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Contact information for ILCs throughout Nebraska. ILCs provide people with disabilities advocacy and support services, including assistance with employment, transportation, housing, health care and living skills.
Contact information for the local field office of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). The Kansas City Area Office has jurisdiction over the states of Kansas and Nebraska.
Works to provide comprehensive self employment assistance to qualified individuals with disabilities in Nebraska.
News release from the Nebraska Health and Human Services System about a new program that gives Nebraskans with disabilities access to experts to help keep pain and symptom issues from getting in the way of daily activities, including holding a job.
A non-profit organization providing vocational, residential and day-habilitation services for persons with disabilities in Omaha, NE and Council Bluffs, IA, which enable them to gain employment and live independently.
Assists people with disabilities employed in agriculture by providing practical education and assistance that promotes independence in agricultural production and rural living. AgrAbility staff perform worksite assessments and develop plans to accommodate farmers and ranchers with any type of disability, physical or cognitive.
Promotes best practices in hiring, retaining and marketing to people with disabilities. Activities include career fairs, disability mentoring and internship programs, and training programs on disability business etiquette, accommodation and other disability issues of importance to employers.
A free service to protect individual rights under the Federal Rehabilitation Act and Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
Information for veterans and their families on their rights, benefits, Nebraska's veterans' homes, county offices and links to other federal and state sources of information.
Provides links to organizations in the state that offer employment assistance, vocational rehabilitation (VR) and other support services to Social Security disability beneficiaries.
Receives, investigates and passes upon charges of unlawful discrimination occurring anywhere within the state of Nebraska in the areas of employment, housing and public accommodations.
Each center provides career counseling, career planning, resume assistance, direct job placement, classroom and on-the-job training, information about local and national labor markets and unemployment compensation.
Information on SBDCs in Nebraska, which offer one-stop assistance to individuals and small businesses by providing information and guidance in central and easily accessible branch locations.
Information from Business.gov, an online resource to help businesses quickly find compliance information, forms and contacts from the government.
As one of over sixty University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities in the country, the organization works to expand and improve services for people with disabilities and their families.
Helps people with disabilities make career plans, learn job skills, get and keep a job.
Offers information about Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) benefits for Social Security disability beneficiaries.
Offers a wide range of services aimed at the reduction of poverty, the revitalization of low-income communities and the empowerment of low-income individuals and families to become self-sufficient. Services include housing and employment assistance.
Committed to creating opportunities for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities to be included in their communities and to make the choices that affect their lives. Local chapters may provide residential, vocational and community-living support, self-advocacy programs, recreation and social experiences and respite care.
Enforces many federal civil laws, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), that prohibit job discrimination. The St. Louis District Office has jurisdiction over the states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska and Oklahoma and many counties in the state of Illinois.
If you receive disability benefits from the Social Security Administration and are interested in working or learning more about how working would affect your benefits, you can get help from a community organization known as a Work Incentive Planning and Assistance (WIPA) project.
Information on resources to help young people with disabilities transition from high school to higher education or employment.
Program makes it easier for people with disabilities to return to work and maintain health care coverage, if they choose to do so.
Provides training and other services to vocational rehabilitation agencies and counselors in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska and Kansas.
