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Georgia Unit
Location:
120 Florida Avenue
Athens, GA 30605
Phone: 706-549-1313
Fax: 706-227-6161
Hours
of Operation:
Unit Hours:
Monday & Wednesday: 8:30 a.m. to 7:00 p.m.
Tuesday: 8:30 a.m. to 9:00 p.m.
Thursday: 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.
Friday: 8:30 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.
Recording Sessions:
Monday-Friday: 9:00 a.m. & 10:30 a.m.
Monday-Thursday: 1:00 p.m. & 2:30 p.m.
Monday-Wednesday: 5:30 p.m.
Tuesday: 7:30 p.m.
The Georgia Unit of Recording
for the Blind & Dyslexic has been present in Athens since
1953. Upon reading a story in the December 1952 issue of Vogue
of a Red Cross volunteer who was reading textbooks for WWII
veterans, Elizabeth Powell, then head of the University of
Georgia's Independent Study Program, wrote for more information
on recording textbooks for the blind. RFB&D Founder Anne T.
Macdonald called Powell and scheduled a visit to Athens within
the week. Macdonald arrived with a SoundScriber (a dictating
machine used by RFB&D's first volunteers to record) and a
stack of green records and established the eighth unit of
the Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic in the university's
library. After several moves across campus, our current facility
was built in 1967 after acquiring a grant from the Callaway
Foundation. The Georgia Unit serves approximately 3,000 Georgians.
Our 218 volunteers add an average of 175 texts each year to
the CV Starr Learning Through Listening™ Library in Princeton.
Volunteer Information:
Volunteer opportunities
are available to help in all aspects of producing textbooks.
Volunteers should feel comfortable reading college-level textbooks,
have basic computer skills, and be able to give 90 minutes
a week of their time. Specialty readers are needed in the
math and science subject areas.
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Volunteers
from the Georgia Unit recording digitally
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Educational
Outreach:
Currently there are 173
AIM sites. We have a presence at major state educational conferences.
Training on the use of equipment is provided for students
and teachers by our outreach department. An outreach committee
lends support to the program.
If
you are interested in becoming a member, e-mail
Bill Pass, the unit's educational outreach director.
Make
A Difference by Making A Donation
To
use our secure online server to donate to the Georgia Unit,
RFB&D headquarters, or a combination of both, see our Donate
Now page.
You can also e-mail Lenora
Martin, the unit's executive director, about making
a donation.
Staff
Listing
Lenora
Martin
Executive Director
Fred Smith
Production Director
Eleanor Cotton
Production Manager
Bill Pass
Educational Outreach Director
Brian Oglesbee
Studio Assistant
Gloria Crews
Bookkeeper/ Administrative Assistant
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