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Nebraska State Disability Resources

Source: National Dissemination Center for Children With Disabilities
Topics: Nebraska

State Agencies

Official State Web Site
 
Connect with your state's official website to find all manner of state agencies and information, including how to contact your governor and/or your representatives in the Senate and House:
   
www.nebraska.gov/index.phtml
State Department of Education: Special Education
 
Special Populations Office
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln   NE   68509-4987
(402) 471-2471 (V/TTY)
 
gary.sherman@nde.ne.gov
www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/sped.html
State Coordinator for NCLB (No Child Left Behind)
 
Special Populations Office
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln   NE   68509-4987
(402) 471-2471 (V/TTY)
 
www.nde.state.ne.us
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
 
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987 
Lincoln   NE   68509-4987
(402) 471-2463
 
joan.luebbers@nde.ne.gov
www.nde.state.ne.us/edn
 
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 95026 
Lincoln   NE   68509-5026
(402) 471-9329
 
amy.bunnell@hhss.ne.gov
www.hhs.state.ne.us
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
 
Special Populations Office
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln   NE   68509-4987
(402) 471-4319
 
jan.thelen@nde.ne.gov
www.nde.state.ne.us
Nebraska ChildFind, Rights, Resources, & Referrals for Children with Disabilities: Birth through 21
 
Nebraska ChildFind
5143 S. 48th Street, Suite C
Lincoln   NE   68516-2204
(888) 806-6287 (in NE)
(402) 471-2447
 
smiller@atp.ne.gov
www.childfind.ne.gov
State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
 
Vocational Rehabilitation
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South, 6th Floor
P. O. Box 94987
Lincoln   NE   68509-4987
(402) 471-3649
 
frank.lloyd@vr.ne.gov
www.vocrehab.state.ne.us
Coordinator for Transition Services
 
Special Populations Office
Nebraska Department of Education
6949 S. 110th Street
Omaha   NE   68128
(402) 595-2171
 
jack.shepard@nde.ne.gov
www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/sped.html
Office of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with Disabilities
 
School Counseling
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln   NE   68509-4987
(402) 471-4811
 
donna.vrbka@nde.ne.gov
www.nde.state.ne.us/CARED/
State Mental Health Agency
 
Division of Behavioral Health Services
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 98925
Lincoln   NE   68509-8925
(402) 471-7766
 
ron.sorensen@hhss.ne.gov
www.hhs.state.ne.us
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
 
Division of Behavioral Health Services
DHHS Division of Behavioral Health
P.O. Box 98925 
Lincoln   NE   68509-8925
(402) 471-7820
(402) 440-2434 (cell)
 
susan.adams@hhss.ne.gov
 
Programs for People with Developmental Disabilities
 
Division of Developmental Disabilities
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 98947
Lincoln   NE   68509-8947
(402) 471-8715
 
rene.ferdinand@hhss.ne.gov
www.hhs.state.ne.us/
Councils on Developmental Disabilities
 
Nebraska Planning Council on Developmental Disabilities
Department of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln   NE   68509
(402) 471-0143
 
mary.gordon@hhss.ne.gov; terri.holman@hhss.ne.gov
www.hhs.state.ne.us/ddplanning/
Protection and Advocacy Agency
 
Nebraska Advocacy Services, Inc.
134 South 13th Street, Suite 600
Lincoln   NE   68508
(800) 422-6691
(402) 474-3183
 
info@nebraskaadvocacyservices.org
www.nebraskaadvocacyservices.org
Client Assistance Program
 
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987 
Lincoln   NE   68509-4987
(800) 742-7594 (In NE)
(402) 471-3656
 
victoria.rasmussen@cap.ne.gov
www.cap.state.ne.us
Programs for Children with Special Health Care Needs
 
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln   NE   68509-5026
(402) 471-9185
 
ginger.goomis@dhhs.ne.gov
www.dhhs.ne.gov
State CHIP Program
 
(health care for low-income uninsured children)
Nebraska Department of Health and Human Services Finance and Support
(Kids Connection)
P.O. Box 95026
Lincoln   NE   68509-5026
(877) 632-5437
(402) 471-0122
 
deb.scherer@dhhs.ne.gov
www.dhhs.ne.gov
Programs for Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired
 
Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
4600 Valley Road, Suite 100 
Lincoln   NE   68510
(402) 471-2891
 
pearl.vanzandt@ncbvi.ne.gov
www.ncbvi.ne.gov
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
 
Nebraska Department of Education
ESU #9
P.O. Box 2047 
Hastings   NE   68901
(800) 311-2065 (Parent Number)
(402) 463-5611
 
rfleisch@esu9.org
 
 
Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
4600 Valley Road, Suite 420
Lincoln   NE   68510-4844
(800) 545-6244 (in NE)
(402) 471-3593 (V/TTY);
 
tanya.wendel@ncdhh.ne.gov
www.ncdhh.ne.gov
Telecommunications Relay Services
 
(800) 833-0920 (V)
(800) 833-7352 (TTY/ASCII); 711 (TTY)
(888) 696-0629 (Fast ASCII)
(888) 272-5527 (Speech to Speech)
(888) 272-5528 (Spanish)
 
Programs for Children and Youth who are Deaf-Blind
 
Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
4600 Valley Road, Suite 100
Lincoln   NE   68510
(402) 471-2891
 
pearl.vanzandt@ncbvi.ne.gov
www.ncbvi.ne.gov
State Education Agency Rural Representative
 
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln   NE   68509-4987
(402) 471-5020
 
doug.christensen@nde.ne.gov
www.nde.state.ne.us
Regional ADA & IT Technical Assistance Center
 
ADA and I.T. Center
DBTAC - Great Plains ADA Center
University of Missouri/Columbia
100 Corporate Lake Drive
Columbia   MO   65203
(800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
(573) 882-3600 (V/TTY);
 
ada@missouri.edu
www.adaproject.org
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
 
Munroe-Meyer Institute
UCEDD
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha   NE   68198-5450
(402) 559-5702
 
www.unmc.edu/mmi
Technology-Related Assistance
 
Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership
3901 N. 27th Street, Suite 5
Lincoln   NE   68516-2204
(888) 806-6287 (V/TTY)
(402) 471-0734 (V/TTY)
 
atp@atp.ne.gov
www.atp.ne.gov
 
Nebraska Educational Assistive Technology (NEAT)
1910 Meridian Avenue 
Cozad   NE   69130-1159
(308) 784-4525
 
neatcenter@esu10.org
www.at4all.com
 
AT4ALL
1910 Meridian Avenue
Cozad   NE   69130
(800) 652-0033 (Cozad);(877) 201-4141 (Omaha)
(308) 784-4525
(402) 595-1920
 
at4all@at4all.com
www.at4all.com
State Mediation System
 
Special Populations Office
Nebraska Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln   NE   68509-4987
(402) 471-4304
 
john.clark@nde.ne.gov
www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/mediation/index.html
Special Format Library
 
Nebraska Library Commission
Talking Book and Braille Service
The Atrium
1200 N Street, Suite 120
Lincoln   NE   68508-2023
(800) 742-7691
(402) 471-4038
 
talkingbook@nlc.state.ne.us
www.nlc.state.ne.us/tbbs/
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collapse   Disability-Specific Organizations
Attention Deficit Disorder
 
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:

Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CHADD)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 150 
Landover   MD   20785
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
(301) 306-7070
 
www.chadd.org
 

Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 543

Pottstown   PA   19464
(484) 945-2101
 
www.add.org
Autism
 
Autism Society of Nebraska
5007 W. Metzger Street
Lincoln   NE   68524
(877) 375-0120
 
frelancega@aol.com
www.autismnebraska.org
 
Families for Effective Autism Treatment
(FEAT of Nebraska)
P O Box 84154
Lincoln   NE   68501-4154
(402) 489-9572
 
info@featofnebraska.com
www.featofnebraska.com
Blind/Visual Impairments
 
American Foundation for the Blind
11 Penn Plaza, Suite 300 
New York   NY   10001
(800) 232-5463
(212) 502-7600
 
