Society for Disability Studies

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If you are a current member of SDS and wish to renew your membership or if you have let your membership in SDS elapse,use the following steps to renew your membership.

These instructions assume that your e-mail address is current in our database. If you find that you no longer have access to your e-mail address that you used to sign up for SDS, please use the contact page to get in touch with us with your latest e-mail address so that your profile can be corrected. We strongly urge you not to create a second profile with your new e-mail address as SDS must pay an additional charge for every new profile created on our membership system. When you contact us with your latest e-mail address, we will update your profile so that you can renew your membership with the new e-mail address.

1. visit the SDS membership subscription page to begin the renewal process.
2. you will be asked to enter your e-mail address and verify it. Please enter the e-mail address you used to sign up for SDS. if you no longer have access to the e-mail account you used, please see the note above for further instructions.
3. If you have not renewed your membership after March 2010, Choose your membership level and register as a new member. Please visit our Organizational member page to renew your membership as an organization.
4. Choose the "continue button/link to move forward.
5. you will be asked to enter your password. If you have forgotten your password, choose the "forgot password" link to have your password reset. you will be sent an e-mail with a temporary password immediately. Go to your e-mail, retrieve the temporary password, and enter it in the password box. Copying and pasting the temporary password is recommended to avoid errors.
6. Choose the continue button to move forward.
7. On the resulting page, you wil have the option to renew your membership, view details of your registration record, print invoice, view personal information, and more. Use the links provided to renew your membership if it has elapsed.
8. use the "personal information" link to be sure that we have the latest information about you. you can change your password in this section. If you wish to change the temporary password e-mailed to you, you can do so in this section. you may also change the password you assigned for yourself.
9. This section also permits you to set your privacy settings. Be sure to review all options as these have recently changed. Privacy options will affect how your information appears in SDS's membership directory.
10. Also review your subscription information for the SDS discussion list. You will be asked if you wish to subscribe to the discussion list. You will not be subscribed to the list without your consent. You may also supply an alternative address for your subscription. Let SDS also know whether you wish to receive your subscription via digest mode.
11. Press the continue button to have your changes take affect.
13. complete the information requested (including your payment info) and finalize your renewal.
14. If paying by check, use the payment instructions given to you in order to forward us your payment. Your membership will be considered "pending" until your payment is received in full by the Executive Office.
15. Exit your browser when you have completed the renewal process.