COMMISSION FOR THE DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING
Description
NCDHH IS A STATE AGENCY DESIGNED TO SERVE THE HEARING IMPAIRED PEOPLE IN NEBRASKA. SERVICES PROVIDED ARE: TRAINING AND CERTIFICATION OF INTERPRETERS STATEWIDE AND PROMOTE AN AWARENESS OF THE HEARING IMPAIRED TO STATE AND LOCAL COMMUNITY AGENCIES. INVENTORY, MONITOR, AND ASSESS SERVICES AVAILABLE FOR THE HEARING IMPAIRED AND ASSIST THEM IN SECURING SUCH SERVICES. LION HEARING AID BANK-USED/RECONDITIONED HEARING AIDS THAT ARE PROVIDED TO PERSONS WHO NEED HEARING AIDS BUT UNABLE TO PURCHASE THEM. SERTOMA HEARING AID BANK-THIS PROGRAM SERVES 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 REQUIREMENT. STATEWIDE SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETER REFERRAL SERVICES-THE COMMISSION MAINTAINS A LIST OF QUALIFIED SIGN LANGUAGE INTERPRETERS. SIGN LANGUAGE CLASSES-THE COMMISSION STAFF CAN PROVIDE SIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION TO GOVERNMENT AGENCIES THAT WORK WITH DEAF AND HARD OF HEARING PEOPLE. TDD LOAN PROGRAMS-DEAF PERSON IN NEBRASKA WHO ARE UNABLE TO PURCHASE A TDD ARE ELIGIBLE TO BORROW A TDD FOR THE PERIOD OF ONE YEAR. WILL ALSO MAKE INTER-AGENCY LOANS OF TDDS TO AGENCIES OR ORGANIZATIONS WHO REQUEST THEM. INFORMATION AND REFERRAL-SINCE NCDHH IS NOT A DIRECT SERVICE PROVIDER PERSONS WHO INQUIRE ABOUT SERVICES ARE REFERRED TO PERSONS OR AGENCIES THAT CAN PROVIDE THESE SERVICES. BASED IN OMAHA
Contact Information
Address:
4600 VALLEY ROAD, SUITE 420
Lincoln
NE
68510-4844
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):
Phn/TDD
402-471-3593
Fax
402-742-2357
Phone
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: 660
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: ANYONE REQUESTING INFORMATION REGARDING DEAFNESS
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