Tuesday, August 18, 2009

RFB&D Free Membership for Individuals

RFB&D Free Membership for Individuals

You can get a free individual membership to RFB&D. Sign up for the RFB&D free membership for individuals here. Please note you must have your membership certified (certification is free), just as you do for the free Talking Books program through the Library of Congress.

For those of you not familiar with RFB&D, this is the Recordings for the Blind & Dyslexic. According to their websiite, it is an "accessible audiobook library for students with disabilities such as visual impairment or dyslexia. With titles available in every subject area and grade level, RFB&D’s digitally recorded audio textbooks help students challenged by the printed page."

Here is more specific information about the free RFB&D membership, taken directly from the RFB&D website,

"Member benefits include:

  • FREE access to the nation's largest audiobook library of textbooks and literature titles
  • Human-narrated audiobooks with descriptions of images, tables and graphs
  • Easy-to-use online catalog
  • 24/7 online member services and phone support
  • Various audiobook downloadable formats, including DAISY and WMA (Windows Media Audio)"

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