DAISY Forum of India Winners of 2018 - Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) International Excellence Award
This award is an acknowledgement of the collective effort and the joining of forces of the Government of India, industry and civil society to end the book famine for the economically, geographically, socially and linguistically diverse group of people in India who are print disabled.
Dipendra Manocha, President, DAISY Forum of India.
Forum makes books accessible to visually impaired, awarded
MUMBAI: A forum consisting 174 organisations from across the country was recently awarded the Accessible Books Consortium (ABC) award at the London Book Fair for working for those who are print-disabled.
The Xavier’s Resource Centre for the Visually Challenged (XRCVC), Fort, is also a part of DAISY Forum of India (DFI), which received the ABC international excellence award for accessible publishing.
Among their initiatives is an online library called Sugamya Pustakalaya, which contains a collection of more than 10,000 accessible books.
“The award is a huge motivation for us. We hope it will end the book famine for the economically, geographically, socially and linguistically diverse group of people in India who are printdisabled,” said Dipendra Manocha, president, DFI.
Giving context to the initiative, Sam Taraporevala, Director of XRCVC and vice-president of DFI, said, “According to amended copyright act, a book can be recreated on non-profit basis for people with print disability. Thus, there are many such organisations across the country working to recreate content for them.
Nicol Faasen, who was a part of the selection jury for ABC, said, “The DAISY Forum of India is an impressive example of volunteerism and a wide-ranging network of not-for-profit organizations, working with government, to provide millions of print-impaired persons with equal access to information and knowledge in their own languages.
PR | Hindustan Times | 15th April 2018
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