Answers 4 Families
121 S. 13th Street, Suite 302
Lincoln, NE 68588-0227
(402) 472-9827; (800) 746-8420
Email: librarian@nncf.unl.edu
Web: http://nncf.unl.edu/
Web:
http://www.answers4families.org/
The Arc of
Lincoln/Lancaster County
Denise Curry
1101 Arapahoe, Suite 5
Lincoln, NE 68502
(402) 421-8866; (402) 421-8922
Email: arcifss@alltel.net
Web: www.arclincoln.org
The Arc provides individualized support, assistance, and advocacy for people
with developmental disabilities and families. Opportunities through
informational sessions, resources, support, and connections with others.
The Arc of
Nebraska
1672 Van Dorn Street
Lincoln, NE 68502
(402) 475-4407
Email: arcneb@lnetnebr.com
Web: http://www.arc-nebraska.org/
The Arc of
Norfolk
P.O. Box 32, 505 South 13th Street
Norfolk, NE 68702-0032
(402) 379-1160; (402) 379-1160 (fax shared line)
Email: thearc@ncfcomm.com
Parent driven advocacy organization providing services and support
to children and adults with developmental disabilities and their
families. Advocacy, social, support programming.
Autism
Center of Nebraska
DeAnna Taylor
4007 Harrison Street
Omaha, NE 68147
(402) 320-5128; (402) 884-7336; (402) 932-0793 (fax)
Email: deannataylor@autismcenterofnebraska.org
Web: http://autismcenterofnebraska.org
The Autism Center of Nebraska offers: In Home, Residential, Respite
and Vocational services for perrsons with developmental disabilities,
support group for parents and family members that deal with Autism.
Autism Society of Nebraska
3810 Spruce Street
Lincoln, NE 68516
(402) 484-8003
Email: becciolander@aol.com
Web: http://www.autismnebraska.org/
Carol Joy Holling Camp, Conference & Retreat Center
Rev. Roger Sasse
27416 Ranch Road
Ashland, NE 68003-3518
(888) 656-6254; (402) 944-2544 (fax)
Email: rsasse@nlom.org
Web: www.nlom.org
Providing Christian Camping the Therapeutic Horse Riding programs for people
of all all ages and abilities.
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
Web:
http://www.chadd.org/findchap.htm
Client Assistance Program
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-3656; (800) 742-7594 (In NE)
Email:
vicki_r@nde4.nde.state.ne.us
Web: http://www.cap.state.ne.us/
The Council for Exceptional Children (CEC)
Web: http://www.cec.sped.org/
Early Childhood Training Center
6949 S. 110th Street
Omaha, NE 68128-5722
(402) 597-4820; (800) 892-4453
Email: cfichter@esu3.org
Web: www.esu3.org/ectc
EASE-Parent
& Community Organization
Tish Radley
PO Box 85
Hiawatha, KS 66434
(785) 741-2969; (785) 741-0870
Email: hallnat22@yahoo.com
Web: http://www.easeparents.org
EASE-provides emotional support, advocacy,resources for all families/caregivers
with children with disablities. We serve Northeast KS, & Southeast
NE.
Easter Seals Nebraska
638 N 109th Plaza
Omaha NE 68154
(402) 345-2200; (800) 650-9880
Web: http://www.ne.easterseals.com/
Epilepsy Foundation of Nebraska and Iowa
6910 Pacific Street, Suite 103
Omaha, NE 68106
(402) 553-6567; (800) 477-0290
Email: efni@uswest.net
Families for Early Autism Treatment of Nebraska, Inc.
7545 Stevens Ridge Road
Lincoln, NE 68516
(402) 486-1198
Email: featofne@alltel.net
Web: http://www.featofnebraska.com/
Fragile X Support Group of Nebraska
Kelly Randels
17668 K Street
Omaha, NE 68135
(402) 778-5802
Email: fragilexomahagroup@cox.net
This group is a support / resource group for families and professionals
working with those affected with Fragile X Syndrome. Fragile X
Syndrome is the most common cause of inherited mental impairment.
