The Alabama Instructional Resource Center for the Blind (AIRCB) is located on the campus of Alabama School for the Blind (ASB). The AIRCB is comprised of three programs: ASB Library, Subregional Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped and the Instructional Resource Center.

AIRCB provides braille and large print textbooks, educational material and equipment designed and adapted specifically for individuals who are blind or visually impaired enrolled in Alabama's public, private and homeschooled programs as well as students and clients of AIDB and ADRS. AIRCB operates a braille and large print production service for textbooks, manuals and other printed materials. When braille and large print textbooks are not available for purchase from special media vendors, they are produced at the AIRCB by Library of Congress certified Literary and Nemeth braille transcribers.

Teachers of the visually impaired (TVI) or other professionals in the field may register a student who is visually impaired and order large print textbooks, braille textbooks, equipment and supplies at This Website. For more information, please Visit Here.

ESBA has provided top-quality, family-focused and innovative services to people of all ages across the Greater Birmingham Area. From pediatric services like speech-language therapy to summer work programs for students and job readiness programs for adults, there are varied services offered by ESBA.

Some of the services offered by ESBA include:

United Ability is a nonprofit that provides innovative services connecting people with disabilities to their communities and empowering individuals to live full and meaningful lives.

United Ability, formerly United Cerebral Palsy, envisions a world where disability is neither defining nor limiting and helps unite people with unique abilities in achieving a successful future.

Varying programs and opportunities are available.

Do you like to talk on the telephone but get frustrated because you can't understand the conversation? Is it challenging to see the small buttons on your current home telephone or hard to see the displays?  If the answer is yes, you may be interested in a telephone through the ATAP program.

The ATAP program provides individuals with a free telephone specifically designed to help with any of these difficulties. The specialized telephones are FREE to people who meet the eligibility requirements listed below. 

Alabamians who have a diagnosis that falls within the autism disorder spectrum may apply for an identification card that can assist in their interactions with first responders and law enforcement officers during potentially stressful situations. Wording on the card explains that the individual falls within the autism spectrum and may have difficulty communicating or understanding directions. The card further states that the person may become agitated if touched because of his or her medical condition.

Before a card is issued, a health care provider must verify that the person is on the autism spectrum. The cards also contain the contact information for someone who can confirm the cardholder’s diagnosis. The identification cards were developed as a result of Act 2014-344, passed during the 2014 session of the Alabama Legislature.

Download, print and bring the Autism Spectrum Disorder Card Registration Form to any county health department along with a government-issued identification card and $10 to receive the billfold-sized card.