AIDB Opelika Regional Center

Blindness Awareness Month is coming to an end. Our Baking workshop was a success! Our Consumers enjoyed baking spooky eyed sugar cookies 🎃 👻

We had fun yesterday at our Fall Festival, maybe too much fun! Thank you for attending our Fall Festival!

It is happening Today! Bring the babies out for our Early Intervention Program’s Fall Festival, which will run from 3:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m.

Come and meet with us ASL silent lunch

American Sign Language
Silent Lunch
Where: Sunny’s Home Cooking
7380 Fairfax Bypass Valley, AL
When: October 21, 2024
11:30 am to 1:00 pm (est)
For more information,
please contact Debbie Thomas
Case Manager for the Deaf
AIDB Opelika Regional Center
Text: (256) 368-8700
VP: (334) 521-6840
[email protected]
OR Community Organizer
Danya Banks
Text: (334) 434-9648
VP: (334) 239-4673
Email: [email protected]

Thank you everyone for coming out to in the Plains! Yesterday was a day filled with Celebration and Community! We recorded over 600 people in attendance! Thank you to our amazing AIDB team, sponsors, volunteers, vendors, and guests!

Join us tomorrow at 10 am for DeaFestival 2024! Our Welcoming Ceremony will start at 10:15 am!

Read the Press Release: The Observer -
https://opelikaobserver.com/2024/10/17/community-invited-to-celebrate-deafestival-on-oct-19/

Today, we want to thank our sponsors and supporters of DeaFestival 2024!

AIDB Foundation
Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
Alabama Relay/T-Mobile Accessibility
Auburn Bank
Alabama Association of the Deaf, Inc.
Sorenson
Coca-Cola - Auburn Bottling Company
Walmart Distribution Center - Opelika
ZVRS & Purple Communication
Mobile Association of the Deaf, Inc.
DJ Rac-Koon

For our sponsors and supporters, please leave the "I Love You" 🤟 ASL hand sign in the comments.

DeaFestival is in four days! Are you excited? We can’t wait!

A team that trains together, succeeds together! Our team is first aid/CPR/AED certified and in time for DeaFestival next Saturday. Thank you, American Red Cross!

We are one week away from DeaFestival 2024! Over 450 people have registered, and 70 agencies/vendors are participating! Make sure YOU register by October 12th at https://tinyurl.com/OpelikaDeaFestival.

Flyer description:
Flyer 1 - Header: DeaFestival 2024 | October 19, 2024 DeaFestival logo Tagline: A Community Deaf Awareness Event
Body: AIDB Opelika RegionL Center, 355 Dunlop Dr, Opelika, AL, 10 AM - 2 PM Lunch will be provided, Entertainment, Children's Crafts / Activities, Door Prizes Vendor and Resource Booths; Interpreters provided, Open to the public! Everyone is welcome!
Picture (L): THE AMAZING MAGICIAN LUIS and DJ Rac-KOON
Picture (R): craft supplies, tents at a festival and grill with hotdogs and hamburgers
Bottom: AIDB logo; Need accommodations /Transportation Please contact your local Regional Center for more information. www.aidb.org/RegionalCenters | (334) 759-6960 (Opelika office) Register Now; QR code; Register Now - https://tinyurl.com/OpelikaDeaFestival

Flyer 2- Header: DeaFestival 2024 | October 19, 2024 DeaFestival logo Tagline: A Community Deaf Awareness Event
Body: Schedule-at-a-Glance
10:15 AM WELCOMING CEREMONY
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE, GREETINGS, SPECIAL REMARKS
11:30 AM INFORMATIONAL SESSION
BRIEF PRESENTATIONS FROM OUR SPONSORS AND VENDORS
12:30 PM SPECIAL PERFORMANCES
STORYTELLING - ALABAMA SCHOOL FOR THE DEAF STUDENTS
PERFORMANCE - TERRY DAHLGREN
MAGIC SHOW - THE AMAZING MAGICIAN LUIS
1:45 PM CLOSING REMARKS
FIND OUT WHERE DEAFESTIVAL 2025 WILL BE HOSTED
LUNCH: 11 AM - 1 PM; DOOR PRIZE DRAWING EVERY HOUR; LIVE MUSIC BY DJ Rac-KOON; Interpreters provided
Open to the public! Everyone is welcome!

