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

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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. Thus far, more than 75 countries have signed the Treaty, and in June India became the first country to ratify it.

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

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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. Just three years ago, negotiators from around the world converged on Marrakesh, Morocco, to hash out a final deal.

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The Global Fund for Women: An Interview with Kavita Ramdas

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Therefore, we are the only foundation I know of that will accept requests in any language, and in any format. Almost nowhere else in the world can you go and find the range of nationalities, ethnicities, race, language and backgrounds that you have here--not to mention the delicious food. It hasn't happened in Latin America's history.

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