Marrakesh and Meaningful Access Karen Keninger Marrakesh Liaison

Marrakesh and Meaningful Access Karen Keninger Marrakesh Liaison Libraries Serving Persons with Print Disabilities (LPD) International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia ● 28 August 2018

The book famine More than 300 million people have print disabilities The cost to individuals? Poor education Dependency Poverty Can’t get a job

The book famine The cost to society? The skills, the creativity, the ideas, the work, that an individual could be contributing to her family, her community, to her employer, and her society in general, have no outlet.

“ Literacy is not a luxury, it is a right and a responsibility. If our world is to meet the challenges of the twenty-first century we must harness the energy and creativity of all our citizens. ” —President Bill Clinton International Literacy Day September 8, 1994

最微弱的墨水比最強大的記憶更強大 The faintest ink is more powerful than the strongest memory

Implementing Marrakesh Advocacy Sharing knowledge Web of resources Cross-border standards

Implementing Marrakesh Advocacy Sharing knowledge Web of resources Cross-border standards

Implementing Marrakesh Advocacy Sharing knowledge Web of resources Cross-border standards

LPD www. ifla. org/lpd IFLA www. ifla. org Daisy Consortium www. daisy. org World Blind Union www. worldblindunion. org

“ Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, concerned citizens can change the world. Indeed it is the only thing that ever has. ” —Margaret Mead

Implementing Marrakesh Advocacy Sharing knowledge Web of resources Cross-border standards

Web of resources Stockholm Toronto Tokyo Moscow Zagreb Washington Tel Aviv Mexico City Marrakesh Kuala Lumpur Nairobi New Delhi São Paulo Sydney Beijing Cape Town

Implementing Marrakesh Advocacy Sharing knowledge Web of resources Cross-border standards

Let the journey begin!

Karen Keninger kken@loc. gov www. loc. gov/nls