[Nfbmt] National Federation of the Blind Applauds Transmission of Marrakesh Treaty for Ratification

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National Federation of the Blind Applauds Transmission of Marrakesh Treaty
for Ratification


 Urges Senate to Ratify Treaty to End Book Famine Immediately

 
Baltimore, Maryland (February 10, 2016): The National Federation of the Blind
today applauded President Obama's transmission of the Marrakesh Treaty to
Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually
Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled to the United States Senate for
ratification, and urged the Senate to act immediately to ratify the treaty.

Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
"This crucial treaty will substantially ease the book famine that currently
limits education and opportunity for the blind of this nation and the world.
When it is fully in effect, it will give blind Americans the ability to
access books in Braille, audio, and other alternative formats from across the
globe, as well as provide more books to the blind of all nations. We strongly
urge the United States Senate to ratify it without delay."

The Marrakesh Treaty was officially proposed in 2009, successfully adopted in
June 2013 by the World Intellectual Property Organization, and signed by the
United States in October 2013. For more information on the treaty, please
visit https://nfb.org/marrakeshfactsheet.

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