think this kind of information sharing is the essence of nonprofits and libraries' collaborative spirit. thanks to our Creative Commons license.
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