Brussels, 12/12/2000 (Agence Europe) - The European Blind Union (EBU) has called on the European Parliament to protect the right of the blind and of persons suffering from partial blindness to be part of the information society. These persons must use a programme known by the name of "screen reader" for reading information available on the Internet. It transfers the text into synthetic vocal reading mode or temporarily into Braille. This technology is not always compatible with copyright and...