[nabs-l] Fwd: RFB&D is Changing Its Name

Mon Apr 11 21:35:36 UTC 2011

I heard from another list that RFB is losing their funding, the 13.3 million 
congressional earmarks.
Maybe the name change is also to generate more revenue from non disability 
sources; saying Learning in the title may open them up to more donors.

If the funding cut is true, how does this affect us?
Will we have to pay a membership fee again? Anyone know?
Ashley

-----Original Message----- 
From: Jorge Paez
Sent: Monday, April 11, 2011 5:09 PM
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Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: RFB&D is Changing Its Name

Same here.

On Apr 11, 2011, at 9:28 AM, <bookwormahb at earthlink.net> 
<bookwormahb at earthlink.net> wrote:

> Groan. It’s a politically correct language move.
> Everyone knows you have to be disabled to get their books.  I liked the 
> word Blind in there.
>
> -----Original Message----- From: Joshua Lester
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> Just received this E-mail.
> Blessings, Joshua
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> TO LEARNING ALLY(TM)
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> April 2011
> Dear Member,
> I am personally reaching out to share with you the exciting news that 
> Recording
> for the Blind & Dyslexic® has changed its name to Learning Ally.
> Changing the name of an institution such as Recording for the Blind & 
> Dyslexic,
> with its rich history and tremendous network of 300,000 members, is
> not something
> we entered into lightly. Over the past year, we have worked closely with 
> scores
> of students, parents, teachers, volunteers and others to explore the
> current state
> of the organization and chart its future.
> First and foremost, this transformation has been driven by our
> members. Our research
> and focus groups reveal that the most significant reasons for change
> come directly
> from individuals just like you:
>
> * Our member community is more diverse than ever before, including
> individuals with
> many different kinds of learning disabilities where access and reading
> are barriers
> to their learning.
>
> * The broad community of individuals in the U.S. who "learn
> differently" has grown
> significantly and a portion of these individuals are not blind or 
> dyslexic. Our
> current name limits our ability to reach the wider base of individuals who 
> could
> benefit from our services.
>
> * And most significant of all, a universal issue expressed by the vast 
> majority
> of our members surveyed is that they don't want to be typecast.
>
> When told about the news of our new name, a freshman in college who began 
> using
> RFB&D in second grade said:
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> "Finally. . .I'm tired of typing out that long name - and I
>
> don't like being labeled as Dyslexic!"
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> don't
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> access and
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> directly
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