One in 250 women are carriers for this syndrome.
Innovative
Learning Systems Inc.
Jan Kuyper Erland
2002 Quail Creek Drive
Lawrence, KS 66047-2139
(785) 749-5402
Email: jan@memspan.com
Web: http://www.memspan.com
Cognitive skills retraining for students and adults, backed by
27 years of statistically documented publications and longitudinal
data.
Interactive Online IEP Training Manual
Web:
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/iepproj/index.html
International Dyslexia Association - Nebraska
Web: http://www.ne-ida.com/website
KIDZ
(Kids In the Diabetes Zone)
Melissa Vap Kubicka
Diabetes Program
715 N St. Joseph Avenue
Hastings, NE 68901
(402) 461-5318
Email: mkubicka@centralkidz.com
Web: http://www.centralkidz.com
KIDZ is a family support group that provides opportunities for
individual and group support, recreation, advocacy and education
for families who have a child diagnosed with diabetes in the Central
Nebraska and North Central Kansas areas.
Kingdom Edifying Youth (KEYS)
1504 N. 104th Plaza #325
Omaha, NE 68114
(402) 612-2278; (402) 502-6750
Email: jasperstone@hotmail.com
I am a special education lay advocate who attends IEP meetings, negotiates for
services, research disabilities, writes letters, assists with due process mtgs,
and workshop conferences.
Learning Disabilities Association of NE
3135 North 93rd St.
Omaha, NE 68134
(402) 348-1567
Email: ldaofneb@yahoo.com
LearningRx Omaha
Glenda Clare, Center Director
14217 Dayton Circle
Suite 4
Omaha, NE 68137
(402) 991-5335
Email: glenda.clare@learningrx.net
We provide cognitive skills training - one-on-one training with
people ages 5 above we provide work with processing speed, auditory
processing, logic and reasoning, memory skills, attention skills.
Mem-ExSpan,
Inc.
Jan Kuyper Erland
2002 Quail Creek Drive
Lawrence, KS 66047-2139
(785) 749-5402
Email: jan@memspan.com
Web: http://www.memspan.com
Cognitive skills retraining for students and adults, backed by
27 years of statistically documented publications and longitudinal
data.
NAMI-Nebraska
1941 S. 42nd Street, Suite 517
Omaha, NE 68105
(402) 345-8101; (887) 463-6264
Email: nkent@nami.org
Web: www.nami.org/
Web:
http://www.nami.org/MSTemplate.cfm?MicrositeID=81
Nebraska
Advocacy Services, Inc.
The Center for Disability Rights, Law, and Advocacy
134 South 13th Street, Suite 600
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 474-3183; (800) 422-6691
Email: NAS@nas-pa.org
Nebraska
Assistive Technology Partnership
5143 South 48th Street, Suite C
Lincoln, NE 68516-2204
(888) 806-6287 (V/TDD; In-State); (402) 471-0734 (V/TDD); (402) 471-6052 (fax)
Email: atp@atp.state.ne.us
Web: http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ATP/
Nebraska
ChildFind
Steve Miller, Statewide Coordinator
5143 S. 48th Street, Suite C
Lincoln, NE 68516-2204
(402) 471-2447; (888) 806-6287; (402) 471-6052 (fax)
Email: steve.miller@atp.ne.gov
Web: http://www.childfind.ne.gov
Nebraska ChildFind … Serving Nebraska’s children with
disabilities by helping parents and professionals find answers
to development and education related questions.
