IFLA AVMS webinar: Accessibility Helps You Share More, Share Better
The IFLA Audiovisual and Multimedia Section (AVMS) invites you to a 60-minute webinar on how to make born digital content more accessible. Read More
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- 12 November 2021
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Managing and Marketing Inclusion in Libraries
IFLA sections on Management & Marketing and Library Services for People with Special Needs are hosting an exciting and inspiring joint virtual conference with a specific focus on managing and marketing for library users with special needs. Read More
- Events
- 13 September 2021
Thanos Giannakopoulos
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- 18 September 2019
IFLA Calls on European Parliament to Get Marrakesh Treaty Implementation Right
There is less than a month to go before a planned vote in the European Parliament on ratifying the Marrakesh Treaty. If this is done correctly, people with print disabilities could enjoy much wider access to knowledge and culture. IFLA continues to maintain the pressure for laws that let libraries maximise the impact of their work here. Read More
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- 07 February 2017
- By: anonymous
Give Access, Don’t Take it Away – Libraries Take Position on EU Marrakesh Ratification
After close engagement in the negotiation of the Marrakesh Treaty, culminating in its signature in 2013, libraries are now working to realise its promise. As part of its efforts to ensure that implementation matches the ambition of the Treaty, IFLA, alongside EBLIDA, has set out is position on the European Union's proposals for ratification. Read More
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- 13 December 2016
- By: anonymous
From Marrakesh to Buenos Aires: IFLA Highlights Key Role of Libraries in Providing Books for the Blind
IFLA participated in a on 18-19 October on the implementation of the Treaty of Marrakesh in Buenos Aires, Argentina. This allowed key stakeholders from across Latin America shared experiences and concerns, and to work together to develop a roadmap towards effective ratification and real outcomes for people with print disabilities throughout the continent. Read More
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- 29 October 2016
- By: anonymous
A Good Day for Access to Knowledge: the Treaty of Marrakesh Enters into Force
Three years and three months after it was signed, the Treaty of Marrakesh enters into force today. It is a time to celebrate a major advance in the struggle to give people with visual impairments equal access to knowledge. IFLA looks back at the work that brought us where we are today, and forwards to the challenges still ahead. Read More
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- 30 September 2016
- By: anonymous
Treaty of Marrakesh
IFLA continues to promote effective implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty, to the benefit of users with print disabilities and the libraries that serve them. The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired… Read More
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- 30 September 2016
Taking Access to the Next Level for the Visually Impaired
Libraries Welcome Marrakesh Treaty’s Entry into Force Read More
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- 17 August 2016
- By: anonymous
IFLA statement on a Treaty for Visually Impaired and Print Disabled People (2012)
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- 11 January 2013