Blind musician Stevie Wonder has pleaded for the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) to sign a treaty to improve access to books for millions of blind, visually-impaired and print-disabled people.
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1 July 2014 India has become the first country to ratify WIPO’s Marrakesh Treaty, which is aimed at improving the world’s blind, visually impaired and print disabled people’s access to published works.
4 February 2016 Peru has become the latest country to ratify the World Intellectual Property Organization’s Marrakesh Treaty, which is aimed at helping blind people to access published works.
5 February 2016 The European Parliament has accused the European Council and EU member states of a “lack of commitment” towards ratifying a treaty aimed at improving access to published works for blind and visually impaired people.