Vietnam joins Marrakesh Treaty to protect interests of visually impaired people
(VOVWORLD) - A document on Vietnam’s participation in the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons Who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled has been handed over to Director General of the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) Daren Tang for legal copyrighting.
 Visually impaired people are instructed how to use the Braille system. (Photo: VNA) |
Addressing the presentation, Ambassador Le Thi Tuyet Mai, head of the Permanent Mission of Vietnam to the United Nations, WTO, and other international organizations in Geneva, said the country’s participation in the Marrakesh Treaty marks an important milestone in reasonably balancing the protection of copyrights and interests of persons who are blind, visually impaired, or otherwise print disabled.
The participation also aims to implement the Vietnamese State’s policy on supporting and creating conditions for the disabled in the country to practice the rights to equality and community integration in the best possible manner, she noted.
WIPO Director General Daren Tang recognized Vietnam’s achievements in sustaining a high ranking in the Global Innovation Index. He pledged to enhance cooperation between WIPO and ASEAN countries, including Vietnam.
The WIPO Marrakesh Treaty, adopted on June 27, 2013, facilitates access to published works for the visually impaired, the print disabled and other disabled people without accessibility of the work to be read in the usual way.