Wednesday, January 6, 2010

Right to Read

The print disabled, people with visual impairment are often denied access to the printed word. In the present settings, its mostly the printed word through information is passed on. although today technology is available so that the print disabled can access the printed information, in the name of copyright and intellectual property rights, people are denied and prevented from taking their rightful place in the world.
Publishers generally refuse to make accessible alternative formats available. The copyright regimes prevent organizations of the disabled from converting printed matter into accessible formats. So the disability rights movement has started the Right to Read Campaign with a view to make publishers and authors aware of the need to give equal opportunities to the disabled. Its about human rights, equality and justice that the disabled are not legally prevented from taking their right place in the world. The copy rights regime needs to change, and change in an inclusive sense.
For more on the campaign in India, see this link.

http://www.xrcvc.org/copyright.php

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