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Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic®
National Headquarters
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, NJ 08540
866-RFBD-585 (866-732-3585)

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RFB&D's Quick Facts and Figures for
Fiscal Year 2007

RFB&D Record of Service 2007 2006 % Change
Books in circulation
502,501
424,936
+ 15.4%
Books in CV Starr Learning Through Listening Library1
37,668
115,359
-67.3%
New AudioPlus books produced
6,189
5,831
+6.1%
Total hours recorded
143,293
140,300
+ 2.1%
Number of telephone/Internet requests for service
285,128
259,605
+9.8%
 
 
 
 
Total People Served
185,235
146,953
+26%
People served through Individual Membership
38,414
28,334
+35.6%
Estimated number of people served through institutions2
146,821
118,619
+23.8%
Institutions served
8,988
7,829
+14.8%
 
 
 
 
People served who are blind or have a visual impairment (approximately 20% of total membership)
36,283
28,257
+28.4%
People served who have a learning disability (approximately 75% of total membership)
140,917
112,489
+25.3%
People served who have physical disability (approximately 5% of total membership)
5,541
4,434
+25%
People served who have multiple disabilities3
2,494
1,773
+40.7%
 
 
 
 
People served who are in Elementary School
71,251
58,746
+21.3%
People served who are in High School
66,823
50,482
+32.4%
People served -- Undergraduate level
34,825
28,579
+21.9%
People served -- Graduate level/non students
12,336
9,146
+34.9%
 
 
 
 
RFB&D Volunteers
 
 
 
Number of active volunteers
7,071
7,163
-1.29%
Number of hours of service donated4
388,935
390,021
-0.28%

Footnotes

1 June 30, 2007 marked the final transition to an all-digital library. Beginning July 1, 2007 (beginning of FY08), analog books are considered archived titles and will not be counted as part of the total number of titles in our library.

2 The estimate of individuals served through institutions is calculated from the results of the "2004-2005 Gallup Market Segmentation Study."

3 The number of members with multiple disabilities is calculated from the results of the "2004-2005 Gallup Market Segmentation study" which reported data from our members on types of disabilities being served.

4 Includes total hours of donated services both general office support and in the production of new recorded texts.

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic® • RFB&D® •
National Headquarters • 20 Roszel Road • Princeton, NJ 08540