STATE DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION: SPECIAL EDUCATION
Gary M. Sherman, Director
Special Populations, Department of Education
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
(402) 471-2471 (V/TTY); (402) 471-0117
E-mail: gary_s@nde4.nde.state.ne.us
URL: http://www.nde.state.ne.us/SPED/sped.html
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Jan Thelen, Consultant
Special Populations Office
Department of Education
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-4319
E-mail: jan_t@nde4.nde.state.ne.us
PROGRAMS FOR INFANTS AND TODDLERS WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES BIRTH THROUGH 2
Joan Luebbers, Consultant
Special Populations Office
State Department of Education
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2463
E-mail: joan_l@nde4.nde.state.ne.us
STATE VOCATIONAL REHABILITATION AGENCY
Frank Lloyd, Director
Division of Rehabilitation Services
Department of Education
P. O. Box 94987
301 Centennial Mall South, 6th Floor
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-3649
OFFICE OF STATE COORDINATOR OF VOCATIONAL EDUCATION
FOR STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES
Student Personnel Services
Career Guidance & Counseling
Vocational Special Needs/Nebraska Dept. of Educ.
P.O. Box 94987; 301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-4811
STATE MENTAL HEALTH AGENCY
Barbara Ramsey, Director
Department of Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 94728
Lincoln, NE 68509-4728
(402) 471-2851 , (Ext. 5507)
STATE MENTAL HEALTH REPRESENTATIVE FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Mark Dekraai, Administrator
Office of Community Mental Health
Department of Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 94728
Lincoln, NE 68509-4728
(402) 479-5512
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PROGRAMS
Cathy R. Anderson, Director
Developmental Disabilities System
Department of Health & Human Services
P.O. Box 94728
Lincoln, NE 68509-4728
(402) 479-5110
STATE DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES PLANNING COUNCIL
Mary Gordon, Program Administrator
DD Planning Council/HHS
P.O. Box 95044
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-2330
E-mail: DOH711@umhost.ctp.state.ne.us
PROTECTION AND ADVOCACY AGENCY
Timothy Shaw, Executive Director
Nebraska Advocacy Services, Inc.
522 Lincoln Center Bldg.
215 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 474-3183 ; (800) 422-6691
CLIENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM
Victoria Rasmussen, CAP Director
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services
Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-3656 ; (800) 742-7594 (In NE)
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH SPECIAL HEALTH CARE NEEDS
Mary Jo Iwan, Administrator
NE Health & Human Services
Department of Social Services
Special Services for Children & Adults
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
(402) 471-9345
STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
James S. Nyman, Director
Division of Rehabilitation Services for the Visually
Impaired/Department of Health & Human Services
4600 Valley Road, Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68510
(402) 471-2891
PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN AND YOUTH WHO ARE DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING
Tanya Wendel, Executive Director
NE Commission for the Hearing Impaired
4600 Valley Road, Suite 420
Lincoln, NE 68510
(402) 471-3593 (V/TTY)
(800) 545-6244 (Voice, in NE only)
E-mail: twendel@nchi.state.ne.us
STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Douglas D. Christianson, Commissioner
Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
(402) 471-2783
DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorders (CH.A.D.D.)
499 NW 70th Avenue, Suite 101
Plantation, FL 33317
(954) 587-3700
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
URL: http://www.chadd.org
Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 972
Mentor, OH 44061
(216) 350-9595
(800) 487-2282 (Voice mail to request information packet)
E-mail: NATLADDA@aol.com
URL: http://www.add.org
Autism
Deborah Weston-Hahn
Autism Society of Nebraska
6831 Marcus Road
Lincoln, NE 68516
(402) 423-3796
Brain Injury
Sharon Auld & Jan Kauffman, Executive Directors
Brain Injury Association of Nebraska, Inc.
P.O. Box 124
Gothenburg, NE 69138
(308) 537-7875
E-mail: bil3135@navix.net
Cerebral Palsy
Terri Mecham Butler, Executive Director
UCP of Nebraska
210 Gateway, Suite 432
Lincoln, NE 68505
(402) 466-9659 ; (800) 729-2556
Developmental Disabilities
Rene Ferdinand, Executive Director
The Arc of Nebraska
645 “M” Street, Suite 21
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 475-4407
E-mail: reneferd@inetnebr.com
Epilepsy
Lynne Holmquist, Executive Director
Epilepsy Association of NE/Western IA
6910 Pacific St., Ste. 103
Omaha, NE 68106
(402) 553-6567 ; (800) 477-0290
Learning Disabilities
Bob & Sharon Bloechle
Learning Disabilities Association of NE
P.O. Box 6464
Omaha, NE 68106
(402) 571-7771
E-mail: LDAofNE@aol.com
Mental Health
Margaret Medel, President
Nebraska Family Support Network
215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 220
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 477-2992
Linda Jensen, President
NE Alliance for the Mentally Ill
Rt. 3, Box 12C
Kearney, NE 68847
(308) 865-8729
Mental Retardation
Rene Ferdinand, Executive Director
The Arc of Nebraska
645 “M” Street, Suite 21
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 475-4407
Speech and Hearing
Brenda Bitzer, Manager
NE Speech-Language-Hearing Association
455 S. 11th Street, Suite A
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 476-9573
Spina Bifida
Spina Bifida Association of NE
7101 Newport Ave, Suite 206
Omaha, NE 68152-2153
(402) 572-3570
OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Robert Petrosik, Chief Operating Officer
Easter Seal Society of NE
12100 W. Center Rd., Suite 820
Omaha, NE 68144
(402) 330-6660 Nebraska Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities
c/o Nebraska Advocacy Services
215 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 474-3183
People First of NE, Inc.
c/o NE Advocacy Services
215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 522
Lincoln, NE 68508
(402) 474-3183
UNIVERSITY AFFILIATED PROGRAM
Bruce A. Buehler, M.D., Director
Meyer Rehabilitation Institute
University of Nebraska Medical Center
600 South 42nd Street
Omaha, NE 68198-5450
(402) 559-6400
TECHNOLOGY-RELATED ASSISTANCE
Mark Schultz, Project Director
Nebraska Assistive Technology Project
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
(402) 471-0734 (V/TTY)
E-mail: atp@nde4.nde.state.ne.us
URL: http://www.nde.state.ne.us/ATP/TECHome.html
PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECTS
Glenda Davis, Project Director
Nebraska Parent’s Information & Training Center
3610 Dodge Street, Suite 102
Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 346-0525 (V/TTY); (800) 284-8520 (V/TTY in NE only)
E-mail: npc@uswest.ne.net
URL: http://techlab.esu3.k12.ne.us/npc/ParentsCenter.html
PARENT-TO-PARENT
Annie Adamson, Coordinator
Pilot Parents
3610 Dodge Street, Suite 101
Omaha, NE 68131
(402) 346-5220
PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Sherry Miller, President
Nebraska Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
2801 Cornhusker Highway
Lincoln, NE 68504
(402) 465-4030 ; (800) 714-3374
E-mail: ne_office@pta.org