Africa: Focus On Disability - Book Treaty Needs Tech Backup

18 September 2013

A treaty has been adopted by the 186 member states of the UN's World Intellectual Property Organization to enable books to be reproduced in formats accessible to visually impaired people.

Less than five per cent of new books are made available in such formats. The treaty will commit signatories to amend national laws so works can be translated into alternative formats without need of a copyright licence.

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