Talladega – The Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind (AIDB) Foundation is facing questions about how a near 85-year-old intellectually disabled worker at AIDB donated $30,000 to the school’s fundraising foundation before the charity returned the money.
The money donated over two years represents more than an entire year’s salary. The donorwas recognized at a luncheon in 2025 as a top employee donor to the Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind Foundation. He worked until recently as an employee at the Alabama Industries for the Blind, a workforce opportunity for AIDB clients connected to the school.
Multiple entities, including DHR are questioning whether he was aware of what he was doing. He is enrolled in a finance management program, which is a system designed to help AIDB students or employees who lack the mental capacity to manage their own money.
