The Australian Government has signed the Marrakesh Treaty! Taking us another step forward to ensuring a significantly expanded choice of books for people who are blind, or have low vision. We congratulate this decision, this is the first treaty of its kind to benefit the public interest. Read more here - visionaustralia.org/about-us/news-and-media/latest-news/news/2014/06/24/landmark-treaty-to-end-book-famine Currently, while over 350,000 Australians are blind or have low vision, only 5% of books in Australia are ever converted into readily accessible formats, such as braille, large print or audio. The treaty will allow organisations to share books directly with individuals who are blind or have other print disabilities, as well as enable the international exchange of books between relevant organisations and prevent the need to duplicate production in different countries.
Posted on: Tue, 24 Jun 2014 06:53:22 +0000
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