Nebraska
Department of Education
Web: http://www.nde.state.ne.us/
Nebraska Department of Education (NDE) Special Education
Web:
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/sped.html
Nebraska
Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
(402) 471-9329
Email: charlie.lewis@hhss.state.ne.us
Web: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/
Nebraska
Educational Assistive Technology Center (NEAT)
1910 Meridian Avenue
Cozad, NE 69130
(308) 784-4525; (800) 652-0033 (V/TTY)
Email: neatcenter@esu10.org
Web: http://www.neatinfo.net/
Nebraska
Family Support Network
215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 220
Lincoln, NE 68508-1895
(402) 477-2992; (800) 245-6081
Nebraska
Family Support Network
Region 6 Chapter of the Nebraska Federation of Families for Children's
Mental Health
3801 Harney Street 2nd Floor
Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 505-4608; (800) 245-6081
Email: nfsn_advocate@yahoo.com
Contact: Linda Liebendorfer, Executive Director
Advocacy, referral, education, and support for families of children (birth to
21) who have mental, emotional, or behavioral disorders
Nebraska
Special Education Mediation
Web:
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/mediation/index.html
Nebraska Special Education Rules (51, 53 and 54)
Web:
http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/reg/reghp.html
Nebraska
Speech-Language-Hearing Association
455 S. 11th Street, Suite A
Lincoln, NE 68508-2105
(402) 476-9573
Email: angie@ncsa.org
Nebraska
Network for Children and Families
Web:
http://www.answers4families.org/
Office
of State Coordinator of Vocational Education for Students with
Disabilities
Career Guidance and Counseling
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-4811
Email: dvrbka@nde.state.ne.us
Web: www.nde.state.ne.us/CARED/career.html
Omaha
Metro Stars Gymnastics
Elizabeth Lilla
13820 P St.
Omaha, NE 68137
(402) 505-7600
Email: elizabeth.lilla@metrostarsgym.com
Web: http://www.metrostarsgym.com
A gymnastics center owned and operated by an occupational therapist.
Our Special Stars program is designed to provide a recreational
gymnastics program for children with special needs.
Parent
Teacher Association (PTA)
Nebraska Congress of Parents and Teachers
3534 S. 108th Street
Omaha, NE 68144
(402) 390-3339; (800) 714-3374 (in NE)
Email: ne_office@pta.org
Web: http://www.nebraskapta.org/
Parent
Training and Information for Families of Children with Disabilities (PTI
Nebraska)
3135 North 93rd Street
Omaha, NE 68134-4717
(402) 346-5025; (800)284-8520; (402)934-1479 (fax)
Email: gdavis@pti-nebraska.org
People First
of Nebraska
345 S. G Street
Broken Bow, NE 68822
(308) 872-6490
Email:
peoplefirstofnebr@lycos.com
Lynne M.
Popp Educational Therapy, Inc.
Lynne M. Popp, Board Certified Educational Therapist (BCET #10152)
Omaha, NE 68116
(402) 498-8708
Email: slpopp1@cox.net
Lynne offers one-on-one educational therapy, educational assessments,
prescriptive/diagnostic teaching, teacher training, and workshop
presentations. Lynne's practice specializes in children and adults with
learning disabilities and those who are dyslexic.
Programs for
Children and Youth who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
4600 Valley Road, Suite 420
Lincoln, NE 68510
(402) 471-3593 (V/TTY); (800) 545-6244 (Voice, in NE only)
Email: twendel@ncdhh.state.ne.us
Web: http://www.ncdhh.ne.gov/
Programs for Children with Disabilities: Ages 3 through 5
Special Populations Office
Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-4319
Email: jthelen@nde.state.ne.us
Web: http://www.nde.state.ne.us/
Programs for
Children with Special Health Care Needs
Nebraska Health and Human Services
Special Services for Children and Adults
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
(402) 471-9345
Email: maryjo.iwan@hhss.state.ne.us
Web: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/
Programs for Infants and Toddlers with Disabilities: Ages Birth through 2
Special Populations Office
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2463
Email: luebbers@nde.state.ne.us
Web: http://www.nde.state.ne.us/
Regional ADA Technical Assistance Agency
ADA Project
Great Plains Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center
University of Missouri/Columbia
100 Corporate Lake Drive
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 882-3600 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)
Email: ada@missouri.edu
Web: http://www.adaproject.org/
Jan Richert
708 Main Street
Scribner, NE 68057
(402) 720-4792; (402) 941-1144; (402) 941-1145 (fax)
Email: jrichert@gpcom.net
Individual tutoring Advocate for parents & students, Alternative education
teacher Home-school liaison.
