[Nfbnet-members-list] Senate Committee Votes to Advance Marrakesh Treaty

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Senate Committee Votes to Advance Marrakesh Treaty

National Federation of the Blind Commends Committee Vote

Washington, DC (May 22, 2018): The Foreign Relations Committee of the 
United States Senate voted unanimously today in favor of advancing 
the Marrakesh Treaty to the full Senate for its advice and consent. 
The National Federation of the Blind commends the vote.

"The National Federation of the Blind was a principal leader in the 
development and negotiation of the Marrakesh Treaty," said Mark A. 
Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind. "By 
allowing the worldwide production and exchange of accessible books, 
the treaty will dramatically increase the availability of knowledge 
to blind people everywhere. We commend the Senate Foreign Relations 
Committee for its favorable action today, and urge the full Senate to 
support the treaty so that the door to expanded literacy will be 
unlocked for millions of blind Americans."

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The NFB defends the rights of blind people of all ages and provides 
information and support to families with blind children, older 
Americans who are losing vision, and more. We believe in the hopes 
and dreams of blind people and work together to transform them into 
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