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Press Release
Recording
for the Blind & Dyslexic Goes Digital
With support from
National Starch and Chemical Company
(Princeton, NJ)
- Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) is switching
its extensive library and recording process to digital technology
with support from the National Starch and Chemical Company Foundation,
which has announced a $4,000 donation to support that transition.
"We introduced
digital technology last fall with 6,000 books," says Elizabeth
Danner of RFB&D, "and by December 2003 we will be finished
with the roll-out." According to Danner, RFB&D's volunteer
force of more than 5,300 readers at 32 recording studios through
the U.S. added more than 4,000 titles to its library in 2002.
"These readers are specialists who have passed mastery tests
in their subjects," she explains. Danner adds that RFB&D
is also conducting an innovative educational outreach initiative.
"We're bringing our services directly into schools to train
teachers and students how to best use our recorded textbooks,"
she explains.
National Starch
and Chemical Company, a member of the ICI Group, is headquartered
in Bridgewater, NJ, and is a worldwide manufacturer of adhesives,
specialty synthetic polymers, electronic and engineering materials,
and specialty industrial and food starches, with 2002 sales of
$2.97 billion. This donation is part of the company's commitment
to support the communities in which it operates.
For more information
on call Morgan Roth, RFB&D's vice president for public affairs,
at 609-520-8095 or Martin Torbert of National Starch and Chemical
Foundation at 908-685-5185.
additional
media inquiries:
RFB&D News Desk 1-800-803-7201
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