{
  "id": 16590472,
  "title": "Blind and visually impaired students press for access to global reading materials as legal delay continues",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/blind-and-visually-impaired-students-press-for-access-to-global",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T11:00:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "IOL",
    "slug": "iol",
    "url": "https://iol.co.za/the-star/news/2026-10-26-blind-and-visually-impaired-students-press-for-access-to-global-reading-materials-as-legal-delay-continues/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Blind SA has taken the government to court over delays in joining the Marrakesh Treaty, which would give blind and visually impaired students access to books available overseas. The Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities has called for urgent action to address the delays.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}