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)

PROGRAMS FOR CHILDREN WITH DISABILITIES:
AGES 3 THROUGH 5
Jan Thelen, Consultant
Special Populations Office
Department of Education
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509
(402) 471-4319

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

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
James I. Wiley, 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, Administrator
Southeast Service Area and
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

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
Special Services for Children & Adults
P.O. Box 95044
Lincoln, NE 68509-5044
(402) 471-9345

STATE AGENCY FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED
Pearl Van Zandt, 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 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)

STATE EDUCATION AGENCY RURAL REPRESENTATIVE
Douglas D. Christensen, Commissioner
Department of Education
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
(402) 471-5025

REGIONAL ADA TECHNICAL ASSISTANCE AGENCY
Jim de Jong, Director
Great Plains DBTAC
University of Missouri/Columbia
4816 Santanna Circle
Columbia, MO 65203
(573) 882-3600 (V/TTY); (800) 949-4232 (V/TTY)

DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Attention Deficit Disorder
To identify an ADD group in your state or locality, contact either:
Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder (CH.A.D.D)
8181 Professional Place, Suite 201
Landover, MD 20785
(301) 306-7070
(800) 233-4050 (Voice mail to request information packet)
Web: www.chadd.org

National Attention Deficit Disorder Association (ADDA)
P.O. Box 1303
Northbrook, IL 60065-1303
Web: www.add.org

Autism
Deborah Weston-Hahn
Autism Society of Nebraska
1026 Twin Ridge Rd.
Lincoln, NE 68510
(402) 423-3796

Families for Early Autism Treatment (FEAT) of Nebraska, Inc.
4655 Grover
Omaha, NE 68106
(402) 558-1993

Brain Injury
Sharon Auld & Jan Kauffman, Executive Directors
Brain Injury Association of Nebraska, Inc.
P.O. Box 124
Gothenburg, NE 69138
(308) 537-7875

Cerebral Palsy
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

Epilepsy
Lynne Holmquist, Executive Director
Epilepsy Foundation of NE/Western IA
6910 Pacific St., Ste. 103
Omaha, NE 68106
(402) 553-6567; (800) 477-0290

Learning Disabilities
Bob and Sharon Bloechle
Learning Disabilities Association of NE
1941 S. 42nd St., Suite 122
Omaha, NE 68105-2942
(402) 348-1567

Mental Health
Linda Liebendorfer, Executive Director
Nebraska Family Support Network
215 Centennial Mall South, Suite 220
Lincoln, NE 68508-1813
(800) 245-6081; (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
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

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 Partnership
301 Centennial Mall South
P.O. Box 94987
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
(402) 471-0734 (V/TTY); (800) 742-7594
Web: atp.nebraska.gov

Nebraska Educational Assistive Technology (NEAT) Center
1910 Meridian Avenue
Cozad, NE 69130
(800) 652-0033 (V/TTY); (308) 784-4525

PARENT TRAINING & INFORMATION PROJECTS
Glenda Davis, Project Director
Nebraska Parent’s Center
1941 South 42nd St., Suite 122
Omaha, NE 68105-2942
(402) 346-0525 (V/TTY); (800) 284-8520 (V/TTY in NE only)

PARENT-TO-PARENT
Annie Adamson, Coordinator
Pilot Parents
1941 South 42nd St., Suite 121
Omaha, NE 68105
(402) 346-5220

PARENT TEACHER ASSOCIATION (PTA)
Judi Caban, President
Nebraska Congress of Parents and Teachers, Inc.
2801 Cornhusker Highway
Lincoln, NE 68504
(402) 465-4030; (800) 714-3374

OTHER DISABILITY ORGANIZATIONS
Deborah Denney Kohler, President
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

Nigel Buss, Executive Director
VSA (Very Special Arts) Nebraska
P.O. Box 163
Norfolk, NE 68702-0163
(402) 371-6451