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Press Release
RECORDING FOR THE BLIND & DYSLEXIC®
SPONSORS AWARDS FOR OUTSTANDING STUDENTS WITH PRINT DISABILITIES
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
September 26, 2006 (Princeton, NJ) - Recording for the Blind
& Dyslexic (RFB&D®) announces that applications are
now available for its 2007 National Achievement Awards (NAAs)
- an annual program for college seniors with visual impairments
and high school seniors with learning disabilities.
RFB&D's Mary P. Oenslager Scholastic Achievement Awards (SAAs)
are presented to nine seniors at four-year US colleges or universities
who are blind or visually impaired. The Marion Huber Learning
Through Listening® (LTL®) awards are presented to six
high school seniors with learning disabilities. Awards totaling
more than $50,000 are available for individuals who demonstrate
outstanding scholarship, leadership, enterprise and service to
others. Previous winners have been honored at the White House.
The NAA program is open to active RFB&D members who have
been registered for at least one year prior to the March 1, 2007,
deadline - either individually or through their school.
RFB&D serves more than 141,000 students from kindergarten
through graduate school and beyond with its one-of-a-kind collection
of recorded educational titles. RFB&D's AudioPlus® digitally
recorded textbooks on CD provide enhanced navigation, ease of
use and proven effectiveness as learning tools for students with
print disabilities. Students rely on RFB&D's unique accommodation
to access the printed page and achieve educational success which
leads to higher confidence and self-esteem. All of RFB&D's
accessible titles are recorded by volunteers working in 29 RFB&D
recording studios nationwide.
For additional information
on RFB&D's National Achievement Awards eligibility criteria
or to download an award application, visit RFB&D's accessible
website at www.rfbd.org
or call toll-free 866-732-3585.
additional media inquiries:
RFB&D News Desk 1-800-803-7201, press 6
media e-mail inquiries
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