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The offices listed on NICHCY state sheets are primarily state-level offices. Even if an office is not close to your home, they can usually put you in touch with resources in your community, as well as provide you with information and assistance about disability issues in your state. If you find that an address or number has changed or is incorrect, please e-mail us at nichcy@aed.org and let us know.

A Note About Age of Eligibility:
Each state sets eligibility ages for services to children and youth with disabilities. For current information, please contact the office listed under Department of Education: Special Education for the state of interest.

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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 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 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 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 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 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 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/ 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 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 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 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 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 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 Technology-Related Assistance Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership 5143 S. 48th Street, Suite C Lincoln   NE   68516-2204 (888) 806-6287 (V/TTY) (402) 471-0734 (V/TTY) atp@atp.ne.gov www.atp.ne.gov 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 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/ 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 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 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 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 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 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 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/ 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 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 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 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)     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 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 Nebraska Educational Assistive Technology (NEAT) 1910 Meridian Avenue  Cozad   NE   69130-1159 (308) 784-4525 neatcenter@esu10.org 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 Back to Top

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 Autism Autism Society of Nebraska 5007 W. Metzger Street Lincoln   NE   68524 (877) 375-0120 frelancega@aol.com www.autismnebraska.org 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 Epilepsy Sioux Land Epilepsy Support Group Inc. 4230 Hickory Lane, Suite 414  Sioux City   IA   51106 (712) 281-1741 slf197@cableone.net Learning Disabilities Learning Disabilities Association of Nebraska 3135 N. 93rd Street Omaha   NE   68134 (402) 348-1567 ldaofneb@yahoo.com www.ldanebraska.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 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 Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA) P.O. Box 543 Pottstown   PA   19464 (484) 945-2101 www.add.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 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 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 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 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 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 Back to Top

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 The Ollie Webb Center Pilot Parents 1941 S. 42nd Street, Suite 122 Omaha   NE   68105 (402) 346-5220 www.olliewebbinc.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 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 Back to Top

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 People First of Nebraska 345 S. G Street  Broken Bow   NE   68822 (308) 872-6490 peoplefirstofnebr@lycos.com www.peoplefirstofnebraska.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 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 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 Back to Top

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Publication of this Web resource page is made possible through Cooperative Agreement #H326N030003 between AED and the Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education (Office of Special Education Programs of the U.S. Department of Education (OSEP). The contents of this document do not necessarily reflect the views or policies of the Department of Education, nor does mention of trade names, commercial products, or organizations imply endorsement by the U.S. Government.

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