afbinfo@afb.net
www.afb.org
Cerebral Palsy
 
UCP of Nebraska
10730 Pacific Street, Suite 43 
Omaha   NE   68114
(800) 729-2556
(402) 502-3572
 
ucp@ucpnebraska.org; carolhahn@ucpnebraska.org
www.ucp.org
Epilepsy
 
Sioux Land Epilepsy Support Group Inc.
4230 Hickory Lane, Suite 414 
Sioux City   IA   51106
(712) 281-1741
 
slf197@cableone.net
 
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
 
The Arc of Nebraska
1672 Van Dorn Street
Lincoln   NE   68502
(402) 475-4407
 
arcneb@inebraska.com
www.arc-nebraska.org
Learning Disabilities
 
Learning Disabilities Association of Nebraska
3135 N. 93rd Street
Omaha   NE   68134
(402) 348-1567
 
ldaofneb@yahoo.com
www.ldanebraska.org
Mental Health
 
Nebraska Family Support Network
3568 Dodge Street, Suite #2
Omaha   NE   68131-3222
(800) 245-6081
(402) 345-0791, Ext. 204
 
nfsn@nefamilysupport.org
 
 
NAMI-Nebraska
1941 S. 42nd Street, Suite 517
Omaha   NE   68105
(877) 463-6264
(402) 345-8101
 
naminebraska@nami.org
www.nami.org/sites/ne
Speech, Language, and Hearing
 
Nebraska Speech-Language-Hearing Association
455 S. 11th Street, Suite A
Lincoln   NE   68508-2105
(402) 476-9573
 
angie@nslha.org
www.nslha.org
Spina Bifida
 
Spina Bifida Association of Nebraska
7101 Newport Avenue, Suite 206
Omaha   NE   68152-2153
(402) 572-3570
 
info@spinabifidanebraska.org
www.spinabifidanebraska.org
Tourette Syndrome
 
Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc.
42-40 Bell Boulevard
Bayside   NY   11361-2820
(718) 224-2999
 
ts@tsa-usa.org
www.tsa-usa.org
Organizations for Parents
Parent Training and Information Center (PTI)
 
PTI Nebraska
3135 N. 93rd Street
Omaha   NE   68134
(800) 284-8520 (in NE)
(402) 346-0525
 
info@pti-nebraska.org
www.pti-nebraska.org
Parent-To-Parent
 
Parent to Parent Network
201 S. Miller
Norfolk   NE   68702
(877) 379-9926
(402) 379-2268
 
drg11@parent-parent.org
www.parent-parent.org
 
The Ollie Webb Center Pilot Parents
1941 S. 42nd Street, Suite 122
Omaha   NE   68105
(402) 346-5220
 
www.olliewebbinc.org
Parent Teacher Association (PTA)
 
Nebraska Congress of Parents and Teachers
13304 W. Center Road, Suite 221
Omaha   NE   68144
(402) 884-4048
 
nebraskapta@hotmail.com
www.nebraskapta.org
Other Disability Organizations
 
Easter Seals Nebraska
638 N. 109th Plaza
Omaha   NE   68154
(800) 650-9880
(402) 345-2200
 
kcarlson@ne.easterseals.com
http://ne.easterseals.com
 
Answers 4 Families
121 S. 13th Street, Suite 302
Lincoln   NE   68588-0227
(800) 746-8420
(402) 472-9815
 
librarian@answers4families.org
www.answers4families.org
 
People First of Nebraska
345 S. G Street 
Broken Bow   NE   68822
(308) 872-6490
 
peoplefirstofnebr@lycos.com
www.peoplefirstofnebraska.org
Independent Living
 
Nebraska Statewide Independent Living Council
215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 210 
Lincoln   NE   68508
(402) 438-7979
 
NESILC@alltel.net; khoell@cox.net
www.nesilc.org
 
To find out the contact information for centers for
independent living (CILs) in your state, contact:

National Council on Independent Living
1710 Rhode Island Avenue, NW, 5th Floor 
Washington   DC   20036
(202) 207-0334 (V);
(202) 207-0340 (TTY)
 
ncil@ncil.org
www.ncil.org

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