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Membership Meeting 2014 (Fall): ACE: Building a Community of Practice
Presented at the 165th ARL Membership Meeting, October 2014, in Washington, DC, by Katya Pereyaslavska. mm14fall_Pereyaslavska_AccessibleTech.pdf
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ARL and ALA File Comments Opposing E-Reader Waiver Extension and Disability Tax
On October 27, 2014, the Association of Research Libraries (ARL) and the American Library Association (ALA) filed comments* with the FCC opposing the petition for waiver extension by e-reader manufacturers....
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Letter to FCC in Opposition to E-Reader Waiver
On September 4, 2014, the Coalition of E-Reader Manufacturers (“Coalition”) filed a Petition for Extension of Waiver (“Petition”) with the Federal Communications Commission (“Commission”) in response to the Commission’s January...
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UAE Becomes Third Country to Ratify the Marrakesh Treaty
On October 15, 2014, the United Arab Emirates became the third country to ratify the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired...
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European Commission Proposes Ratification of Marrakesh Treaty for the Blind
On October 21, 2014, the European Commission proposed ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled....
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Katya Pereyaslavska Named ARL Visiting Program Officer for Accessibility and Universal Design
ARL has appointed Katya Pereyaslavska as a visiting program officer (VPO) for accessibility and universal design, effective October 1, 2014. Pereyaslavska is the Scholars Portal Accessibility Librarian at the Ontario...
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El Salvador Ratifies the Marrakesh Treaty
On October 1, 2014, El Salvador became the second country to ratify the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are...
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Authors Guild v. HathiTrust: Implications for Libraries
Jonathan Band, policybandwidth and legal counsel to the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA), released on July 7, 2014, an analysis of the recent Authors Guild v. HathiTrust decision, “What Does the...
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What Does the HathiTrust Decision Mean for Libraries?
On July 7, 2014, Jonathan Band distributed an article outlining what the HathiTrust decision means for libraries. Article (PDF)
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India First to Ratify the Marrakesh Treaty for the Blind; 79 Total Signatories to the Treaty
The World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled now has seventy-nine signatories. This...