The Berkshire Chapter Of Recording For The Blind & Dyslexic Introduces Downloadable Audio Textbooks

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For 60 years Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) has produced audio textbooks proven to boost student performance in reading and comprehension, while also boosting independence and self-confidence. Over time, the original practice of recording books onto phonographs eventually gave way to reel-to-reel technology, cassette tapes and finally compact discs.

Now, with the new AudioAccess, RFB&D members and their schools can simply download thousands of RFB&D audiotexts onto a compatible media player. All students need to install the software is Microsoft Windows XP or Vista, high-speed Internet, and a compatible portable media player. Gaining access to the largest library of unabridged audio textbooks and literature in the United States just got a whole lot easier!

Join RFB&D and try new AudioAccess today - the benefits go beyond words.

For information about AudioAccess, please contact Cyd Melcher at (413) 464-2655 or cmelcher@rfbd.org

Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic (RFB&D) is a national nonprofit organization whose volunteers read and record textbooks and other educational materials for students who have visual, learning, and physical disabilities. Locally, almost 200 people volunteer their time in the Lenox and Williamstown studios. The recorded texts are used by over 10,000 students of all ages throughout Massachusetts.


Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic Learning Through Listening(tm)

Lenox Studio - 55 Pittsfield Road, Lenox, MA 01240 (413) 637-0889

Williamstown Studio - 622A Main St., Williamstown, Ma. 01267 (413) 458-3641

We invite the general public to stop by our studios to see what we do and to learn why our work is so important to students with print disabilities.
If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.

Dalton Resident Ranks Third in National Snocross Race

By Sabrina DammsiBerkshires Staff

Sal LeBeau on his machine with his sister, Kenna, in the black hat, and friend Brandon and his sister Alea.
DALTON, Mass. — At just 16 years old, Salvatore LaBeau is already making avalanches in the national snocross racing scene.
 
Last weekend, LaBeau raced in the Mount Zion Snocross National race in Ironwood, Mich., the first of eight races in the national circuit series. 
 
Competitions take place across national circuits, attracting racers from various regions and even internationally. 
 
Labeau rides for CT Motorsports, a team based in Upstate New York, on a 2025 Polaris 600R. 
 
This is LaBeau's first time competing on the CT Motorsports team. Years prior, he raced for a team owned by Bruce Gaspardi, owner of South Side Sales and Service in North Adams.  
 
Despite a bad first day on Friday when he fell off his snowmobile and didn't make the final, LaBeau carried on with confidence and on Saturday obtained his first national podium, placing in third for the Sport Lite class. 
 
"I'm feeling good. I'm gonna start training more when I come home, and go to the gym more. And I am really excited, because I'm in 11th right now," the Wahconah High student said. 
 
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