Tuscaloosa's Deaf Community

 Created by the Alabama Legislature in 1994, ADRS is the state agency that serves people with disabilities from birth to old age through a “continuum of services.”

 

Services are provided through 25 community offices, reaching residents in all 67 counties.

 

ADRS is comprised of four major programs. One of those programs, Vocational Rehabilitation Services, includes the blind/deaf program that provides assistance to Alabamians statewide through its Blind Services, Deaf Services and OASIS (Older Alabamians System of Information and Services) programs.

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