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Learn about the services from Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic Friday March 6, 2009 20:00 (UTC) Coordinated Universal Time HumanWare is pleased to have a discussion with Stephanie Turner about the services that are offered by Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic. Topics discussed will include basic information about membership, player authorization, services offered by RFBD and research. 1 60 Years of Innovation, Leadership and Success RFB&D Commitment RFB&D Vision and Mission Our Vision: For all people to have equal access to the printed word. Our Mission: 3 Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, a nonprofit volunteer organization, is the nation’s educational library serving people who cannot effectively read standard print because of a visual impairment, a learning disability or other physical disability. Our mission is to create opportunities for individual success by providing and promoting the effective use of accessible educational materials. 60 Years of Innovation “Education is a right, not a privilege” --Anne T. MacDonald, Founder RFB 1948 – Anne T. Macdonald founds Recording for the Blind (RFB); Dedicated volunteers record textbooks onto vinyl 1950’s – RFB expands nationwide 1960’s – Converted library from vinyl to reel-to-reel and then to cassette tape 1980’s – RFB computerized operations and developed high-speed tape duplication 1990’s – RFB changes name to Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic to reflect increased membership of people with learning disabilities 2000’s – RFB&D goes digital “In the information age, access to information is a basic human right.” --George Kerscher, RFB&D Sr. Officer for Accessible Information 4 RFB&D Membership Individual and Institutional Memberships Available To be eligible for membership with Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic, a person must have a documented print disability, such as a learning disability, visual impairment or other physical disability. If you think you or your child might have a print disability and may benefit from the services of RFB&D, you need to have certification of the disability. Certification A qualified professional in the field of disability services, special education, medicine or psychology must attest to the physical basis of the visual, perceptual or other physical disability that limits the applicant's use of standard print. Individuals Can Register On-line ………………www.rfbd.org 5 Leader in Cataloging and Referencing RFB&D has over 46,000 digitally recorded titles 6 RFB&D works with key textbook publishers for K-12 and college levels. Textbook titles from the top three K-12 publishers: Houghton Mifflin, McGraw-Hill, Pearson form the core of our collection Collection development librarians select core novels and award winning literature titles On-line catalog offers easy to use searching and subject/keyword searching RFB&D anticipates requests ahead of need to provide the “right books at the right time” Over 6,500 new books produced annually; this year 9,000 added to the library Leader in Customer Satisfaction RFB&D Offers Choices CD format Human-narrated DAISY navigation on specialized hardware/software player Convenient; portable for use anytime, anywhere Downloadable/instant access to a PC or commercial player Human-narrated No specialized playback equipment Convenient; portable for use anytime, anywhere Late Spring 2009 ….Downloadable DAISY 7 DAISY format playable on non CD based DAISY players Same navigation as AudioPlus CDs delivered directly to your PC Download and burn to a CD AudioAccess for Individuals FREE AudioAccessSM Individual Membership For Any Qualified Student! We are pleased to announce that you may be eligible to receive one year of digitally recorded audiobooks, including children's literature and textbooks, FREE, from RFB&D®*. Beginning on January 26, 2009, through January 25, 2010, any student with a qualified learning or print disability in the U.S. can sign up for 12 months of free access to RFB&D's CV Starr Learning Through Listening® Library of more than 46,000 textbooks and literature, via Internet download. This special offer, in celebration of RFB&D's 60th anniversary, is made possible by the generous contributions of RFB&D's donors and major funding from the U.S. Department of Education. Signing up is easy. Just apply online at https://custhub.rfbd.org/Registration For more information on AudioAccess visit www.rfbd.org/audioaccess 8 Leader in Demonstrated Results Impactful Research: RFB&D changes lives RFB&D commissions primary research and case studies to document learning outcomes of children with print and learning disabilities use our audiobooks Rutgers University, Johns Hopkins, Tufts, Baltimore City Public Schools Students with learning disabilities showed a 38% increase in content acquisition and demonstrated significant achievement gains Increase in word recognition Increase in reading comprehension Improved reading rate; increased reading accuracy Students achieved significant increases in standard scores for these essential reading skills: 9 Listening comprehension Phonological analysis Blending and reading comprehension Leader in