Join us to Celebrate Blindness Awareness Month at AIDB Opelika Regional Center !

Oct 23 at 1:30pm we will have a Baking Workshop with Halloween treats ! Followed by lunch and activities.

See you soon 🎃

Image - Halloween flyer with a ghost image.
Celebrating Blindness Awareness Month , Baking Work Shop , Halloween Edition. AIDB Opelika Regional Center 355 Dunlop Drive , Opelika Al 36801. October 23rd 2024 at 1:30pm ending with
ORC and ADRS Logos at bottom of flyer.

Join us in wishing our wonderful Case Manager for the Blind, Melody Wilson, a very happy birthday!

The Opelika Regional Center recently hosted SAVI Seminars, formerly known as Camp SAVI (seniors adjusting to visual impairments).

Through a collaborative partnership between the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services and AIDB Opelika Regional Center, SAVI builds confidence and teaches independent living to older Alabamians with vision loss and their loved ones. The camp included two and a half days of instructional activities and sessions about adaptive exercises, personal care, cooking, assistive technology, labeling, and games.



Photo Description: Background "LIMITLESS!" on the wall.

First Row (Participants sitting): Elberta Martin; Wydall Kerr; Victoria Kerr; Amy Gilbert; and Ann Gilbert

Second Row (Staff standing): Marquitta Riggins (AIDB); Reine Lewis (ADRS); Suzanne Barfield (ADRS); Melody Wilson (AIDB); Matthew Haynes (ADRS); Mary Erwin (ADRS); Jana Munro (ADRS); Courtney Pettway (AIDB) and Shiquita Fulton (ADRS)

DEAF COMMUNITY
PICTIONARY GAME
AIDB logo
Opelika Regional Center
Deaf. Blind. Limitless.
355 Dunlop Drive
Opelika, AL 36801
September 24, 2024
10:00 am-2:00 pm
Image - Quick Sketches, Hilarious Guesses!
PICTIONARY
EVERYONE IS INVITED TO JOIN
Spare Your Time for Fun
For more information, please contact Debbie Thomas Case Manager for the Deaf Text: (256) 368-8700
VP: (334) 521-6840
[email protected]
Community Organizer
Danya Banks
Text: 334) 434-9648
VP: (334) 239-4673
Email: [email protected]
FOLLOW US ON FACEBOOK AIDB OPELIKA REGIONAL CENTER

Here’s the official flyer!

Registration is OPEN! To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/OpelikaDeaFestival.

Flyer description: Header: DeaFestival 2024 | October 19, 2024 DeaFestival logo

Tagline: A Community Deaf Awareness Event

Body: AIDB Opelika RegionL Center, 355 Dunlop Dr, Opelika, AL, 10 AM - 2 PM Lunch will be provided, Entertainment, Children's Crafts / Activities, Door Prizes Vendor and Resource Booths; Interpreters provided, Open to the public! Everyone is welcome!

Picture (L): THE AMAZING MAGICIAN LUIS and DJ Rac-KOON
Picture (R): craft supplies, tents at a festival and grill with hotdogs and hamburgers

Bottom: AIDB logo; Need accommodations /Transportation Please contact your local Regional Center for more information. www.aidb.org/RegionalCenters | (334) 759-6960 (Opelika office) Register Now; QR code; Register Now - https://tinyurl.com/OpelikaDeaFestival

We have two big events happening in the Opelika region on October 19th.

First, join the students of AIDB Alabama School for the Deaf - ASD Silent Warriors for the Silent Warriors 5K Run | Walk Fundraiser! $20 to enter, and you will receive a free t-shirt! Medals for the Top 3 Finishers! Check in at 7:00 am; Walk/Run begins at 8:00 am. Proceeds will benefit our ASD Silent Warriors. Register: https://t.ly/Unots Open to the community!

