Articles written by Axel Leblois
The Access LineInterview with Ambassador Singh, Honorary Advisor to the Director General of WIPO on the Visually Impaired Persons Initiative (VIP), Bangkok, August 2009
Interview with Ambassador Singh, Honorary Advisor to the Director General of WIPO on the Visually Impaired Persons Initiative (VIP), Bangkok, August 2009 More
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Leading ICT Accessibility Policies Take Shape in Asia Pacific
The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) and the United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia-Pacific (UNESCAP) jointly organized, with the National Telecommunications Commission of Thailand and G3ict’s support, a three day meeting for Policy Makers and Regulators of the region held in Bangkok, August 25-27. More
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U.S. Signing of the Convention
On Friday, July 30, 2009, President Obama formally announced that the United States will sign the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. More
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Access to Copyrighted Material by Blind Users: WIPO Rules Must Be Aligned with Article 30 of the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
Over the past twelve months, the proposed treaty by the World Blind Union to the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) has made significant inroads with three countries (Brazil, Ecuador and Paraguay) formally putting forth a proposal to the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyrights and Related Rights (SCCRR) to review and adopt it. More
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ICT Accessibility: Are the Stars Lining Up?
This Spring, several important steps mark a remarkable increase of momentum for the promotion of Digital Accessibility and Assistive Technologies. More
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