Canada has world-class accessible library services: why is our copyright legislation second class?
The Marrakesh Treaty provided an international legal framework to countries to develop enabling legislation with mandatory exceptions to copyright to support readers with print disabilities. Canada’s legislation falls short.

Readers with print disabilities face a serious problem of inequality of access: fewer than 10 per cent of published works are available in accessible formats.
The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled provi...
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