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Deccan Chronicle – 27th September, 2009
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Radha Rao
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Sep 29, 2009
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Apr 02, 2011 02:50 PM
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Nirmita Narasimhan, Programme Manager, CIS, speaks at the launch of ‘Right to Read’ campaign. Loyola College in the city on Saturday launched the campaign to amend the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, and give visually challenged and dyslexic people better access to printed books in the form of Braille copy and big prints.
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Disability rights groups oppose changes to Copyright Act
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Apr 26, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 12:26 PM
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Disability rights groups are up in arms against a Bill proposing an amendment to the Copyright Act, 1952, reports Aarti Dhar in an article published in the Hindu on April 23, 2010.
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Free Copyright Control to Help Blind Students: Xavier's Resource Centre
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Prasad Krishna
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Feb 22, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 01:10 PM
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This article throws light on the fact that even though technology has made it possible for visually challenged to access print material, there is little awareness among authors and publishers to make it accessible, and hence, only an amendment in copyright laws can bring about this awareness.
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Government websites: Access denied to special users
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by
Sanchia de Souza
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Dec 07, 2008
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Apr 02, 2011 04:17 PM
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Article by L. Subramani in the Deccan Herald, 8 December 2008
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Lawyers get socially involved: The Right to Read
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by
Radha Rao
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Dec 03, 2009
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Dec 03, 2009 09:49 AM
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Thursday, 03 December 2009 by Tanuj Kalia
(www.legallyindia.com)
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N.C.P.E.D.P. and BarrierBreak Technologies put forward National Policy on Electronic Accessibility
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by
Sanchia de Souza
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Jul 22, 2009
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Apr 02, 2011 03:43 PM
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Article in Disability News and Information Service, 15 July 2009
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Can’t read, so use new tech to let books speak
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Feb 08, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 01:43 PM
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An article in the Times of India about the Right to Read campaign organised by the Centre for Internet & Society at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi as the world book fair kicked off.
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Now, online books for disabled persons
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by
Radha Rao
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Sep 15, 2009
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 02:58 PM
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An article by L Subramani – Deccan Herald (6th Sept, 2009)
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An online community platform for people with different needs
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Dec 14, 2010
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last modified
Sep 13, 2011 05:29 AM
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An online community platform designed for the print-impaired, probably the first such in the country, seeks to make the internet accessible to people with different needs.
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The print-impaired millions and their right to read
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by
Prasad Krishna
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Feb 08, 2010
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Apr 02, 2011 01:10 PM
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Books, books everywhere, but not a word to read. This is the scenario for the approximately 70 million print-impaired in India, a sizeable population that includes the visually-impaired young people as well the elderly — whose vision depletes with advancing age.
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