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Lawyers get socially involved: The Right to Read

“Imagine life without books, without having anything to read. Wouldn’t it get suffocating?” asks Moiz Tundawala, a visually impaired student...

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Your Signature Could Help 70 Million Read

Dr Sam Taraporevala has a vision Picture this: You are on a lazy weekend getaway with easy access to a...

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What Women Want: The ability debates

Poonam Natarajan, National Trust (Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment) The triumphs and disasters of the differently-abled in India are...

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U.S. support sought for treaty to allow blind people access to copyrighted works

Mahesh Kumar A/AP – Visually impaired children participate in a performance depicting the birth of Jesus Christ during Christmas celebrations...

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US and EU blocking treaty to give blind people access to books

Blind Indonesian women read the Koran in braille. Photograph: Dedi Sahputra/EPA This article by Paige McClanahan was published in the...

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The Option To Read

I  was inaugurating the Right to Read Campaign‘s first Indian “road show” in Loyola College, Chennai, a couple of weeks...

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They fight for the visually challenged

Times News Network Bangalore: The National Access Alliance (NAA) on Thursday opposed the Centre’s move to amend the Copyright Act...

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Tara Textreader, a boon for the visually-challenged

Right to Read CHENNAI: Mahendran loses track of time as he listens to portions from Romeo and Juliet through Tara....

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Tech for the blind: How app developers can help end the ‘disturbing touchscreen trend’

Nirmita Narasimhan The article by Naina Khedekar was published in First Post on October 10, 2016. We met Nirmita Narasimhan,...

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The disabled also grapple with copyright issues

Go beyond Braille to include e-formats in amendment, they tell Government MOVING AHEAD: Making books legally available in e-format will...

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