[Asis-l] NISO April 9 Webinar: Back from Marrakesh: Implementing an Accessible Content World

[Cynthia Hodgson]

NISO Webinar: Back from Marrakesh: Implementing an Accessible Content World

Date: April 9, 2014

Time: 1:00 - 2:30 p.m. Eastern time

Event webpage: http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/webinars/marrakesh/

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ABOUT THE WEBINAR

In the fall of 2013, the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO)
agreed to a landmark treaty in Marrakesh, Morocco to Facilitate Access to
Published Works by Visually Impaired or Otherwise Print Disabled
<http://www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/marrakesh/> . This treaty outlined for
the first time a set of principles regarding the rights of the
print-disabled to have all content made equally accessible for them. The
opportunities afforded by digital content distribution to provide
accessibility functionality built-in from the start of a publisher's
production process and then be carried throughout the distribution process
are tremendous. 

This session will provide an overview of the treaty, discuss its potential
implications, and describe how standardized technology can facilitate access
to the visually-impaired community.

TOPICS AND SPEAKERS

Identifying rights for print-disabled and visually impaired - George
Kerscher, Secretary General DAISY Consortium, and President, International
Digital Publishing Forum (IDPF)

Drafting the WIPO Treaty - James Love, Director of Knowledge Ecology
International (KEI)

Walking the Walk: A Publisher's Perspective on Moving from Aspiration to
Reality in Making Content Accessible - Paul Belfanti, Director, Content
Architecture, Enterprise Architecture & Core Platforms, Pearson Education

REGISTRATION

Registration is per site (access for one computer) and closes at 12:00 pm
Eastern on April 9, 2014 (the day of the webinar). Discounts are available
for NISO and NASIG members and students. NISO Library Standards Alliance
(LSA) members receive one free connection as part of membership and do not
need to register. (The LSA member webinar contact will automatically receive
the login information. Members are listed here:
http://www.niso.org/about/roster/#library_standards_alliance
<http://www.niso.org/about/roster/%23library_standards_alliance> . If you
would like to become an LSA member and receive the entire year's webinars as
part of membership, information on joining is listed here:
http://www.niso.org/about/join/alliance/) All webinar registrants and LSA
webinar contacts receive access to the recorded version for one year.  

Visit the event webpage to register and for more information:
http://www.niso.org/news/events/2014/webinars/marrakesh/

 

 

Cynthia Hodgson
Technical Editor / Consultant
National Information Standards Organization

chodgson at niso.org

301-654-2512

 

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