TALLADEGA, Ala. – The Alabama Institute for the Deaf and Blind Foundation is facing questions about how a nearly 85-year-old employee with an intellectual disability donated $30,000 to the organization over two years before the charity returned the money.
The donations totaled more than a year’s salary. The employee was recognized at a 2025 luncheon as one of the foundation’s top employee donors.
Until recently, he worked for Alabama Industries for the Blind, a workforce program for AIDB clients affiliated with the institute.
Multiple entities, including the Alabama Department of Human Resources, are questioning whether the man understood the donations he made. He is enrolled in a financial management program, a system designed to assist AIDB students or employees who lack the mental capacity to manage their own finances.
