[blindlaw] Fwd: [foianet] Disability and Information: What are your rights? - ARTICLE 19

[Sai]

FOI-L, Blindlaw:

Thought this might be of interest to you.

Y'all already know my opinions about FOIA and accessibility.

Does anyone know of any US case law about FOIA requests for Braille or
ASL "form or format" / § 508 accommodation? I've not seen any at all.

The closest I know of is only partially-related case law about
electronic format documents.

Sincerely,
Sai
President, Fiat Fiendum, Inc.


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From: 	David Banisar <banisar at article19.org>
Date: 	Mon, 3 Dec 2018 16:49:47 +0000
To: 	foianet <foianet at foiadvocates.info>



Hello all,

On International Day of Disabled Persons, we are organising an event in
Tunisia and releasing the ATI law in Braille and summaries in sign
language and orally (see <https://twitter.com/Article19MENA>) as well as
a report on Morocco (coming soon). In the meanwhile, enjoy these
infographics on linking RTI and rights under the  UN Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD).

Dave


Disability and Information: What are your rights?
<https://www.article19.org/resources/disability-and-information-what-are-your-rights/>

Posted on December 03, 2018

["Panos" image description:  A tutor signs lessons for deaf students in
a classroom at the Noida Deaf Society.]

People with disabilities need access to information if they are to take
part in societal debates, engage in political systems, and address long
histories of political and economic exclusion, because many still face
attitudinal and environmental barriers to participation in many areas of
life. However, many persons with disabilities are not able to access the
information they need.

People with disabilities should be able to exercise the same rights to
freedom of expression and information as other people and through all
forms of communication of their choice. The UN Convention on the Rights
of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) also protects freedom of expression
and the right to information. Article 21 says that states should “take
all appropriate measures to ensure that persons with disabilities can
exercise the right to freedom of expression and opinion, including the
freedom to seek, receive and impart information and ideas on an equal
basis with others and through all forms of communication of their choice”.

Read the leaflet [English]
https://www.article19.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Disability_leaflet_English.pdf
Read the leaflet [Arabic]
https://www.article19.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/12/Disability_leaflet-ARABIC.pdf

David Banisar
Senior Legal Counsel & Head of Transparency
E  banisar at article19.org
T +44 20 7324 2500
F +44 20 7490 0566
W www.article19.org
Tw @a19right2info
Fa facebook.com/article19org

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