India signs global treaty to help the visually impaired

New Delhi: India has signed the “Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled (MVT)”.
The Treaty was adopted in June last year. India’s ratification of the Treaty will facilitate import of accessible format copies from the member states by Indian educational institutions, libraries and institutions working for the benefit of visually impaired persons, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Thursday.
The Treaty will also facilitate translation of imported accessible format copies and export of accessible format copies in Indian languages. The Indian Copyright (Amendment) Act, 2012 is in harmony with the Marrakesh Treaty.