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Children at Home is a program offering help to families caring for a child with a disability by providing financial assistance for items or services not covered by other programs. Contact an Intake and Referral Specialist with any questions as to whether an item/service is allowable. Examples include special adaptive devices, out-of-area travel expenses, nutritional supplements, respite care or educational seminars for caregivers, special camps and items to make your home safe or more accessible for your child.

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Medical Expense Assistance
Child Care Expense Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
Assistive Technology Equipment
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Personal/Grooming Needs
Clients, age 55 and over, will be assisted with paying for eye exams and eyeglasses, when money is available.

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Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Eye Care

Referrals for hearing loss issues and programs.

Advocacy for deaf and hard of hearing individuals and assist in Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues to secure such services. Promotes awareness and understanding of the rights of persons with a hearing loss.

Equipment loan programs (amplified phones, TTY phone equipment, amplified headsets and two hearing aid banks). Offers telephone equipment demonstrations.

Maintains an inventory of services available to meet the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing and assist them in securing these services.

Conducts a voluntary census of deaf and hard of hearing persons in Nebraska and compile a registry.

Provides reconditioned hearing aids to persons who need these instruments and meet the age and financial guidelines.

Expands programs and services available to deaf and hard of hearing persons throughout the state. Implements new programs through collaboration with consumer groups, the governor, legislature, organizations, institutions, and agencies. Broadens the collection and dissemination of information on hearing loss and deafness.

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Sign Language Interpretation
Assistive Technology Equipment
Interpreter/Translator Registries
Disease/Disability Information
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options

Offers a loan closet that includes walkers, wheelchairs, crutches, chairs, canes, commodes, and bed pans as available. Also offers eyeglass recycling.

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Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

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Independent Living Skills Instruction
Assistive Technology Equipment
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Vocational Rehabilitation

Referrals for hearing loss issues and programs.

Advocacy for deaf and hard of hearing individuals and assist in Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues to secure such services. Promotes awareness and understanding of the rights of persons with a hearing loss.

Equipment loan programs (amplified phones, TTY phone equipment, amplified headsets and two hearing aid banks). Offers telephone equipment demonstrations.

Maintains an inventory of services available to meet the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing and assist them in securing these services.

Conducts a voluntary census of deaf and hard of hearing persons in Nebraska and compile a registry.

Provides reconditioned hearing aids to persons who need these instruments and meet the age and financial guidelines.

Expands programs and services available to deaf and hard of hearing persons throughout the state. Implements new programs through collaboration with consumer groups, the governor, legislature, organizations, institutions, and agencies. Broadens the collection and dissemination of information on hearing loss and deafness.

Categories

Sign Language Interpretation
Assistive Technology Equipment
Interpreter/Translator Registries
Disease/Disability Information
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Center for Independent Living.

Information and referral for disability services.

Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.

Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.

Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.

Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.

Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.

Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.

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Driving Evaluation
Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Disability Rights Groups
Driver Training
Peer to Peer Networking
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Specialized Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living
Disease/Disability Registries

Provides free amplified phones to individuals with hearing loss, and/or who are late-deafened, or deaf. Braille phones available to the blind. Cell phone amplifiers available. Voicebox amplification and other specialized equipment available for lease.

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Assistive Technology Equipment
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Provides low interest loans for the purchase of assistive technology devices and services that help individuals with disabilities maintain or increase their independence. Examples may include: home and vehicle modifications, hearing and vision aids, scooters, lift chairs, and iPads or computers with special software. The loans have a reduced interest rate and negotiable terms. Financial coaching services are available to help prepare for an assistive technology purchase.

Evaluation, sales, service, and rentals of wheelchair and handicap accessible vans and adaptive equipment products.

Free evaluation to assess needs for individuals or families.

Sells mini vans, full-size vans, mini buses, ramps, lifts and parts; rentals and service available.

Converts vans to wheelchair accessibility.

State and VA approved. Assistance in obtaining financing.

Categories

Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Assistive Technology Equipment
Supports farmers and ranchers impacted by health conditions or disabilities by recommending devices and techniques that promote continued work in agriculture. This includes modifying farm and ranch tasks, adapting equipment, increasing farmstead accessibility, providing financial guidance, identifying funding sources and coordinating community services. Rural Rehabilitation Specialists have a detailed understanding of the labor, equipment, and management requirements of Nebraska livestock and grain operations, in addition to the unique issues surrounding self-employment and rural living.
Limited financial aid for emergency situations including utility deposits, rent, prescription medications, glasses, clothing, school supplies, holiday assistance, transportation, birth certificate retrieval, Iowa identification, books for GED testing, etc.

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Rent Payment Assistance
Transportation Expense Assistance
School Supplies
Medical Expense Assistance
Utility Deposit Assistance
Christmas Programs
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Records/Licenses/Permits Fee Payment Assistance
Clients, age 55 and over, will be assisted with paying for eye exams and eyeglasses, when money is available.

