[NFBOK-Talk] National Federation of the Blind Applauds Transmission of Marrakesh Treaty for Ratification

[Jeannie Massay]

Yippee!!!!!! See the message below ! Also, thanks to those of you who
contacted the White House via social media about this treaty and what it
means to the blind community world wide!

 

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 


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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About the National Federation of the Blind 

 

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.

 

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