Seminar

About the Seminar

On 22 October 2021 the seminar "Implementation of the Marrakesh Treaty to Facilitate Access to Published Works for Persons who Are Blind, Visually Impaired, or Otherwise Print Disabled by the Republic of Belarus" will be held at the National Library of Belarus as part of the 8th International Congress "The Library as a Phenomenon of Culture". Specialists from libraries, educational institutions, representatives of public associations of people with disabilities are invited to participate in the seminar.

Hosts:

World Intellectual Property Organization
National Centre of Intellectual Property of the Republic of Belarus
National Library of Belarus

Planned topics for discussion:

Legal aspects of the application of the Marrakesh Treaty in the Republic of Belarus
Implementing cross-border exchange of documents in specific formats through the Accessible Books Consortium global book service (ABC)
The state and problems of providing services to the visually impaired in libraries of the Republic of Belarus
Providing visually impaired users with information in an accessible format
Information support of the educational process for students with visual impairments

Working languages:

Belarusian
Russian
English

Format:

hybrid (in-person, online)

Terms of participation:

Online registration is required by 20 October 2021 at the latest

Venue and time of the event:

National Library of Belarus
Republic of Belarus Minsk, Niezaležnasci Ave., 116

The seminar starts at 11:30. Registration for in-person participants begins at 11:00.

Contacts:

Volha Niesciareuskaja
For more info: (8 017) 293 77 03, e-mail: obo-head@nlb.by