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Four More WIPO Members Sign Marrakesh Treaty For Visually Impaired
During a signing ceremony held today at the World Intellectual Property Organization, the European Union, France, Greece and India signed the treaty adopted last June to provide a wider access to copyrighted books in special format for visually impaired people.
The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled has now been signed [pdf] by 64 of WIPO’s 187 members.
EU signs treaty to facilitate access to books for visually impaired person
The European Union will Wednesday sign the Marrakesh Treaty to facilitate access to published works for persons who are blind or visually impaired.
The treaty will ensure that books in formats such as Braille, large print, e-books and audio books with special navigation tools can be exchanged across borders not only within the EU but also between the EU and third countries, said an EU statement.
Echo-Sense CheckMates Network Glasses Launch Wearables for Blind & Visually Impaired at CSUN 29th Annual International Technology & Person with Disabilities Conference
Echo-Sense CheckMates Network Glasses Launch Wearables for Blind & Visually Impaired at CSUN 29th Annual International Technology & Person with Disabilities Conference
Wearables for the Visually Impaired & Blind all the Rage in the CSUN Exhibit Hall. Assistive Technology manufacturers from around the world featured their wares.
Revel Systems unveils iPad-based POS features for the visually impaired
Revel Systems, a provider of iPad POS solutions, has announced a new hardware and software product bundle aimed at providing technology features for the visually impaired. The inherent touchscreen features of iPad POS terminals are without tactile qualities, making them not fully accessible and independently usable by the visually impaired. Revel's new accessibility bundle allows its merchants and customers of restaurants, grocery stores, retailers and quick-serve establishments, to easily use Revel's platform, according to a company release.
Trolley Run draws visually impaired runners to support therapy and raise awareness
Aaron Scheidies wasn’t going after any records Sunday morning at the 26th annual Sabates Eye Centers Trolley Run. Scheidies had just come off the Boston Marathon and wanted to take it easy on his legs, even though the Trolley Run is just 4 miles long.
Photos by Susan Pfannmuller | Special to The Star Severally visually impaired runners competed with the aid of guides in Sunday’s Trolley Run. Among them were Lex Gillette (right) of San Diego and guide Brighyan Clifton of Kansas City, and Markeith Price (back right) of San Diego and guide Ryan Ortiz of Colorado Springs.
Android and iOS apps to help visually impaired find venues, people nearby
For the visually impaired, navigating through neighborhoods can be a struggle, but apps aim to shed light on places, people, and obstacles that lie in their paths.
There are 285 million visually impaired people worldwide, about 39 million of whom are blind, according to the World Health Organization.
Guide Dots, a free app for Android, detects a person’s location and uses audio voice-overs to announce nearby attractions, including restaurants, shops – and even friends.
Exhibition focuses on visually impaired
A unique exhibition is underway at a human rights educational facility in Tokyo focusing on how to guarantee the “right to read” of people with visual impairments.
The around 100 items on display at the Tokyo Metropolitan Human Rights Promotion Center include embossed art and picture books as well as braille maps of Tokyo Disneyland.
First batch of visually impaired students to write CSEC
Anxious and a bit nervous but confident are just some of the words that can be used to describe students of the Guyana Society for the Blind, (GSB) who are preparing to write the upcoming Caribbean Secondary Education Council, (CSEC) examinations.
To be honest, I did not know what to expect, as I sat down to chat with the group of visually impaired students, the first batch to take on the task of publicly displaying their intellectual capabilities by entering to write the exams.
Apps help the visually impaired find venues, people nearby
For the visually impaired, navigating through neighborhoods can be a struggle, but apps aim to shed light on places, people, and obstacles that lie in their paths.
There are 285 million visually impaired people worldwide, about 39 million of whom are blind, according to the World Health Organisation.
Regaining Confidence
This blogpost is written by Anandhi Viswanathan, who is currently working with the Centre for Internet and Society in Bangalore. This is the first guest post by Anandhi and the second guest blogpost on Eyeway.
Please note that Eyeway's Blog entries reflect the opinions of the author and contributors, meant to encourage debate and discussion, and not necessarily Score Foundation's official policy position.
Please note that Eyeway's Blog entries reflect the opinions of the author and contributors, meant to encourage debate and discussion, and not necessarily Score Foundation's official policy position.
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