Close-up of a hand reading Braille text on a beige page, symbolizing accessibility in the Marrakesh Monitoring Report 2026.
128 countries have now signed up to the #MarrakeshTreaty
But have they implemented it fully into their own laws?
Our latest, expanded, Marrakesh Monitoring Report shares the data: tr.ee/yLE56f
A shameful 40-year #copyright obstruction: @glynmoody.bsky.social reflects on the #MarrakeshTreaty saga, from the 80s to today's failed implementations highlighted by @ifla.org. IP monopoly repeatedly placed above rights of the visually impaired.
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#DisabilityRights
Close-up of a finger reading Braille text on a page, highlighting tactile reading for visually impaired individuals.
The #MarrakeshTreaty could unlock access to books for people with print disabilities, but gaps in implementation hold it back. Brazilian librarians call for change, and we highlight ways the treaty’s promise is being undermined: https://tr.ee/4EZM5t
Share your library’s accessibility success stories with #GAAD! Let’s continue to push for equity in access!
More info: www.arl.org/news/canadia...
#DigitalInclusion #InclusiveLibraries #ResearchLibraries #SDGs #MarrakeshTreaty
The #ParisClimateAgreement Agreement and the #MarrakeshTreaty on Migration will need a complement to be effective: a Demographic Agreement.
The #ParisClimateAgreement Agreement and the #MarrakeshTreaty on Migration will need a complement to be effective: a Demographic Agreement.
Given the #MarrakeshTreaty is coming into force from today, India will have to amend its law on digital locks for copyright. #DRM #TPM
I'm sorely missing my late friend and colleague @rahulcherian, and wish he'd been alive to see the #MarrakeshTreaty coming into force.
Here's what I said when the #MarrakeshTreaty was adopted in 2013: cis-india.org/a2k/blogs/cis-closing-st...
