Designing accessible learning materials > Converting materials into accessible formats > What you need to know about copyright
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of accessible formats What you need to know about copyright Considering other needs of students with a disability Preparing large print materials
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Making legal copies Educational institutions can make copies in alternative formats for people with a print disability or people with an intellectual disability. You can only make the copy if you cannot buy a new copy in a suitable format within a reasonable time at an ordinary commercial price. If necessary, 100% of a printed work can be reproduced in an alternative format. Your organisation could have a licence with the Copyright Agency Limited (CAL) to make copies for educational purposes, which includes provision for making copies for people with a print disability, or people with an intellectual disability. Educational Institutions can reproduce a “reasonable portion” (usually considered 10% or a chapter) for any student, even if commercially available. According to the Copyright Act 1968, ‘a person with a print disability’ is: a. A person without sight b. A person whose sight is severely impaired c. A person unable to hold or manipulate books or to focus or move his or her eyes; or d. A person with a perceptual disability. What is the definition of an intellectual disability? The Act does not include a definition of intellectual disability. For people with a print disability, literary or dramatic works can be copied. Sheet music is not included in the provisions for copying for people with a print disability – however, TAFE as an educational institution, can copy up to 10%. For people with an intellectual disability, you can copy literary, dramatic, musical or artistic works, sound recordings and films, and radio broadcasts. You can also make translations and picture versions of literary and dramatic works. The Act also allows copies to be made of television programs, even if they can be purchased, for the use of people with an intellectual disability. Educational institutions can have a licence with Screenrights to do this.
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