Quality Production Exceptional quality and efficiency Centralized production & planning coordinates books, facilities and volunteers 30 specialized recording studios across the nation 190 recording booths 7,000 volunteer readers Best practice processes Standardized production tools developed and patented by RFB&D, used in all studios Standardized reading conventions followed by all volunteers at all studios All books read by human content experts – Superior quality reading for text » Appropriate emphasis and cadence » Increases comprehension – Subject-matter experts » Describe charts, maps, illustrations » Can’t be duplicated by synthesized voice 10 Leader in Member Support Providing over 235,000 members with exceptional service 11 24/7 online Access to extensive library, playback devices, and account management Member Services support, Reference Librarian services and Product Support Personal support through our 30 nationwide locations Free web-based teacher training and other classroom support materials National Achievement Awards totaling more than $50,000 per year for students with print disabilities Convenient online membership registration and renewal available Leader in Teacher Assistance Teacher-focused website resources The Learning Through Listening® website created by teachers for teachers Lesson plans Classroom strategies and activities Graphic organizers Resources and strategies for parents and teachers to foster effective and successful use of audiobooks Information about teaching philosophies such as Universal Design for Learning (UDL) 12 Presentation explaining the theory and basic “how-to’s” of Differentiated Instruction with overviews, examples and activities Leader in Student Support Program Benefits for Students 13 Our choice of digital books allows students with print disabilities to access the general education curriculum at the same time as their peers. By enabling students to meet higher academic goals and achieve greater levels of academic success, students gain greater selfconfidence and self-esteem. Our audio textbooks increase independence and flexibility by empowering students to work on assignments independently in the classroom or at home. Member Services, websites Leader in Student Support Program Benefits for Teachers Compliments the existing curriculum in all subject areas providing access to the general curriculum. Teacher Training and Support Materials Supports classroom management; Teachers can use audio textbooks as a tool for students to continue working independently on assignments. 14 RFB&D’s audiobooks help to minimize the one-on-one instructional time a teacher may spend reading textbooks to students. Students are more engaged with the text and classroom activity. www.learningthroughlistening.org RFB&D Building Confidence, Independence and Success 60 Years of Success When students with print disabilities can listen and learn independently. That’s success! When they can tackle the same curriculum content as their peers. That’s success! When they have access to learning opportunities that enable them to pursue their own education and professional dreams. That’s success! While we lend these learners audiobooks, the confidence, independence and success they develop are theirs to keep for a lifetime! 15 Our Measure of Success Testimonials 16 “RFB&D is an empowerment. When you start to educate yourself, you realize what a blessing – What a treasure it is.” Paul Stankard, Mantua, NJ, Donor and Member “RFB&D offers such a wonderful service. The program is invaluable to so many people on so many different levels.” Joan Brown, West Windsor, NJ, Mother “Without RFB&D I would not be where I am today … who knows where I would be and what would have happened to me. … Now RFB&D is here to help my students be successful in life too.” Anne Gaddy, Columbia, NC, RFB&D member and teacher “RFB&D lets the kids take control of their own education and their own future … with RFB&D they know that they are limited not by their disability, but by their own desires and dreams of success” David Hall, Atlanta, GA, teacher NIMAC/NIMAS Solution RFB&D and NIMAC/NIMAS 17 RFB&D is an Authorized User (AU) providing student-ready instructional materials in the NIMAS format. Synthetic speech audio and full text synchronized at the sentence level with publisher images Speedy delivery to state & students Provides portability for students on hardware devices for audio-only playback RFB&D offers many of the core textbooks in navigable audio format that predate the “published” date required for publishers to submit files to the NIMAC. The text portion can be read with tools that students may already have. Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic® 800-221-4792 www.learningthroughlistening.org 18 www.rfbd.org Upcoming Presentations Bookshare.org - International Focus Presented by Viji Dilip Tuesday, March 22, 2009 23:00 (UTC) 7 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time ClassMate 101 - Transfering Files onto your ClassMate Reader Presented by Brenda McBride Tuesday, March 31, 2009 22:00 (UTC) 6 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time 19 Thank you attending. Brenda McBride 306-352-0006 1 888 723 7273 ext 320 [email protected] www.humanware.com 20