Historic Marrakesh Treaty: For Visually Impaired/Print Disabled Persons

In keeping with the fundamental objectives of non discrimination, equal opportunity, access, complete individual development, effective and inclusive participation in society, the Treaty of Marrakesh truly balanced human rights and intellectual property rights. Marrakesh, an international treaty that ensures visually impaired people to have easier access to books, unanimously adopted by member state of the UN's World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO). The treaty was approved by representatives from WIPO's 186 member states including India at "The Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Publish Works for Persons who are Blind, Visually Impaired or otherwise Print Disabled" on June 27, 2013. After this treaty, books would be available in all sorts of formats such as Braille, for the print disabled/visually impaired, in order to enable them to read, learn and participate in the society.