Scottish
Rite Masons Clinic for Children with Language Disorders
Scottish Rite Temple
123 West Third Street
Alliance, NE 69301
(308) 762-4703
Scottish
Rite Masons Clinic for Children with Language Disorders
Masonic Temple
411 North Hastings Avenue
Hastings, NE 68901-5162
(402) 463-1518
Scottish Rite
Masons Clinic for Children with Language Disorders
University of Nebraska
Dyann Rupp, MS CCC-SLP
253 Barkley Memorial Center
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Lincoln, NE 68583-0731
(402) 472-0642
Email: drupp2@unl.edu
Scottish
Rite Masons Clinic for Children with Language Disorders
(Planning Stage)
Inquiries: Masonic Temple
907 Norfolk Avenue
Norfolk, NE 68701
(402) 421-1112
Scottish
Rite Masons Clinic for Children with Language Disorders
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
(402) 559-6460
S.P.E.A.K.
O.U.T.
P.O. Box 1066
Scottsbluff, NE 69363
(308) 632-1456; (877) 214-1224
Spina Bifida
Association of Nebraska
7101 Newport Avenue, Suite 206
Omaha, NE 68152-2153
(402) 572-3570
State Agency
for the Visually Impaired
Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired
4600 Valley Road, Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68510
(402) 471-2891
Email: vanz@ncbvi.state.ne.us
Web: http://www.ncbvi.ne.gov/
State
Department of Education: Special Education
Special Populations
Department of Education
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
(402) 471-2471 (V/TTY)
Email: gsherman@nde.state.ne.us
Web:
www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/sped.html
State
Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
Department of Health and Human Services
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2330
Email: mary.gordon@hhss.state.ne.us
Web:
http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/ddplanning/
State
Developmental Disabilities Programs
Developmental Disabilities System
Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 94728
Lincoln, NE 68509-4728
(402) 479-5110
Email:
roger.stortenbecker@hhss.state.ne.us
Web: www.hhs.state.ne.us/
State
Education Agency Rural Representative
Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
(402) 471-5025
Email: doug_ch@nde.state.ne.us
Web: http://www.nde.state.ne.us/
State
Mediation System
Nebraska Department of Education
Special Populations Office
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
(402) 471-2471
Web:
www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/mediation/index.html
State
Mental Health Agency
Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 94728
Lincoln, NE 68509-4728
(402) 479-5117
Email: george.hannigan@hhss.state.ne.us
Web: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/
State Mental Health Representative for Children and Youth
Child and Adolescent Mental Health Program
Department of Health and Human Services
P.O. Box 94728
Lincoln, NE 68509-4728
(402) 479-5512
Web: http://www.hhs.state.ne.us/
State
Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South, 6th Floor
P. O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-3649
Web:
http://www.vocrehab.state.ne.us/
Technology-Related
Assistance
Nebraska Assistive Technology Partnership
Nancy Noha
5143 S. 48th Street, Suite C
Lincoln, NE 68516
(402) 471-3647; (402) 471-6052 (fax)
Email: atp@atp.ne.gov
Web: http://atp.ne.gov
United
Cerebral Palsy of Nebraska
7101 Newport Avenue, Suite 309
Omaha, NE 68152
(402) 572-3686; (800) 729-2556
Email: UCPofNE@aol.com
Web: http://www.ucp.org/
University
Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
Munroe-Meyer Institute
985450 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
(402) 559-6400
Web: www.unmc.edu/mmi