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Right to Read Campaign, Chennai: by Radha Rao — published Sep 29, 2009 — last modified Feb 04, 2013 06:19 AM — filed under: Featured, Accessibility
A report on the first road show of the nationwide Right to Read Campaign which was launched at Loyola college, Chennai, on 26th September, 2009.
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Right to Read event in Brussels: by Prasad Krishna — published May 04, 2010 — last modified Apr 02, 2011 12:19 PM — filed under: Accessibility
A 'Right to Read' event is being held at the European Parliament, Brussels on 4 May 2010.
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Right to read for the print impaired and copyright challenges: by Radha Rao — published Nov 13, 2009 — last modified Nov 08, 2011 03:56 PM — filed under: Accessibility
The National Institute for the Visually Handicapped (NIVH), Daisy Forum of India (DFI) and Centre for Internet and Society (CIS) together organised an event titled “Right to read for the print impaired and copyright challenges” on behalf of the Visually Impaired (VIP) community of India in New Delhi on 11th November.
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Right to Read in the European Parliament: A Report: by Prasad Krishna — published May 13, 2010 — last modified Oct 20, 2011 01:44 PM — filed under: Accessibility
The European Blind Union and the Transatlantic Consumer Dialogue supported an event sponsored by seven MEPs in the European Parliament to discuss the way forward for EU to support the Treaty for the Blind, Visually Impaired and Other Reading Disabled which has been proposed at the World Intellectual Property Organisation by Brazil, Mexico, Ecuador and Paraguay.
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Right to Read, Now in Mumbai: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 10, 2010 — last modified Aug 17, 2011 08:46 AM — filed under: Accessibility
The third phase of the 'Right to Read' campaign in India held in Mumbai was coordinated by the Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC). The Mumbai Phase of the Right to Read Campaign was launched on 1st January 2010 and ran till the 27th of January 2010.
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Right to Read: Campaign Updates: by Prasad Krishna — published Jun 30, 2010 — last modified Aug 20, 2011 02:06 PM — filed under: Accessibility
A nationwide campaign on Right to Read was co-organised by CIS along with the Daisy Forum of India and Inclusive planet to highlight the lack of content in accessible formats and accelerate change in the provisions of the Indian Copyright Act, 1957, which presently does not permit the conversion of books in accessible formats for the benefits the blind, visually impaired and other reading disabled persons. The campaign is affiliated with the global R2R campaign started by the World Blind Union in April 2008.
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Ring Side View : Update on WIPO Negotiations on the Treaty for the Visually Impaired: by Rahul Cherian — published Aug 13, 2012 — last modified Aug 13, 2012 04:34 AM — filed under: Copyright, Accessibility, Access to Knowledge, WIPO
As a legal advisor of the World Blind Union and part of the World Blind Union delegation to the 24th meeting of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright and Related Rights (SCCR) that concluded on July 25, 2012 I had a ring side seat to the negotiations that happened between Member States in relation to the Treaty.
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RIP: Rahul Cherian, human rights activist, Inclusive Planet co-founder: by Prasad Krishna — published Feb 07, 2013 — last modified Mar 09, 2013 07:13 AM — filed under: Accessibility
RIPRahul Cherian, an expert and policy activist in disability law, intellectual property (IP) law and technology law passed away today at the age of 39, while on a family holiday in Goa.
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September 2010 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 23, 2010 — last modified Aug 10, 2012 07:22 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, CISRAW, Openness
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! In this bulletin we bring you updates of our research, news and media coverage and announcement of events organised in the month of September 2010.
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September 2011 Bulletin: by Prasad Krishna — published Sep 26, 2011 — last modified Jul 30, 2012 06:34 AM — filed under: Access to Knowledge, Digital Natives, Telecom, Accessibility, Internet Governance, CISRAW
Greetings from the Centre for Internet and Society! In this issue we are pleased to present you the latest updates about our research, upcoming events, and news and media coverage that happened in the month of September 2011.
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