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WIPO Treaty for the Visually Impaired — Moving from a Treaty on Paper to a Treaty that is Workable on the Ground
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Rahul Cherian
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Sep 28, 2012
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Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge,
WIPO
After many years of hard lobbying by the World Blind Union, it appears that the WIPO Treaty on limitations and exceptions for visually impaired persons/persons with print disabilities (TVI) could become a reality next year. However, due to pressure from the European Union and the United States, and their insistence on several untenable provisions, there is a real risk that the TVI could become unworkable on the ground.
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Workplace Solutions Champions Consultative Workshop
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jan 23, 2017
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last modified
Feb 03, 2017 01:23 AM
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Accessibility
A two day workshop was held on January 21 - 22 at Ecumenical Christian Centre in Bangalore. The workshop was organized by Enable India. Nirmita Narasimhan attended the workshop.
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Workshop for Web Developers on Web Accessibility
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by
Velankanni Royson
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Feb 25, 2009
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last modified
Aug 23, 2011 10:52 PM
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Conference,
Workshop,
Accessibility
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Workshop for Web Developers on Web Accessibility
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by
Sanchia de Souza
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Jan 23, 2009
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last modified
Aug 31, 2011 10:51 AM
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Event Type,
Accessibility
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Workshop on Web Accessibility - Thiruvananthapuram
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by
Radha Rao
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Aug 22, 2011 01:12 PM
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Conference,
Accessibility
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World Wide Web Consortium for All
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
May 19, 2010
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 12:08 PM
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Accessibility
Indian web designers have long ignored needs of people with different disabilities but a new dedicated wiki aspires to change that, writes Malvika Tegta
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WSIS Forum 2017
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Jun 12, 2017
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last modified
Jul 18, 2017 02:00 AM
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Accessibility
WSIS Forum 2017 was held 12-16 June in Geneva, and included the participation of more than 85 high-level government and civil society representatives, as well as 500 remote interventions and thousands following the webcast. The forum was chaired by Mr Jean Philbert Nsengimana, Minister of Youth and ICT, Government of Rwanda, and co-organized by ITU, UNESCO, UNCTAD and UNDP, in close collaboration with all UN agencies. Nirmita Narasimhan participated in the forum.
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Your Signature Could Help 70 Million Read
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 22, 2010
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 01:10 PM
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Accessibility
A humble signature campaign in the city intends to take on a law that prevents the print-impaired from reading. You too can join in and support the cause.
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Youth light up lives, one book at a time
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by
Radha Rao
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published
Oct 13, 2009
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last modified
Apr 02, 2011 02:42 PM
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Accessibility
Chennaiites join a campaign to aid the visually challenged in accessing popular works of English literature THERE ARE MILLIONS OF BOOKS THAT THE VISUALLY CHALLENGED CAN'T ACCESS - an article in the Deccan Chronicle - Chennai, dated 10th Oct 2009.
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Zero Project Conference on Accessibility: Innovative Policies and Practices for Persons with Disabilities
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by
Prasad Krishna
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published
Feb 28, 2014
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last modified
Mar 06, 2014 08:44 AM
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Copyright,
Accessibility,
Access to Knowledge
Essl Foundation, the World Future Council and the European Foundation Centre convened an international conference at the United Nations Office in Vienna, Austria on February 27 and 28, 2014. Pranesh Prakash participated in the conference as a speaker. On February 27 he spoke on e-speak and on the following day (February 28) he spoke in a session on Copyright & the Marrakesh Treaty: Opportunities and Challenges.
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