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Benefits

SDS strives to provides significant value for the organization’s members. With an opportunity to participate in SDS at four levels, individuals have not only the chance to contribute to the organization according to one’s financial means, but also have the chance to take advantage of variety of benefits that are especially designed for members.

Last revised in December of 2011, these benefits include:

Membership Types

Following types and costs of memberships are enacted:

  1. Life-time membership $1,450
  2. Organizational membership $350
  3. Professional membership $135
  4. Student/Low-Income membership $40

Lifetime Membership – $1450.00

  • Allow individuals interested in purchasing life-time memberships to do it over two years with two $500.00 payments
  • Acknowledge newly-joined life-time members at the SDS membership meeting
  • List names of SDS life-time members in the conference program
  • All other benefits of Professional Membership

Organizational Membership – $350.00

  • A new organizational membership level for institutions of higher learning or other organizations such as independent living centers
  • Allow institutions to nominate up to two student/low-income members for free SDS memberships
  • Can post freely to a job page on the SDS website and listserve
  • List names of organizational members in the conference program
  • Guaranteed 10-minute slot on panel at SDS Annual Conference to describe program/services

Professional Membership – $135.00

  • Access to SDS listserve and discussion lists
  • Discounted conference rates
  • Searchable member directory
  • Discounts on other Journals
    • A membership to SDS allows members to take advantage of partnerships with other journals in the field to realize substantial cost savings. These journals include: Disability and Society, Journal of Disability Policy Studies, and more.

Student/Low-Income Membership – $40.00

  • Access to SDS listserve and discussion lists
  • Discounted conference rates
  • Searchable member directory
  • Discounts on other Journals
    • A membership to SDS allows members to take advantage of partnerships with other journals in the field to realize substantial cost savings. These journals include: Disability and Society, Journal of Disability Policy Studies, and more.

Please visit this page to find out about new and exciting additions to the membership benefits.

Be sure to join SDS as a member or renew your membership to SDS.