Resources on This Page Include:
Affordable Medical Equipment for Physical Impairments
HELP Medical Equipment Rental
Eligibility: There are no qualifications or income restrictions to use HEKP's service
Cost/Payment: HELP accepts cash, checks and credit cards (Visa, MasterCard, and Discover).
About: HELP offers low-cost, safe and clean health supplies and medical equipment rentals and purchases. Delivery and pick up of larger items is available in the Omaha/Council Bluffs area. Short term and long term rentals are available.
Phone: 402.341.6559
Address: 1941 S. 42nd St. (Suite 200) Omaha, NE 68105
Website: HELP Medical Equipment Rental
Assistive Technology Partnership (ATP)
Eligibility: All resources have their own eligibility requirements which may include age, residence, disability, income, request, and more.
Cost/Funding: Many vary based on service and available resources. After completing a Service and Device Application, an ATP Resource Coordinator will assist you in finding resources available to you.
About: Free and low cost services that offer equipment or devices helping individuals safely complete a task and as independently as possible, e.g. communication board, ramps, lifts, bathroom modifications, etc.
Toll Free: 877.201.4141
Phone: 402.595.1923
FAX: 402.595.1919
Website: Assistive Technology Partnership (ATP)
Address: 1313 Farnam St. (Suite 305) Omaha, Ne 68102
ReUse Network
About: Provides recycled, reused, or repaired durable medical equipment (DME), adapted devices, or assistive technology.
Demonstrations allows individuals and groups to compare the features and benefits of various types of assistive technology.
Short-term Equipment Loans allows you to try equipment out before you buy it to make sure it is the right fit for you.
Borrowing equipment Can fill gaps while you are waiting for a repair or shipment of your own equipment and on a temporary basis while you recuperate from an injury or illness.
Overview of ATP: Free and low cost services that offer equipment or devices helping individuals safely complete a task and as independently as possible, e.g. communication board, ramps, lifts, bathroom modifications, etc.
Toll Free: 877.201.4141
Phone: 402.595.1923
FAX: 402.595.1919
Address: 1313 Farnam St. (Suite 305) Omaha, Ne 68102
Home Modifications
About: Technology Specialists work with individuals who have a disability to determine what assistive technology/home modifications are appropriate for their primary living environment. Modifications may include grab bars in the bathroom, entrance modifications, and assistive technology such as automatic door openers, stair lifts, and vehicle modifications.
Overview of ATP: Free and low cost services that offer equipment or devices helping individuals safely complete a task and as independently as possible, e.g. communication board, ramps, lifts, bathroom modifications, etc.
Toll Free: 877.201.4141
Phone: 402.595.1923
FAX: 402.595.1919
Website: Home Modifications
Address: 1313 Farnam St., Suite 305 Omaha, Ne 68102
Work and School Modifications
Eligibility: ATP offers separate programs for students and children aged Birth- 3 years, and 3-21 years.
About: ATP Partnership Education program provides services to IFSP and IEP team members working with children and students with disabilities who are receiving services within school systems.
Services include: technical assistance for phone, email and online video (e.g. Zoom) technologies; Training for IFSP/IEP teams and school personnel; Access to a Statewide Assistive Technology Equipment Loan (AT4All.com) for up to 60 days at no cost.
Overview of ATP: Helping employees, employers and students find resources and determine appropriate technology to help you be successful.
Overview of ATP: Free and low cost services that offer equipment or devices helping individuals safely complete a task and as independently as possible, e.g. communication board, ramps, lifts, bathroom modifications, etc.
Toll Free: 877.201.4141
Phone: 402.595.1923
FAX: 402.595.1919
Website: Work and School Modifications
Address: 1313 Farnam St. (Suite 305) Omaha, Ne 68102
The National Deaf Blind Equipment Distribution Program
Eligibility: Persons with significant combined vision and hearing loss who need federal income and income guidelines.
Cost: Free or low cost for eligibility participants
About: Also known as iCanConnect, is a federally funded program coordinated by ATP in Nebraska that can provide telecommunication equipment and training to stay connected with family and friends.
Contact: Brooke Harrie for more information
Email: brooke.harrie@nebraska.gov
Phone: 402.697.4271
Website: The National Deaf Blind Equipment Distribution Program:
Address: Assistive Technology Partnership
12003 Q St. Omaha Nebraska 68137
*Loans and Services are maid by appointment only. Please call to schedule an appointment.
