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Neil Jarvis writes: On Monday 28 January 2019, Thailand deposited its Instrument of Ratification with WIPO (the World Intellectual Property Organisation) in Geneva. Thailand thereby became the 77th country to join the Marrakesh Treaty. This is fabulous news and many congratulations are due to the Thai Association of the Blind and many other organisations in … Read more
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The World Blind Union (WBU) is delighted to celebrate World Braille Day, 4 January 2019. Louis Braille, who created the reading and writing system of dots for blind people, was born in France on 4 January 1809. 4 January has been declared by the United Nations as an international day to commemorate the importance of … Read more
Varius documents relevant to the recent World Blind Union Asia Pacific, General Assembly, Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia are now available for you to read on this website. These include country reports, the Treasurer’s report and the official statement adopted by the Assembly. Find them at our General Assemblies page. We’ll add more documents and reports if they … Read more
In October every year, blind and partially sighted persons across the world celebrate White Cane Day. The mission of White Cane Day is to educate the world about blindness and how the blind and visually sighted persons can live and work independently while giving back to their communities. It is also aimed at celebrating the … Read more
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We, the participants at the World Blind Union – Asia Pacific (WBUAP) Mid-Term Regional General Assembly in UlaanBaatar, 12 September, 2018 adopt the following statement and refer it to relevant stakeholders for their consideration and action where appropriate: 1. We request governments to review or enact legislation which ensures that the United Nations Convention on … Read more
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During the last period, Vietnam Blind Association (VBA) has selected a new board member due to the 9th General Assembly hold in Hanoi on 6-7 December 2017. The General Assembly welcomed 442 participants from 57 local provinces and 3 international delegations including Ms. Michiko Tabata – WBUAP president, Thailand Association of the Blind and Laos … Read more
By Thailand Association of the Blind There are many areas of improvements in the past 2 year (2016-2018). Some of the important development projects are as follows: Thailand association of the blind (TAB) had important presentation of the sub-regional meeting on Marrakesh treaty and the production and exchange of accessible books at Grand Pacific hotel … Read more