Showing posts with label access to knowledge. Show all posts
Showing posts with label access to knowledge. Show all posts

Friday, March 21, 2008

Proposals wanted: access to knowledge by the visually-impaired

Eddan posted on Facebook about an important topic where we don't yet have any relevant proposals, and I wanted to echo it here:

It also became evident last week at the World Property Organization (WIPO) that the problems for access to knowledge by the visually-impaired will be the first aspect of the exceptions to and limitations on copyright discussion/treaty at the next meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright. There is ample evidence of the problems blind people encounter in regards to access of materials and clear changes that be made in the law. This could be most efficiently and effectively done at the international level by setting minimum standards for exceptions to copyright for the visually impaired. The WIPO Copyright Committee in fact declared in their summary statement that "speedy action" would be necessary to deal with these issues.

Suggestions? Although the official deadline is today, we'll be accepting submissions over the weekend ...