A father’s reading problem becomes a project
Bhattacharjee, who is blind, described schoolbooks he could not read with his daughter. He sought funding and developed a multimedia talking book. His work with the nonprofit YPSA and the government innovation programme a2i connected accessible publishing with education and employment. He said: “I like to work for my community and every day is different.” [1]
Treaty membership has two dates
WIPO’s formal notification records Bangladesh depositing its accession instrument on 26 September 2022. The treaty entered into force for the country on 26 December that year. It concerns access to published works for blind people, people with visual impairments and others who cannot use standard print. [2]
Disability organisations press for implementation
Sightsavers’ review of 2023, published in June 2024, described a joint consultation with the Visually Impaired People’s Society and the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. Copyright Office officials participated. The meeting addressed how to turn treaty commitments into access to books, keeping disability organisations involved in the implementation debate.