BLIND OF NEBRASKA, AMERICAN COUNCIL, ADM.
Description
THE COUNCIL IS COMMITTED TO IMPROVING THE LIVING CONDITIONS OF BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED INDIVIDUALS BY PROMOTING THEIR INDEPENDENCE AND EFFECTIVE PARTICIPATION AS CITIZENS IN ALL ASPECTS OF SOCIETY. ADVOCACY AND ASSISTANCE ON MATTERS PERTINENT TO THE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED; INFORMATION AND REFERRAL; MONITORING OF EXISTING SERVICE DELIVERY SYSTEMS AND ADVOCATION FOR IMPROVEMENT WHEN NECESSARY. A TAXI CAB COUPON PROGRAM HAS BEEN DEVELOPED TO ADDRESS THE TRANSPORTATION NEEDS OF THE BLIND. THE PROGRAM ADDRESSES THE LACK OF AVAILABLE & AFFORDABLE PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION, ESPECIALLY IN THE EVENINGS WHICH ADVERSELY IMPACTS BOTH SOCIAL & EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
Contact Information
Address:
PO BOX 6506
Omaha
NE
68106-0506
Hours of Operation:
ANS. MACHINE
Website:
acbnebraska.org
Main Phone:
Phone
402-699-2363
Other Phone(s):
Phone
402-595-2139
Main Contact(s):
MIS FLORAL
Other Contact(s):
MARK BULGER, JIM JIRAK
Main Email:
acbn@inebraska.com
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 1160
List of Provided Services:
Administrative: Administrative
Advocacy and Support: Protection and Advocacy, Support/Self Help
Counseling and Guidance: Vocational Counseling and Guidance
Information and Referral: Information and Referral
Transportation: Transportation Financial
Counties Served: Adams, Banner, Blaine, Boone, Box Butte, Boyd, Brown, Buffalo, Burt, Butler, Cass, Cedar, Chase, Cherry, Cheyenne, Clay, Colfax, Cuming, Custer, Dakota, Dawes, Dawson, Deuel, Dixon, Dodge, Douglas, Dundy, Fillmore, Franklin, Frontier, Furnas, Gage, Garden, Garfield, Gosper, Grant, Greeley, Hall, Hamilton, Harlan, Hayes, Hitchcock, Holt, Hooker, Howard, Jefferson, Johnson, Kearney, Keith, Keya Paha, Kimball, Knox, Lancaster, Lincoln, Logan, Loup, Madison, McPherson, Merrick, Morrill, Nance, Nemaha, Nuckolls, Otoe, Pawnee, Perkins, Phelps, Pierce, Platte, Polk, Red Willow, Richardson, Rock, Saline, Sarpy, Saunders, Scotts Bluff, Seward, Sheridan, Sherman, Sioux, Stanton, Thayer, Thomas, Thurston, Valley, Washington, Wayne, Webster, Wheeler, York, Arthur, Antelope
Written material: BRAILLE, LARGE PRINT AND RECORDED MATERIAL.
Eligibility: ANYONE INTERESTED IN THE CONCERNS OF THE BLIND OR VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: NONE
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: NONE
Languages with interpreters on staff: