How can I donate to NCBVI?

NCBVI is funded by national and state government grants. However, we deeply appreciate private donations which help us provide more and better services to Nebraskans who are blind and low vision.

To make a cash donation, you can mail a check to the address below or drop it off at the front desk. If you would like to ensure that the check is spent on a certain program or project, please indicate this in an enclosed letter (e.g. senior citizens, youth, services to Spanish speakers, technology, etc.)

What can I do if I disagree with a decision made by my counselor?

The Client Assistance Program (CAP) is a neutral agency available to help you with any questions or concerns regarding your services with NCBVI. CAP will work with you to resolve your disagreement with your counselor by providing free advocacy and mediation. You can learn more about CAP at https://cap.nebraska.gov/. or call (800) 742-7594 or (402) 471-3656.

How can I make a referral for another person to receive services?

You may request services for another person by calling NCBVI at 402-471-2891 or toll free at 1-877-809-2419. The information is given to a counselor who will call to make arrangements to meet with the person who was referred. The counselor will generally call within two weeks.

Un accueil de la NCBVI

Bienvenue à la Commission du Nebraska pour les aveugles et la basse vision (NCBVI), qui est à son tour l’agence de réadaptation professionnelle de l’État pour les aveugles et la basse vision. Nous donnons aux gens les moyens d’avoir une perte de vision en mettant des outils, de la formation, du mentorat et des ressources à portée de main pendant leur séjour au secondaire et au collège, en trouvant et en maintenant leur emploi et en participant activement à leur collectivité.

Réadaptation professionnelle

Bienvenida del NCBVI

Bienvenidos a la Comisión para ciegos y personas con baja visión de Nebraska (NCBVI, por sus siglas en ingles), que es a su vez la agencia estatal de rehabilitación profesional para ciegos y personas de baja visión. Empoderamos a las personas con pérdida de visión poniendo a su alcance herramientas, capacitación, tutoría y recursos que sean exitosos en su tiempo de escuela secundaria y universidad, encontrar y mantener empleo, y participar activamente en sus comunidades.

Veteran's Day Holiday

NCBVI will be closed for the Veteran's Day Holiday.

Event Date:

Wednesday, November 11, 2020 (All day)

Columbus Day Holiday

NCBVI will be closed for the Columbus Day Holiday.

Event Date:

Monday, October 12, 2020 (All day)

NCBVI Commission Board Meeting

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice of Meeting

The Board of Commissioners to the Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired will meet Saturday, November 7, 2020, beginning at 9:00 A.M. The Focus Topic will be Surviving COVID-19 – What NCBVI has learned and what they will carry forward.

The meeting will be held via video conferencing at the Omaha State Office Building, 1313 Farnam Street, Room 227, Omaha, Nebraska and the NCBVI Lincoln Office, 4600 Valley Road, Lincoln District Conference Room, Lincoln, Nebraska. Everyone attending at the Omaha location must enter the building from the east doors (13^th Street).

If reasonable accommodations are needed, please contact NCBVI at 402-471-8101 as soon as possible. Every effort will be made to arrange the needed accommodation. An agenda can be obtained by calling 877-809-2419 during regular business hours.

Event Date:

Saturday, November 7, 2020 - 9:00am

Labor Day Holiday

All NCBVI offices will be closed on September 7 to celebrate Labor Day.

Event Date:

Monday, September 7, 2020 (All day)

NBE Blind Licensee Committee Meeting

PUBLIC NOTICE

Notice of Blind Licensee’s Committee Meeting

Due to unforeseen circumstances, The Nebraska Business Enterprise (NBE) Program’s Blind Licensee Committee meeting originally scheduled for September 11, 2020 will be postponed until Friday, September 18, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. in the first floor conference room of The Nebraska Commission for The Blind & Visually Impaired 4600 Valley Road, Lincoln, Nebraska.

Social distancing guidelines will be in effect and face coverings will be required to be worn by everyone in attendance.

If any reasonable accommodation is needed, please contact us prior to September 10, 2020 by calling NCBVI at 402-471-2891 or 877-809-2419. We will make every effort to arrange the accommodation. An agenda may be obtained by calling 877-809-2419 during regular business hours.

Event Date:

Friday, September 18, 2020 - 10:00am