Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind

The Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB) is the world’s most comprehensive education, rehabilitation and service program serving individuals of all ages who are Deaf, Blind, DeafBlind and Multidisabled. Founded in 1858 by a young medical doctor who wanted to educate his deaf brother, AIDB now serves more than 31,000 infants, toddlers, children, adults and seniors with hearing and vision loss throughout Alabama each year. In Talladega, AIDB has six campuses: • Alabama School for the Deaf • Alabama School for the Blind • Alabama Industries for the Blind • Helen Keller School • E. H. Gentry Facility • Marianna Greene Henry (MGH) Special Equestrian Arena AIDB also has ten regional centers located in Birmingham, Decatur, Dothan, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery, Opelika, Shoals, Talladega and Tuscaloosa which extend the program offerings throughout the state.