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LCA Submits Statement to House Judiciary Committee for Hearing on Copyright, Education, and Visually Impaired People
On November 18, 2014, the Library Copyright Alliance (LCA) submitted a statement to the House Judicary Committee for Hearing on Copyright, Education, and Visually Impaired People discussing the exceptions to...
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ARL and ALA Urge FCC to Deny Waiver of E-Reader Accessibility Requirement
On October 27 and November 5, 2014, ARL along with the American Library Association (ALA) filed a letter and comments with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) opposing the request by...
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Reply Comments in Opposition to E-Reader Manufacturers’ Petition for Waiver
On November 5, 2014, ARL and ALA filed reply comments in opposition to the coalition of e-reader manufacturers' petition for waiver of sections 716 and 717 of the Communicatinos Act...
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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...