Categories

Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Eye Care
Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

Categories

Independent Living Skills Instruction
Assistive Technology Equipment
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Vocational Rehabilitation
Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

Categories

Independent Living Skills Instruction
Assistive Technology Equipment
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Vocational Rehabilitation
Clients, age 55 and over, will be assisted with paying for eye exams and eyeglasses, when money is available.

Categories

Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Eye Care

Referrals for hearing loss issues and programs.

Advocacy for deaf and hard of hearing individuals and assist in Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues to secure such services. Promotes awareness and understanding of the rights of persons with a hearing loss.

Equipment loan programs (amplified phones, TTY phone equipment, amplified headsets and two hearing aid banks). Offers telephone equipment demonstrations.

Maintains an inventory of services available to meet the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing and assist them in securing these services.

Conducts a voluntary census of deaf and hard of hearing persons in Nebraska and compile a registry.

Provides reconditioned hearing aids to persons who need these instruments and meet the age and financial guidelines.

Expands programs and services available to deaf and hard of hearing persons throughout the state. Implements new programs through collaboration with consumer groups, the governor, legislature, organizations, institutions, and agencies. Broadens the collection and dissemination of information on hearing loss and deafness.

Categories

Sign Language Interpretation
Assistive Technology Equipment
Interpreter/Translator Registries
Disease/Disability Information
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Center for Independent Living.

Information and referral for disability services.

Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.

Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.

Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.

Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.

Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.

Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.

Categories

Driving Evaluation
Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Disability Rights Groups
Driver Training
Peer to Peer Networking
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Specialized Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living
Disease/Disability Registries
Monetary assistance for purchasing specialized telecommunications equipment which may include computer conversion packages, amplified phones, TTY/TT, telephone amplifier, telephone ring signals, CapTel ('Captioned Telephone') and voice carry-over (VCO)-TT; must meet the professional certification of impairment guidelines to be eligible for assistance; there are no income guidelines. Upon approval of the application, a voucher is issued and the applicant can purchase compliant equipment at any location.

Categories

Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Clients, age 55 and over, will be assisted with paying for eye exams and eyeglasses, when money is available.

Categories

Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Eye Care
Financial assistance for any assistive or adaptive device.

Categories

Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Employment program for people who experience a disability. Assists people with disabilities prepare for, find, and keep a job. Program is voluntary and the services provided will be specific to an individual's needs.

Helps businesses recruit, train, and retain employees with disabilities.

Categories

Independent Living Skills Instruction
Assistive Technology Equipment
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Vocational Rehabilitation
Center for Independent Living.

Information and referral for disability services.

Independent living skills training that will enable an individual with disabilities to remain in their home, or when transitioning into their first independent living.

Advocacy for individuals and systems that serve them.

Driver's Education School is DMV certified; provides evaluation of reaction time, visual perception, and behind the wheel skills. Education and training includes classroom and on-the-road instruction. Offers adaptive equipment evaluation and training.

Durable medical equipment rent/loan at Grand Island and Scottsbluff locations. Donations of equipment accepted.

Peer mentoring, where people with disabilities support each other in their daily lives.

Housing counseling assists people with disabilities in locating, acquiring, and maintaining safe, affordable, accessible housing.

Categories

Driving Evaluation
Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Disability Rights Groups
Driver Training
Peer to Peer Networking
Medical Equipment/Supplies
Specialized Information and Referral
Centers for Independent Living
Disease/Disability Registries
Offers an equipment loan program that purchases new and used equipment such as walkers, bath aids, toileting aids, adapted swings, adapted bikes, low tech switches and communication devices, bedside tables and other types of products which a person with disabilities might need. This program also accepts donated wheelchairs and other equipment that are then reconditioned and loaned out to other clients. Can also loan out electric powered lift chairs.

Categories

Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options
Assistive Technology Equipment
Medical Equipment/Assistive Technology Donation Programs
Medical Equipment/Supplies

Referrals for hearing loss issues and programs.

Advocacy for deaf and hard of hearing individuals and assist in Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) issues to secure such services. Promotes awareness and understanding of the rights of persons with a hearing loss.

Equipment loan programs (amplified phones, TTY phone equipment, amplified headsets and two hearing aid banks). Offers telephone equipment demonstrations.

Maintains an inventory of services available to meet the needs of the deaf and hard of hearing and assist them in securing these services.

Conducts a voluntary census of deaf and hard of hearing persons in Nebraska and compile a registry.

Provides reconditioned hearing aids to persons who need these instruments and meet the age and financial guidelines.

Expands programs and services available to deaf and hard of hearing persons throughout the state. Implements new programs through collaboration with consumer groups, the governor, legislature, organizations, institutions, and agencies. Broadens the collection and dissemination of information on hearing loss and deafness.

Categories

Sign Language Interpretation
Assistive Technology Equipment
Interpreter/Translator Registries
Disease/Disability Information
Assistive Technology Equipment Provision Options