INDEPENDENCE RISING
Description
INFORMATION & REFERRAL, ADVOCACY, PEER SUPPORT/COUNSELING, INDEPENDENT LIVING SKILLS TRAINING, EQUIPMENT LOAN PROGRAM, BASIC COMPUTER TRAINING, DRIVING-EDUCATION, LESSONS AND EVALUATIONS (CERTIFIED AS A DRIVER TRAINING SCHOOL BY THE NEBRASKA DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES), PERSONAL ASSISTANT MANAGEMENT, FAMILY SUPPORT (PROVIDE ONE-ON-ONE SUPPORT TO FAMILIES AND THEIR CHILDREN INVOLVED WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES), AND TRANSITION FROM NURSING FACILITIES TO COMMUNITY-BASED LIVING. ALSO A NEW OFFICE AT 910 AVE F IN GOTHENBURG 69138 AND PHONE NUMBER 308.537.4332.
Contact Information
Address:
1930 E 20th Place
Scottsbluff
NE
69361
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
irnebraska.org
Main Phone:
Phone
308.633.7025
Other Phone(s):
Fax
308.633.7026
Main Contact(s):
MARY STOCKWELL
Other Contact(s):
JAMIE SCHWEDA
Main Email:
mstockwell@irnebraska.org
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 506
List of Provided Services:
Accessibility: Accessibility Information/Service
Advocacy and Support: Protection and Advocacy
Assistive Technology Services: Loan/Rental
Counseling and Guidance: Peer/Disability Counseling
Information and Referral: Information and Referral
Training: Independent Living Training, Driver's Training
Counties Served: Banner, Box Butte, Cheyenne, Dawes, Deuel, Garden, Kimball, Morrill, Scotts Bluff, Sheridan, Sioux
Written material:
Eligibility: SEEKING INFORMATION OR HAVE A NEED.
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Alcohol/Drug, BIMI (Behavioral Impairment/Mental Illness), Brain Injury/Head Injury, DD (Developmental Disability including ID), Hearing Impairment, LD (Learning Disability), OHI - Other Health Impairment, Orthopedic, Speech Disability, Visual Disability
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: NONE
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: ADVISORY COMMITTEE IN ADDITION TO THE BOARD
Languages with interpreters on staff: