Accessibility Services
Sorenson Interpreting Services
ASL Interpreters
http://www.sorenson.com
Bethany Koubsky
bkoubsky@sorenson.com
402/686-3317
Assistology
Universal Design Consultation Services
www.assistologyomaha.com
Meaghan Fitzgerald Walls
assistologyomaha@gmail.com
402/500-0667
Outlook Nebraska
Audio description and brail printing
https://outlookne.org/enrichment/live-performances/
Megan Mackie
MMackie@outlooken.org
402/614-3331
All Kinds Accessibility Consulting
Sensory Guides
https://www.allkindsaccessibility.com/
Shelby Seier
Rev
Captioning, Transcribing and Language Translations
https://www.rev.com/
CaptionAccess
Real-time and postproduction captioning
https://www.captionaccess.com/
National Endowment for the Arts
List of Resources to Help Ensure Accessibility of Your Virtual Events for People with Disabilities
https://www.arts.gov/accessibility/accessibilityresources/resources-to-help-ensure-accessibility-foryour-virtual-events-for-people-with-disabilities
State and Federal Resources
Assistive Technology Partnership
Assistive technology devices & disability advocacy
https://atp.nebraska.gov/
3901 N 27th Street Suite 5 Lincoln, NE 68521
Lincoln 402/471-0734 or 877/713-4002
Omaha 402/595-1919 or 877/201-4141
Kearney 308/865-5349 or 800/683-6699
Cozad 308/784-4525
Columbus 402/564-3225
Scottsbluff 308/632-1392
National Endowment for the Arts
Beth Bienvenu
https://www.arts.gov/accessibility/accessibilityresources/nea-office-accessibility
1100 Pennsylvania Ave.
NW Washington, DC 20506-0001
202/682-5530
Nebraska Relay System
Phone communication with the hearing impaired
http://www.nebraskarelay.com/
800/833-0920
Nebraska Arts Council
Robin Richards
1004 Farnam St.
Omaha, NE 68102
402/595-2122 or 800/341-4067
Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
4600 Valley Rd., Suite 420
Lincoln, NE 68510-4844
402/471-3593 or 402/595-3991
State of Nebraska’s ADA Coordinator
https://das.nebraska.gov/ada/index.html
State Building Division
1526 K St. Suite 500
Lincoln, NE 68508
402/471-4285 or 800/643-3723
Other resources for accessibility information, signing interpreters, etc., include:
- Your local school administration, particularly the special education office.
- The Educational Service Unit serving your area.
- The college or university serving your area.
- Your local hospital or Visiting Nurses Association.
- A local Disabled Veterans organization.
Examples of immediate, no-cost or low-cost accessibility accommodations:
- Developing and regularly convening an Access Advisory Committee.
- Adding access language to your policies and guidelines, such as:
- “All programs, services, and activities of [organization] are operated in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. If you need a special accommodation as a result of a disability, please call [contact person] at [phone number] at least __ days prior to the event to assure that we can meet your needs.”
- Providing any publications on audio tape or in large print format on request.
- Publicizing the accessibility of your organization’s activities and services.
- Conducting access training for your staff, board, and/or volunteers.
- Establishing an organization policy that requires using accessible facilities for all your activities.
- Installing a TTY, training staff/volunteers to use it, and including the number in your publicity.
- Compiling a resource list of availability and costs of access accommodation in your community.
- Lowering display cases and counter tops.
- Installing large print labeling or signage.
- Removing fixed seating in your facility to create wheelchair spaces.