Trinidad and Tobago: NALIS to Partner with WIPO to Benefit from Accessible Books Consortium (ABC)

Trinidad and Tobago: NALIS to Partner with WIPO to Benefit from Accessible Books Consortium (ABC)

Americas, ICT, News, April 4 2022

National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS) entered into an agreement with the World Intellectual Property Organization’s (WIPO) Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) for visually impaired and otherwise print disabled individuals to have access to a variety of source material and literature content. Details follow in this press release from NALIS:

On March 8, 2022, the National Library and Information System Authority (NALIS) entered into an Authorized Entity Agreement with the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) of the Geneva-based World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). NALIS worked closely with the Trinidad and Tobago Intellectual Property Office (TTIPO) of the Office of the Attorney General and the Ministry of Legal Affairs to achieve this objective.

Blind, visually impaired and otherwise print disabled persons can now have access to a vast amount of information material and literature through the ABC Global Book Service made possible as a result of the signing of the “Authorized Entity” Agreement between NALIS and WIPO. The Authorized Entity Agreement lays down the terms and conditions for the cross-border exchange of Accessible Format Copies among “Authorized Entities” participating in [...]

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