Accessible content: a guide to the Canadian Copyright Act on searching for accessible formats and producing and distributing alternate formats
Disabilities, Canadian non-fiction, Laws and statutes
Synthetic audio, Automated braille
Summary
This guide aims to provide a summary of the laws that govern access to and use of material under copyright for people with a perceptual disability in Canada. The guide includes how these laws are applied, a checklist of the… major requirements of these laws, best practices and practical advice for everyday situations, guidance on eliminating past practices that inadvertently add barriers to access and a glossary of relevant terms that may be unfamiliar to some readers. It is intended for use by alternate format producers, libraries, archives, museums, galleries, schools, colleges, universities and similar institutions and/or non-profit organizations acting for the benefit of people with perceptual disabilities, and for the users themselves, as specified by sections 32, 32.01, 32.02 and 41.16 of the Copyright Act. It also may be a source of information for rightsholders (publishers and other copyright holders) on the legislative interpretation for creating alternate format works for persons with perceptual disabilities so rightsholders can understand how alternate format producers are operating and how best to assist with the process. Publishers are engaged in ongoing work in creating born-accessible commercial content, which can reduce the time and effort required to produce alternate formats. In the interim, this document is intended to guide alternate format producers when born-accessible works do not exist commercially