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Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic® - Southern California Unit
Administrative Office: 5022 Hollywood Boulevard
Los Angeles, CA 90027
323-664-5525

Volunteers

RFB&D Southern California Unit has multiple opportunities for volunteers in Audio Textbook Production, Educational Outreach, Fundraising and General Administration.

Audio Textbook Production

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic is a unique nonprofit organization in that all textbooks are recorded by volunteers. For 60 years, we have recorded textbooks for students from kindergarten through post-graduate levels. Besides reading the actual text, readers describe the accompanying graphs, charts and illustrations. All volunteers are asked to make a two-hour commitment per week and a typical volunteer puts in six weeks of training before flying solo as a reader. View our list of locations and recording studios. We offer day, evening and weekend hours to accommodate all schedules, though session times vary between studios.

While we're always looking for volunteers to read in all subject areas, we are always in need of individuals with expertise in math, chemistry, science, computers, accounting, and economics.

There are also volunteer opportunities in RFB&D's other departments:

Educational Outreach

Educational Outreach opportunities include working at conferences, internet research, and administrative work like preparing packets for conferences.

Fundraising

Fundraising opportunities range from hosting or chairing home parties, becoming a Table Captain at fundraising events, greeting or registering people at events, and doing office work.

General Administration

General Administration opportunities include help with event mailings, event preparations, copying, filing and general projects.

Please e-mail Rob Young at ryoung@rfbd.org or call him at 323-664-5525 x107 if you're interested in volunteering in any capacity.

Huell Howser Part I: Local icon Huell Howser paid a visit to RFB&D Southern California Unit to find out how their volunteers record audio textbooks for students of all ages with vision impairments, physical disabilities, or learning disabilities like dyslexia. Watch our episode with Huell Howser on YouTube.

Locations and Hours: Find the studio nearest you and get our recording session hours.

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