Deaf and Hard of Hearing Equipment, Devices and Grants
Lions Hearing Aid Bank
Eligibility: Nebraska residents aged 19-64 years of age who demonstrate financial need.
Cost: Assistance with out-of-pocket expensiveness may be available through Lions Club. Ask for more information.
About: Provides refurbished monaural or binaural BTE hearing aids.
To Apply: Mail or Fax a completed application to the information below. Click here for the application
Mailing Address: Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
4600 Valley Road Set 420 Lincoln, Ne 68510 Map
Fax: 402.742.2357
Toll Free Phone: 1.800.545.6244
Email: ncdhh@nebraska.gov
Website: Lions Hearing Aid Bank
Sertoma Hearing Aid Bank
Eligibility: Individuals aged 65 or older.
Cost: First refurbished BTE hearing aid low to no cost. Second can be purchased for $100. Out of warranty repairs $100.
About: Provides refurbished monaural or binaural BTE hearing aids.
To Apply: Request application from the NCDHH, or click here to print one.
Complete application and mail to:
Susanna Fuehrer
4000 Calley Rd. Ste. 420
Lincoln, NE 68510.
You will receive an approval or denial letter. Approval letters will include additional instructions.
Website: Sertoma Hearing Aid Bank
HearU Nebraska
Eligibility: Nebraska residents aged 0-18 who do not have hearing aid coverage. Priority for equipment goes to newly identified children ages 0-3
About: Formerly called the Nebraska Children's Hearing Aid Bank, provides new and recently refurbished hearing aids to children with financial need. All hearing aids will be loaned for 5 years, with extensions as needed. All new hearing aids will include a 2-year warranty and 2-year loss and damage.
To Apply: Mail or Fax a completed application to the information below. Click here for application
Mailing Address
HearU Nebraska
University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Barkley Speech and Hearing Clinic
Room 204
Lincoln, NE 68563-0731
Fax: 402.472.3814
Phone: 402.472.0043
Email: hearingaidbanks@unl.edu
Website: HearU Nebraska
The Nebraska Specialized Telecommunications Equipment Program (NSTEP)
Eligibility: Must be legally or partially deaf.
About: Provides monetary assistance to persons to purchase specialized telephone equipment such as amplifiers, signaling devices and TTY/TTs.
Phone: 800.545.6244
Address: 1313 Farnam St. Omaha, NE 68102-1836
Website: The Nebraska Specialized Telecommunications Equipment Program (NSTEP)
Phone: 402.471.3593
Address: 4600 Valley Road (Suite 420) Lincoln, NE 68510-4844
The National Deaf and Blind Equipment Distribution Program
Eligibility: Persons with significant combined vision and hearing loss who meet federal income and income guidelines.
Cost: Free or low cost for eligibile participants
About: Also known as iCanConnect, is a federally funded program coordinated by ATP in Nebraska that can provide telecommunication equipment and training to stay connected with family and friends.
Contact: Brooke Harrie for more information
Email: brooke.harrie@nebraska.gov
Phone: 402.697.4271
Address: Assistive Technology Partnership
12003 Q St. Omaha Nebraska 68137
Website: The National Deaf and Blind Equipment Distribution Program
*Loans and Services are made by appointment only. Please call to schedule an appointment.
Assistive Devices Loan Program NCDHH
Eligibility: Individuals and consumers who live in Nebraska.
Cost: Consumer is responsible for mailing equipment back to NCDHH at their expense.
NCDHH Overview: NCDHH offers Assistive Devices such as Amplified Phones, Personal listening devices, and teletypewriters (TTY, TDD, or TT) for a period of three (3) months. Must call for services.
Phone: 402.471.3593 or 800.545.6244
Address:
Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
4600 Valley Road Suite 420 Lincoln NE 68510-4844
Website: Assistive Devices Loan Program NCDHH
Eligibility: Children with hearing losses between the ages of newborn and 20 years with a financial need.
About: Provides grants for children who have hearing aids and/or an assistive learning device. Grants are used to cover or lessen the costs of hearing aids, enclosed caption converters for television, tactile units, FM units (into which a hearing aid is plugged for amplification), computers to assist deaf children in communicating, as well as other technical devices as needed.
See our Disability Services pages for more information.
Resources for Physical and Sensory Impairments
Resources for Developmental/Intellectual and Mental Impairments