Issues and challenges to the right to education in the digital age 2016, para. 79
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Persons with disabilities, particularly those who cannot make use of print media, are denied access to information and cultural life when copyright laws prevent them from converting media to other formats. The use of Braille printers, text readers or digitalization aides to convert print media into accessible formats amounts to illegal copying, unless exceptions are created in national laws. While exceptions have been created by some countries, a general exception allowing texts to be converted for the purposes of accessibility should be made a general principle of copyright law.
Legal status
Non-negotiated soft law
Body
Special Rapporteur on the right to education
Document type
Special Procedures' report
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N.A.
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Education
Equality & Inclusion
Person(s) affected
Persons with disabilities
Year
2016
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Other
Reference
SR Education, Report to the HRC (2016), A/HRC/32/37, para. 79.