[bksvol-discuss] Re: Fw: Plea over books for blind people
- From: Cindy <popularplace@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 12:21:55 -0800 (PST)
Interesting article, Louise. Do you think non-Scots
could also sign the petition, or would that offend the
government who think it's nobody else's buisness? Do
you know anyone in Scotland who might give us some
idea about that?
One solution that would help people all over the world
would be if everyone could have access to bookshare.
Perhaps an amendment could be made to our copyright
law to allow that access, or would that be controlled
by the copyright laws of other nations?
Administrators? Could we have some clarification on
the legalities?
Cindy
-- Louise <lougou@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> It sounds like Scotland will need to change their
> copyright laws so they
> can become part of Bookshare! I wonder if that'll
> ever happen? Louise
>
>
> BBC News, UK
> > Monday, November 15, 2004
> >
> > Plea over books for blind people
> >
> > Blind and partially sighted people in Scotland are
> being denied the
> opportunity to read 95% of books, according to a new
> report.
> >
> > RNIB Scotland said only a small proportion of
> books are available in
> braille, large print or as audio books.
> >
> > In its report it demands more books to be made
> available in these formats.
> >
> > On Monday the Lord Provost of Glasgow, Liz
> Cameron, and a blind school
> pupil will hand over a petition to the Scottish
> Executive calling for
> action.
> >
> > The report has been published to coincide with the
> start of Right to Read
> week.
> >
> > It says that too many large print, brail and audio
> books are produced by
> charities which rely on donations.
> >
> > Plea for funds
> >
> > The Right to Read Alliance wants a fund to be set
> up by the executive to
> help make more books available for blind and
> partially sighted people to
> enjoy.
> >
> > Provost Cameron will join Matthew Ward, a blind
> pupil from Darnley Primary
> School in Glasgow, to hand over the petition, which
> will be received on
> behalf of First Minister Jack McConnell by Johann
> Lamont, Deputy Minister
> for Communities.
> >
> > They have backed the Right to Read Charter, a
> campaign statement calling
> on ministers to set up a special "access to reading"
> fund to expand the
> small network of charities which produce information
> in formats such as
> Braille and audio.
> >
> > Gwenn McCreath, assistant director of RNIB
> Scotland, said: "Imagine a
> world where you are excluded from reading books for
> pleasure or information
> or education.
> >
> > "But that world is a reality for more than 300,000
> people in Scotland with
> sight problems, dyslexia or other reading-related
> disabilities."
> >
> > Members of the public can sign the Right to read
> Charter by logging on to
> the RNIB website.
> >
> > At http://www.rnib.org.uk/
> >
> > © BBC MMIV
> >
> >
> >
>
http://news.bbc.co.uk/go/pr/fr/-/2/hi/uk_news/scotland/4011655.stm
> >
> >
>
>
>
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