Once you complete the 5K, head to the AIDB Opelika Regional Center for the 3rd Annual DeaFestival 2024. DeaFestival brings together the best of Deaf culture, art, and talent in Alabama. With entertainment, vendor booths, a resource fair, food, and fun, DeaFestival is an event you want to attend! The event will include:

- Lunch will be provided
- Live Entertainment
- Children's Crafts / Activities
- Door Prizes
- Vendor and Resource Booths
Interpreters will be provided! DeaFestival is free and open to the public. Register: https://shorturl.at/km9If

The deadline to register for AIDB Fun Day is TOMORROW! Register TODAY and make your plans to experience the limitless opportunities and school spirit that exist at AIDB!

Register TODAY at https://bit.ly/AIDBFunDay or by scanning the QR Code below!

Join us in wishing our wonderful Early Intervention Service Coordinator, Ororo Clark, a very happy birthday! Enjoy your day!

Transcript text

American Sign Language
Silent Lunch
Where: Ed’s Country Cooking and BBQ 1017 12th Place Phenix City, AL
When: September 16, 2024
11:30 am to 1:00 pm (est)
For more information,
please contact
Debbie Thomas Case Manager for the Deaf AIDB Opelika Regional Center
Text: (256) 368-8700
VP: (334) 521-6840 [email protected]
OR
Community Organizer
Danya Banks
Text: (334) 434-9648
VP: (334) 239-4673 Email: [email protected]

Image Pic people gathering / chatting on the table
Another image of AIDB LOGO

Hey Friends!

Have you registered for DeaFestival 2024 in Opelika on October 19th?

Registration is OPEN! To register, visit https://tinyurl.com/OpelikaDeaFestival.

If you need accommodations /transportation, please get in touch with your local Regional Center for more information.

Flyer description:
Header: Celebration, Culture, and Community
Body: Left-side: DeaFestival logo; October 19, 2024, 10 AM - 2 PM
AIDB Opelika Regional Center | 355 Dunlop Dr. Opelika, AL; Need accommodations /Transportation Please contact your local Regional Center for more information. www.aidb.org/RegionalCenters | (334) 759-6960 (Opelika office)
Right-side: AIDB logo; Register Now; QR code; Lunch will be provided, Entertainment, Children's Crafts / Activities, Door Prizes
Vendor and Resource Booths; Interpreters provided

Footer: Open to the public! Everyone is welcome! Register TODAY - https://tinyurl.com/OpelikaDeaFestival

SPROUT
“Strong Parents Reaching Out Uniting Together”
Caregiver Support Group

Where: Opelika Regional Center
When: September 19, 2024 5:30-6:30 p.m.

The AIDB RISE Autism Program and the Opelika Regional Center Early Intervention team are excited to invite you to a caregiver education workshop on the topic:

"Conscious Discipline: the ABCs of Parenting."

Our workshop is designed to be a supportive space for parents, offering a unique opportunity to gain a deeper understanding of the causes behind challenging behaviors and consider strategies to address and manage those behaviors effectively.

We are honored to have Dr. Stacy Ladden and Dr. Stephanie Stoll from the Behavioral Pediatric Institute of Alabama as our guest speakers for this event.

To register for this workshop, please scan the QR code provided to the right underneath the speaker’s headshots.

Registration link: https://forms.monday.com/forms/ba1e877b9e514b52851329185f48dc71?r=use1

Registration for AIDB Fun Day ends on Friday! Don't miss YOUR chance to experience the school spirit AIDB is known for!

Register TODAY at https://bit.ly/AIDBFunDay or by scanning the QR Code below!

Make your plans TODAY to attend AIDB Fun Day on September 21! 🤩

Register at https://bit.ly/AIDBFunDay or by scanning the QR Code below!

You're invited! Don't miss your chance to experience AIDB's School Spirit with AIDB Fun Day on Saturday, September 21!

Register TODAY at https://bit.ly/AIDBFunDay or by scanning the QR Code below!