Parents

A young RFB&D member stretches out on the floor reading a book while following along with an RFB&D taped textbook. As an involved parent, you want to ensure every opportunity for your child's educational success.

If your child has a documented disability that limits or prevents his or her ability to read standard print effectively, he or she is eligible to become a registered RFB&D member. This includes children with visual impairments, learning disabilities or other physical disabilities. To find out how RFB&D has helped others, see our Success Stories.

Students with learning disabilities who listen to recorded titles while following along with the book show greater educational success and feel better about themselves because they can keep pace with their peers.

An enthusiastic young RFB&D member stands by his desk in a classroom inserting an RFB&D audio textbook into a portable 4-track cassette player. Registering your child as an individual member allows him or her access to RFB&D's extensive library of digitally recorded audiobook titles. Even if your child's school has its own Learning Through Listening Institutional Membership, an individual membership would enable your child to have the freedom to pursue independent or supplemental reading. Visit our home page to see the current number of audiobooks in our continuously growing collection.

Sitting behind a desk at school, a young RFB&D member listens to an RFB&D taped textbook while following along with the book It's easy to register with RFB&D. Since we are a nonprofit organization, we charge a nominal membership fee to help defray the costs of producing our unique service to as many eligible people as possible. The cost of an individual membership is free, plus an initial registration fee of $65.

In order to play RFB&D audiobooks, you will need to use specially adapted CD players or software. You can also use Windows-compatible portable media players or computers for our downloadable audio textbooks. RFB&D offers a complete line of players, software and accessories for nonprofit sale. Click on the "Players and Accessories" button above and to the left for more information.*

Becoming an individual member is easy!

Register Online or complete the Individual Membership Application
Obtain a signature from a qualified professional in the field of disability services, education, medicine, or psychology and send in the completed certification form. The certifier must be a recognized expert who attests to the physical basis of the visual, perceptual or other physical disability, which limits the applicant's use of standard print. (Appropriate certifying experts may differ from disability to disability.)
Complete and sign the Copyright Acknowledgment Form. The contents of all RFB&D audiobooks are protected under copyright law. Copying, sharing or redistributing them in any form to any person is strictly prohibited by law and is a violation of publishers' rights and of the terms of RFB&D memberships. All members, both individual and institutional, are required to complete, sign and return a Copyright Acknowledgment Form before their membership application can be processed.
Return all completed parts of the application to:

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic
Attn: Member Services
20 Roszel Road
Princeton, New Jersey 08540

If you would prefer to receive an application by mail, please contact Member Services toll-free at: 800-221-4792

*If you purchased your CD player or software from another source, you will need to purchase a User Authorization Key (UAK) before you can play our books. The cost of the UAK is $10 for CD players and $10-$20 for software, depending on which software product you are using. In addition, you will be required to send your CD player to RFB&D for installation of the UAK. Please contact Member Services at 800-221-4792 if you have any questions regarding the purchase or installation of the User Authorization Key.