SERTOMA HEARING AID BANK
Description
THE BANK PROVIDES USED HEARING AIDS TO ADULT NEBRASKA RESIDENTS (AGES 65 AND OLDER) WHO DEMONSTRATE FINANCIAL NEED. PROVIDES ONE REFURBISHED HEARING AID. A SECOND HEARING AID CAN BE PURCHASED FOR $100. THE BANK IS OPERATED JOINTLY BY THREE ORGANIZATIONS: THE NEBRASKA SERTOMA CLUBS, BARKLEY MEMORIAL CENTER OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN, AND THE NEBRASKA COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING. SERTOMA SEEKS DONATIONS OF AIDS AND FUNDS, NOMINATE PROSPECTIVE HEARING AID RECIPIENTS AND HELP EXPLAIN THE BANK SERVICE TO THE PUBLIC, BARKLEY MEMORIAL CENTER RECEIVES DONATED HEARING AIDS, ANALYZES THEM TO ENSURE THAT THEY FUNCTION CORRECTLY, AND CATALOGS THE AIDS BY THEIR SOUND CHARACTERISTICS, THE COMMISSION RECEIVES AND PROCESSES APPLICATIONS FOR HEARING AIDS.
Contact Information
Address:
NE COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
4600 VALLEY RD, STE 420
Lincoln
NE
68510
Hours of Operation:
MONDAY-FRIDAY 8-5PM
Website:
cehs.unl.edu/secd/nebraska-hearing-aid-banks/#sertoma
Main Phone:
Phone
800.545.6244
Other Phone(s):
Phone
402.471.3593
Main Contact(s):
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
ncdhh@nebraska.gov
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 1587
List of Provided Services:
Assistive Devices: Financial for Devices
Counties Served: York, Wheeler, Webster, Wayne, Washington, Valley, Thurston, Thomas, Thayer, Stanton, Sioux, Sherman, Sheridan, Seward, Scotts Bluff, Saunders, Sarpy, Saline, Rock, Richardson, Red Willow, Polk, Platte, Pierce, Phelps, Perkins, Pawnee, Otoe, Nuckolls, Nemaha, Nance, Morrill, Merrick, McPherson, Madison, Loup, Logan, Lincoln, Lancaster, Knox, Kimball, Keya Paha, Keith, Kearney, Johnson, Jefferson, Howard, Hooker, Holt, Hitchcock, Hayes, Harlan, Hamilton, Hall, Greeley, Grant, Gosper, Garfield, Garden, Gage, Furnas, Frontier, Franklin, Fillmore, Dundy, Douglas, Dodge, Dixon, Deuel, Dawson, Dawes, Dakota, Custer, Cuming, Colfax, Clay, Cheyenne, Cherry, Chase, Cedar, Cass, Butler, Burt, Buffalo, Brown, Boyd, Box Butte, Boone, Blaine, Banner, Arthur, Antelope, Adams, Out of State
Written material:
Eligibility: ANYONE EXPERIENCING HEARING LOSS AND REQUIRES ASSISTANCE IN OBTAINING HEARING AIDS OVER THE AGE OF 65
Ages Served: Ages 65 and Up
Disabilities Served: Hearing Impairment
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees:
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision:
Languages with interpreters on staff: