Membership Information and Forms
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RFB&D's library contains countless titles in a broad variety of subjects, from literature and history to math and the sciences, at all academic levels, from kindergarten through post-graduate and professional.
Anyone with a documented print-related disability—such as a visual impairment, learning disability or other physical disability which makes reading standard print difficult or impossible—is eligible to use RFB&D's audio textbooks but in order to access our library, you need to become a member.
Membership Features
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Individual or Institutional membership plans available
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Access to RFB&D's extensive library and the ability to request the recording of books not in our current collection
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24/7 access to our Customer portal for self-service
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Live telephone support from our member services and product support
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National Achievement Awards (NAAs) totaling more than $50,000 for students with print disabilities
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Listen Up! - RFB&D's member e-newsletter
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Personal support through RFB&D's nationwide locations
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Free web-based teacher training, research summaries and other classroom support materials through our www.learningthroughlistening.org website
Registering Your Membership
You may opt to Register Online Now!
Otherwise, you can choose to download our registration forms available in PDF and submit your registration through the mail.
Either way, here's what you need to setup your new account:
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Select a membership type. Here is a list of our membership annual fees.
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Accept our Copyright Acknowledgment agreement.
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Certify Print-Disability. Please review our disability certification requirements.
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Select a playback device or software. In order to play RFB&D audiobooks, you will need to use specially adapted CD players or software, if you do not have one already. If you will be using RFB&D's AudioAccessSM downloadable audio textbooks, make sure you have the appropriate software and media player.
For further online information, please see our Frequently Asked Questions page or our Additional Membership Information page.
If you need further assistance, please contact our Member Services staff via email: custserv@rfbd.org or via phone: 800-221-4792.
