{"links":{"self":"https://preview.epetitions.website/archived/petitions/57493.json"},"data":{"type":"archived-petition","id":57493,"parliament":{"period":"2010-2015","government":"Conservative – Liberal Democrat coalition","dissolution_at":"2015-03-30T23:59:59.000+01:00","response_threshold":10000,"debate_threshold":100000},"attributes":{"action":"Create books in accessible formats","background":null,"additional_details":"In the 21st Century it is atrocious that students/people in general (of all ages) still struggle to find books in accessible formats. For example, Visually Impaired students/people and students/people with learning difficulties such as Slow Processing Speed, Dyslexia, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder/Attention Deficit Disorder, who cannot read or struggle to read, are still provided with few alternative means to access books and materials in accessible formats (e.g. text-to-speech). In the 21st Century, publishers should be doing this automatically. Until this time, such students/people will continue to struggle to reach and fulfill their potential. Please please help to rectify this problem NOW!","committee_note":null,"state":"rejected","signature_count":1,"created_at":"2013-11-24T15:19:12.000Z","updated_at":"2020-02-16T19:29:32.383Z","rejected_at":"2017-06-21T12:42:55.988Z","opened_at":null,"closed_at":null,"moderation_threshold_reached_at":"2013-11-24T15:19:12.000Z","response_threshold_reached_at":null,"government_response_at":null,"debate_threshold_reached_at":null,"debate_scheduled_at":null,"scheduled_debate_date":null,"debate_outcome_at":null,"rejection":{"code":"no-action","details":null},"government_response":null,"debate":null,"departments":[],"topics":[]}}}