[Irl-dean] Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for the Visually Impaired

[Joshue O Connor]

>> WIPO Study on Copyright Limitations and Exceptions for the Visually
Impaired

>>http://www.wipo.int/meetings/en/doc_details.jsp?doc_id=75696

May be of interest however the words large and unwieldy come to mind!
The EUAIN (www.euain.org) project also gets a mention.

"Access for visually impaired people right from the start does,
nevertheless, seem to be a highly desirable way forward, but
stakeholders need to be aware of the problems due to lack of standards,
ever-changing technology, use of DRMs and so on, as well as possible
solutions, in order to ensure built in accessibility is not just a
theoretical solution.  In this respect, the work of EUAIN which, as
already mentioned, is described in case study 13 of Chapter 5, brings
together a range of stakeholders to explore issues such as these.  This
is perhaps an example of a way forward more generally and work of this
nature should perhaps be promoted more widely by governments and
international agencies.  It seems to be in everyone’s interests that a
desire to build in access from the start is both encouraged and
facilitated by ensuring that what this requires in practice is widely
understood and adopted".

Josh


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