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Intellectual Property:
Blind SA goes to ConCourt in effort to compel the President to sign Copyright Amendment Bill
Copyright Bill is a Gateway to Accessible Knowledge and Creativity, not American Roulette
Covid-19: A double whammy for the blind
Updated Q and A on the SA Copyright Amendment Bill
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/Copyright_and_Related_Issues/FAQs_CAB
Resources on Fair Use
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/Copyright_and_Related_Issues/fairuse_fairdealing
Resources for People with Disabilities:
Resources for Blind and Visually-Impaired Persons
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/Resources_for_Blind_and_Visually-Impaired
Resources for Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Persons
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/deaf_and_hardofhearing
Learning Disabilities and Disorders Affecting Learning
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/LearningDisabilities
Physical and Neurological Disabilities affecting Learning
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/Physical_and_Neurological_Disabilities
Open Access, A2K & Scholarly Communication:
Our Community is Reducing the Impact of COVID-19 on Science, Education, and Culture
Open Access Resources
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/openaccess_a2k_scholarly_communication
Open Educational Resources
https://libguides.wits.ac.za/Open_Educational_Resources
One more word about ResearchGate/Academia.edu and why using these platforms will never be equal to proper self-archiving
https://dariahopen.hypotheses.org/878