[LINK] USA, Canada and the EU attempt to kill treaty to protect blind people's access to written material

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On Friday 29 May 2009, Kim Holburn wrote:
> http://www.boingboing.net/2009/05/29/usa-canada-and-the-e.html
>
> > USA, Canada and the EU attempt to kill treaty to protect blind
> > people's access to written material
> > Posted by Cory Doctorow, May 29, 2009 1:52 AM
<snip>
> > Update: Also opposing rights for disabled people: Australia, New
> > Zealand, the Vatican and Norway.

Sounds like an issue to share with the Attorney General, Robert McClelland, 
who is inviting people to forward their views on Human Rights in Australia.

The deadline is the 15th June. 

<quote>
In this, the year of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration on 
Human Rights, it is appropriate to reflect on the effectiveness of our current 
system of human rights protections, to see if gaps exist, and to explore a 
range of ways in which human rights protections could be enhanced.
</quote>

https://www.humanrightsconsultation.gov.au/www/nhrcc/nhrcc.nsf/Page/Who_AMessagefromtheAttorney-
GeneraltheHonRobertMcClelland
 or
http://bit.ly/XUV1c


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