Additional information about this topic is available on the KEI page on the right to read for persons with reading disabilities.

On July 24-25, 2008, the World Blind Union and KEI convened an expert group to consider a possible treaty for blind, visually impaired and other reading disabled persons.  The meeting was held in Washington, DC.  

There is a one page talking points memo in English, and the proposed Treaty text, as a three page memo discussing the proposal.  These documents are available in English, French and Spanish, in several document formats. 

The English version of the proposed Treaty text is available in DAISY format from the DAISY Consortium here .

Expert Meeting Report

Report from the July 24-25, 2008 expert group  meeting is available in English, in html, pdf , Microsoft .doc or open document odt formats. 

Proposed Treaty Text

English

DAISY format from the DAISY Consortium here.  The text is also available in html, pdf, doc, odt and docbook formats:

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_en.html

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_en_pdf.pdf

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_en_doc.doc

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_en_doc_notoc.doc

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_en_odt.odt

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_en_docbook.xml

French

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_fr.html

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_fr_pdf.pdf

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_fr_doc.doc

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_fr_doc_notoc.doc

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_fr_odt.odt

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_fr_docbook.xml

Spanish

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_es.html

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_es_pdf.pdf

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_es_doc.doc

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_es_odt.odt

Arabic

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_arabic.pdf

Three Page Memo

In English

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_memo_en.html

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_memo_en_doc.doc

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_memo_en_pdf.pdf

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_memo_en_odt.odt

In French

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_memo_fr.html

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_memo_fr_doc.doc

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_memo_fr_pdf.pdf

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_memo_fr_odt.odt

In Spanish

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_memo_es.html

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_memo_es_doc.doc

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_memo_es_pdf.pdf

http://www.keionline.org/misc-docs/tvi/tvi_memo_es_odt.odt

WIPO Delegates

Here is a list of the delegates to the March 10-12, 2008, 16th Session of the WIPO Standing Committee on Copyright.