General RFB&D Information
Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) is a national nonprofit organization that provides textbooks and novels in a digital audio format to individuals that cannot access print in the standard way.
Learn more:
An Introduction to RFB&D (video): If a picture is worth a thousand words, a video depiction must be priceless! Watch a short clip of what it looks like to incorporate RFB&D's audiobooks in the classroom.
Building Confidence, Building Lives (video): Understand the impact RFB&D and the Learning Through Listening program have on the lives of students with print disabilities.
RFB&D & Educational Law: Learn how RFB&D's programs and services can help schools meet the requirements of No Child Left Behind and IDEA.
The Population RFB&D Serves: Find out what a print disability is, explore some common misconceptions about individuals with print disabilities and get more information about learning disabilities.
RFB&D Research Summaries
No Child Left Behind (NCLB) mandates that programs used to teach students must have scientifically-based research that demonstrates its effectiveness. Read the summaries of the research that RFB&D has conducted to support their effectiveness at various grade levels.
2007 Research Summary
This summary contains the most current facts, figures and details from the research that RFB&D has participated in or sponsored over the past year. The main focus of the piece is on audiobook effectiveness in the classroom setting and the impact of audiobooks on student achievement. Available in a PDF format or Word format.
2006 Research Summary
Download this summary of the effectiveness research studies that RFB&D has participated in. The studies included in the study were conducted by Johns Hopkins University, Tufts University and Rutgers University and occurred in multiple grade levels and educational settings. Available in a PDF format or Word format.
Rutgers University Study Summary
Download this summary of a study of the use of AudioPlus® textbooks in an inclusion setting, conducted by Rutgers University's Graduate School of Education.
For more information on RFB&D, visit the About RFB&D section.
