Government is read the riot act for overlooking the ‘book famine’ dogging blind people
The Marrakesh Treaty is yet to be ratified to facilitate access to published works for the blind and visually impaired
25 June 2023 - 20:28
With less than 0.5% of published works available in Braille, the blind and visually impaired in South Africa are suffering a “book famine”...
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