[nabs-l] RFB&D changing its name

[bookwormahb at earthlink.net]

Kirt,
YEs for at least two years, RFB membership has been free; I did not pay a 
fee last year.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Kirt Manwaring
Sent: Tuesday, April 12, 2011 1:44 PM
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] RFB&D changing its name

Maybe I'm just a nutcase, but I thought RFB&D membership's been free
to students for a couple years now?

On 4/12/11, Joshua Lester <jlester8462 at students.pccua.edu> wrote:
> You're correct, Bridget.
> Blessings, Joshua
>
> On 4/11/11, Bridgit Pollpeter <bpollpeter at hotmail.com> wrote:
>> I thought we always had to pay for RFB&D.  I thought the exception was
>> if your state agency covered the membership, or if your school's
>> disability services paid for a membership and requested material through
>> them.  Otherwise people who qualify for the services have to pay for a
>> membership.
>>
>> Bridgit
>>
>> Message: 8
>> Date: Mon, 11 Apr 2011 17:35:36 -0400
>> From: <bookwormahb at earthlink.net>
>> To: "National Association of Blind Students mailing list"
>> <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
>> Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fwd: RFB&D is Changing Its Name
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>> 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
>>
>>
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