AIDB Short-Term Programs

Sharing from Helen Keller's Birthplace-Ivy Green. Camp Courage September 25-27, 2025 in Tuscumbia for children grades 4-6.

🎨✨ Creative Expressions – Now Enrolling! ✨🎨
Are you ready to get hands-on and let your creativity shine?

Creative Expressions is a tactile art course designed specifically for students who are blind or visually impaired. Explore your imagination through knitting, sewing, jewelry making, painting, and so much more!

This course is part of AIDB’s Short-Term Programs (STP) — which are FREE, and transportation may be provided!

If your child is already an STP student and would like to sign up for this course, click here: https://wkf.ms/3GRNmlj
If your child wants to enroll in STP to access this and other amazing courses, click here: https://wkf.ms/4jTkqHp

Let’s make something beautiful together!

Playdate in the Park – For Families of Blind & Low Vision Children

Calling all North Alabama families! Do you have a child who is blind or has low vision (birth–age 13)? Join us for a fun and meaningful morning at Delano Park!

Date: Friday, August 1, 2025
Time: 9:30 AM – 11:30 AM
Location: Delano Park, 825 Gordon Dr SE, Decatur, AL 35601

This event is a great way to:
-Let your kids play and enjoy the park
-Meet other parents and families
-Connect with AIDB staff and service providers
-Learn about available support and resources

Whether you’re new to AIDB or have been with us for years, this is the perfect opportunity to build community as we head into the new school year. Let’s come together, share, and support one another!

For more info, contact:
Olivia Wade
[email protected]
256-589-2502

We can’t wait to see you there!

🚨 Safety Squad: Empowering Heroes! 🚨
This past week, AIDB Short-Term Programs hosted Safety Squad, a dynamic course designed to empower students who are blind or visually impaired with essential life-saving skills, confidence, and real-world experiences.

Throughout the course, students learned how to:
✅ Make an effective 911 call
✅ Administer CPR and First Aid
✅ Respond calmly in medical and home emergencies
✅ Understand and practice electrical safety
✅ Stay safe on and around school and public transportation

But that’s not all—our students had incredible hands-on experiences with local heroes and experts, including:
* A boat ride and water rescue discussion with the Morgan County Rescue Squad
* Crime scene exploration with Decatur CSI Tech Glenn and Mental Health Liaison Kate Anderson
* Fire extinguisher safety and hands-on training at the Decatur Fire Department Training Facility with Lt. Sivley
* Exploring an ambulance and learning about intubation with Decatur EMS
* A visit and behind-the-scenes look at the Morgan County 911 Center
* Bus safety education with Ryan Smith, Decatur Regional Center driver
* A special lunch and tour of a brand-new McDonald's
* Practicing electrical safety with a custom-made board created by AIDB Maintenance and HVAC staff (Shane Bridwell and Freedom Ford)

Students even had the chance to meet and include Chip Dobbs, a member of the AIDB Board of Trustees, who joined in on some of the excitement!

This course wasn’t just about safety—it was about empowerment, independence, and adventure. Our students left feeling confident, prepared, and inspired.

We are so proud of our STP Safety Squad heroes!