About Us
Fact Sheet
MISSION:
- Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) is a national nonprofit
organization serving students from kindergarten through postgraduate
studies who cannot read standard print due to a vision, physical or
learning disability by providing them with textbooks and educational
materials in accessible formats.
SERVICES:
- RFB&D offers both free and low cost fee-based memberships to serve
the unique needs of our student members.
- All educational facilities are requested to participate in RFB&D's
Learning Through Listening® Institutional Membership, which eliminate
all fees to the individual student ordering their books through the
institution.
- A registered member may request any of the nearly 47,000 digitally
recorded AudioPlus CDs and downloadable AudioAccess files available
from RFB&D's national library in Princeton, New Jersey.
- If a title is not available in the library, the member can request
that the book be recorded.
BACKGROUND:
- Recording for the Blind (RFB) was founded in 1948 by Anne T. Macdonald
as a nonprofit organization dedicated to aiding blinded World War II
veterans returning to school under the G. I. Bill of Rights.
- The organization's local roots began in Los Angeles in 1951 under
the sponsorship of the Junior League, and in 1962 branched out again
to the Inland Empire and Orange County areas.
- Through the years, it became clear that individuals with physical
and/or learning disabilities could also achieve success with these programs.
On July 1, 1995, the national organization officially changed the name
to Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D).
- In 2009, the Los Angles and IE/OC branches officially merged to become
RFB&D-Southern California Unit.
ORGANIZATION:
- RFB&D-Southern California Unit has approximately 700 volunteers
trained by paid staff to produce recordings in all academic fields.
- RFB&D-Southern California Unit has a total of 22 professional
administrative and production staff members.
EQUIPMENT:
- The RFB&D-Southern California Unit has a total of 30 recording
booths comprised of professional quality recording equipment.
- All recording is done with digital audio technology. RFB&D's audio
textbooks are available on AudioPlus CD and now also available in downloadable
AudioAccess files.
FUNDING:
- RFB&D-Southern California Unit is totally self-supporting and
depends on the generosity of individuals, corporations, foundations,
clubs and organizations. All contributions are tax deductible and are
used locally.
Board of Directors
Provisional Board of Directors
RFB&D-Southern California
Mary Ellen Stan - Chair
Lambertus H. Becker - Vice Chair
John P. Faranda - Co-Treasurer
Edward J. Greenwalt - Co-Treasurer
Nancy P. McClelland - Secretary
Terry Brick
Karen Bristing
Lynn Davis
Michael Driebe
Kate Flannery
Judith Grant
Bradford S. Grob
Jacquelyn Guest
Steve Halligan
Anne Heineman
Donald R. Nosé
Mary O'Neil
Carol Risher
Tom Reul
Lynn Sarf
Stephen Siegel
Duane Thomas
Ann E. Vitti
Emeriti
Nancy Arce
Ann Heineman
Winslow Reitnouer
Staff
Southern California Administrative Staff, Hollywood
Mike Davis, Interim Executive Director
Kathryn Berry, Fund Development Manager
Robert Young, Director of Volunteer
Development
Michael Sampiano, Educational
Outreach Director
Lea Herman, Educational Outreach
Manager
Diane Kelber, Communications Director,
P.T.
Kathy Rosenblatt, Office Administrator
Southern California Administration, Upland
Stevie Franklin, Development
Assistant, P.T.
Alice Marie Way, Educational Outreach
Administrative Assistant, P.T.
Hollywood Production Studio
Sherry Weekes, Production Director
Alexis Bourbeau, Production Assistant, P.T.
Amy McGuire-Wiant, Production Assistant, P.T.
Kimberly Sanders, Production Assistant, P.T.
Upland Production Studio
Maureen Ahrens, Production Director
Anitta Church, Production Assistant, P.T.
David Veit, Production Assistant, P.T.
Annual Report
You can download of a copy of the Los Angeles Unit's 2008 annual report.
The annual report is available in PDF format and Word format.
Note: You will need a copy of Adobe
Acrobat Reader to view the PDF document.
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