Stan Lee, Legendary "Spider-Man"
Creator, Volunteers to Record "Feedback" Comic Book
for Students with Disabilities at RFB&D-LA's Hollywood Studio!
RFB&D®-LA (Recording for the Blind &
Dyslexic®-Los Angeles Unit)
5022 Hollywood Blvd., Los Angeles, California 90027
MEDIA CONTACT: Diane Kelber, Communications Director
323-664-5525 ext 9; diane@rfbdla.org
Hollywood, California, April 8, 2008 -- Stan Lee (www.powentertainment.com),
world-famous creator of "Spider-Man," "Iron Man,"
"X-Men" and "The Incredible Hulk," is accustomed
to writing comic books. But on this day at the Hollywood studios
of Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D), he helped
record one for students who struggle with reading because of a
visual impairment or learning disability such as dyslexia.
 For
60 years, RFB&D has been the nation's largest educational
audiobook library serving people who cannot read standard print
because of a print disability.
Lee was joined by Matthew Atherton, better known as the superhero
"Feedback," and winner of the Sci-Fi Channel's season
one, ''Who Wants to Be a Superhero?'' Lee immortalized the "Feedback"
character, created by Atherton, on the pages of the comic book,
which is now accessible to the more than 185,000 students served
by RFB&D.
When not donning his "Feedback" costume, Inland Empire
resident Atherton also regularly donates his time and resources
as a volunteer reader and donor for RFB&D. "With RFB&D,
reading is a superpower anyone can have," he says. Lee agreed
with the importance of having access to reading materials. ''As
a youth, I read just about anything and everything I could get
my hands on,'' he asserted. ''I was a voracious reader.''
 "With
more and more comic books being made into movies, including the
upcoming 'Iron Man' movie, we wanted to celebrate the excitement
of the action/adventure genre that comic books have inspired over
the years, using our unique facilities," said Mike Davis,
Executive Director of RFB&D's Inland Empire/Orange County
Unit. "Although it is a departure from the educational books
we normally record, it's a wonderful way to have our students
develop the joy of reading."
RFB&D-LA Executive Director Carol Smith added, "We were
so honored to host this historic occasion at our Hollywood studio.
Stan Lee and Matthew Atherton are inspirational heroes to our
staff, volunteers and certainly our student members with disabilities."
To find out more about volunteering, email volunteers@rfbdla.org
or go to the Volunteers
section of our website.
For more information about our services and becoming a member,
email memberservices@rfbdla.org
or go to the Students/Members
section of our website or call us at 800 732-TEXT.
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