COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
Description
THE COMMISSION IS A STATE AGENCY THAT SERVES THE HEARING IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN NEBRASKA. SERVICES PROVIDED ARE: LIONS HEARING AID BANK-USED/RECONDITIONED HEARING AIDS ARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS WHO NEED HEARING AIDS BUT ARE UNABLE TO PURCHASE THEM. LINCOLN OFFICE COVERS THE FOLLOWING SERVICES. SERTOMA HEARING AID BANK-SERVICES NEBRASKANS OVER THE AGE OF 65 WHO ARE UNABLE TO PURCHASE HEARING AIDS. USED/RECONDITIONED HEARING AIDS ARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS WHO MEET THE AGE AND FINANCIAL REQUIREMENTS. CENSUS-CONDUCTS AN ONGOING CENSUS OF DEAF OR HARD OF HEARING NEBRASKANS. STATEWIDE 24 HR. SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER REFERRAL SERVICE-MAINTAINS A LIST OF QUALIFIED SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS. HI VI-HEARING IMPAIRED VIDEO INFORMATION SERVICE PROVIDES A CONTINUOUS SLOW MOVING TEXT OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL NEWS, STATE AND REGIONAL NEWS, FEATURE STORIES, MARKETS AND FINANCIAL NEWS AND NEWS INFORMATION SPECIFICALLY OF INTEREST OF HEARING IMPAIRED VIEWERS. ANSWERING SERVICE-TO PROVIDE TELEPHONE RELAY SERVICE. TDD LOAN PROGRAMS-DEAF PERSONS IN NEBRASKA WHO ARE UNABLE TO PURCHASE A TDD ARE ELIGIBLE TO BORROW A TDD FOR ONE YEAR. WILL ALSO MAKE INTER-AGENCY LOANS OF TDDS TO AGENCIES OR ORGANIZATIONS WHO REQUEST THEM FOR A ONE YEAR PERIOD. DEAF-DEAF WORLD-IS A WORKSHOP THAT SIMULATES A DEAF WORLD. INFORMATION AND REFERRAL
Contact Information
Address:
1313 FARNAM ON THE MALL
Omaha
NE
68102
Hours of Operation:
8:00 TO 5:00 MONDAY-FRIDAY
Website:
www.ncdhh.ne.gov/
Main Phone:
Phone
1-800-545-6244
Other Phone(s):
Fax
402-742-2357
Phn/TDD1
877-248-7836 interpreter referral
Main Contact(s):
JOHN WYVILL
Other Contact(s):
Main Email:
ncdhh@nebraska.gov
Other Email(s):
General Information
Agency ID: 659
List of Provided Services:
Advocacy and Support: Support/Self Help
Assistive Devices: Communication, Sensory
Assistive Technology Services: Loan/Rental
Emergency Relief: Crisis Services
Information and Referral: Information and Referral
Interpreter Services: Hearing Impaired, Tactile (Deaf-Blind), Locate Interpreter
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: BROCHURES
Eligibility: HEARING IMPAIRMENT CALL OR COME IN
Ages Served: All Ages
Disabilities Served: Hearing Impairment
Wheelchair Accessible: Yes
Fees: NO CHRGE
Sliding fee schedule: Yes
How to appeal a decision: JOHN WYVILL
Languages with interpreters on staff: Hearing Impaired