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The print-impaired millions and their right to read

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:10 PM

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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Can’t read, so use new tech to let books speak

by Prasad Krishna last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:43 PM

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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Bridging the Divide

by Prasad last modified Apr 02, 2011 01:56 PM

Video clipping of the National Conference on ICT's for the differently abled held in Loyola College, Chennai from 1 December to 3 December, 2009.

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Books shut by law blinkers

Books shut by law blinkers

by Radha Rao last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:20 PM

An article in The Telegraph (Kolkata) by Chandrima S Bhattacharya - 6th December, 2009

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Lawyers get socially involved: The Right to Read

Lawyers get socially involved: The Right to Read

by Radha Rao last modified Dec 03, 2009 09:49 AM

Thursday, 03 December 2009 by Tanuj Kalia (www.legallyindia.com)

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The disabled also grapple with copyright issues

The disabled also grapple with copyright issues

by Radha Rao last modified Dec 03, 2009 09:34 AM

An article in The Hindu by Deepa Kurup - 03rd December, 2009

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Copyright Access for the Disabled and Collaborative IP Policy

by Radha Rao last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:27 PM

A blog post on SPICY IP by Shamnad Basheer, November 18, 2009

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Reading For All

by Radha Rao last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:26 PM

Right To Read campaign has begun in India to voice the needs of the disabled to gain access to books - an article by Lubna Salim in Kolkata Mirror - Saturday, November 14, 2009

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WIPO Director General Pledges Support for India’s Visually Impaired Community

by Radha Rao last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:34 PM

An article in the WIPO website on the “Right to Read of persons with print disabilities and copyright challenges” organized by the VIP community in cooperation with the Government of India in New Delhi on November 11, 2009.

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Copyright obstacle for Braille, audio books

Copyright obstacle for Braille, audio books

by Radha Rao last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:35 PM

An article by Arpit Basu, The Times of India (Kolkata) Nov 7th, 2009

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Youth light up lives, one book at a time

by Radha Rao last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:42 PM

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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The Option To Read

The Option To Read

by Radha Rao last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:42 PM

A blog in ‘thinkopotamus’ by Mr. Shreekumar Varma, Chief Guest, Right to Read Campaign’s first road show in Loyola College, Chennai

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Print Impairment and Copyrights

by Radha Rao last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:49 PM

An article by Swaraj Paul Barooah - SPICY IP (Google groups)

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Deccan Chronicle – 27th September, 2009

by Radha Rao last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:50 PM

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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Right to Read campaign - Chennai (NDTV, Hindu)

by Radha Rao last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:50 PM

The first event was covered by NDTV Hindu and an interview with Rahul Cherian and Nirmita Narasimhan was telecast on 26th September.

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Tara Textreader, a boon for the visually-challenged

Tara Textreader, a boon for the visually-challenged

by Radha Rao last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:52 PM

An article by M Ramya – Times of India, 26th September, 2009

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‘Right to read’ campaign launched (The Hindu)

‘Right to read’ campaign launched (The Hindu)

by Radha Rao last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:52 PM

An article in The Hindu, 29th September, on the 'Right to Read' campaign, launched on 26th Sept, in Loyola College, Chennai

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‘Right to Read’ campaign launched - Fighting against copyright regulations

‘Right to Read’ campaign launched - Fighting against copyright regulations

by Radha Rao last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:54 PM

To highlight the issues faced by persons with print disability – those deprived of Indian books due to unfriendly copyright regulations – a group of organisations launched the Right To Read (R2R) campaign on September 26 - an article by L Subramani, Sep 28th, Bangalore, Deccan Herald.

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A fight for the Right to Read

A fight for the Right to Read

by Radha Rao last modified Apr 02, 2011 02:53 PM

The copyright Law remains blind to the rights of the Visually Impaired - An article by N T Balanarayan, DNA Bangalore - 24th September, 2009

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