Cassells, Laetitia2022-03-172022-03-172021-03Cassells, L. The Impact of the Marrakesh Treaty on South African Publishers. Publishing Research Quarterly 37, 41–52 (2021). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12109-020-09775-5.1053-8801 (print)1936-4792 (online)10.1007/s12109-020-09775-5http://hdl.handle.net/2263/84529The significant technological advances in reading and content provision technologies since the 1978 Copyright Act in South Africa have not been considered in the expanding exemptions to Copyright nationally. The 2017 version of the amended Copyright Act was sent back to Parliament in South Africa in June of 2020, leaving the provisions for print-disabled readers proposed by the Marrakesh Treaty unimplemented, furthering marginalisation of print disabled readers in SA. A born digital workflow is proposed to facilitate the ‘mainstreaming’ of accessible format materials, and facilitate the implementation of the treaty with minimal disruption to the local publishing industry.en© Springer Science+Business Media, LLC, part of Springer Nature 2020. The original publication is available at : https://link.springer.com/journal/12109.Accessible publishingCopyright actDigital workflowsMarrakesh treatyPrint disabledEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-04SDG-04: Quality educationEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-08SDG-08: Decent work and economic growthEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-10SDG-10: Reduced inequalitiesEngineering, built environment and information technology articles SDG-16SDG-16: Peace, justice and strong institutionsPostprint Article