search About Find a Sign Language Interpreter Services Offered Resources Interpreters Meet The Team Keep In Touch Education The Nebraska Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Full Board voted to add an Education Advocate to the agency team to provide assistance to clients who are experiencing educational and/or vocational needs in the school setting. Our Education Advocate focuses on advocating for individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing in the education setting which includes: ensuring students in Nebraska have equal communication access with the same opportunity to compete and learn, and to work collaboratively to improve the education system in our state. If you, your child, or someone you know is in need of support, advocacy, information or resources, please contact our Education Advocate, Jessica Larrison, at jessica.larrison@nebraska.gov. Upcoming Meeting Notice December 4, 2021 / 10:00am / Lincoln Firefighter’s Reception Hall, 241 Victory Lane, Lincoln NE RESOURCES Free IEP Check-List Free IEP Acronyms Free IEP Placement Options Check-List LEAD-K Governor Ricketts signed LB 965 into law. LEAD-K stands for Language Equality and Acquisition for Deaf Kids. The bill will establish a language assessment program for children who are deaf or hard of hearing. Under LB 965 will be an advisory committee. NCDHH and NDE are looking for qualified applicants to apply for the committee, dedicated to compile data from assessments and research program. The role of the advisory committee is to identify existing resources already developed and made available for use by families, local education agencies, individual family service programs or individual education plans. LEAD-K Appointment List LEAD-K Advisory Committee - Subcommittee Lists LEAD-K Application LEAD-K Committee & Subcommittee Minutes / Notes 1.21.2021 Qualifications and Training Subcommittee notes 1.23.2021 Considerations Related to Implementation Subcommittee notes 2.8.2021 Assessment Tools and Milestone notes 2.10.2021 Qualifications and Training Subcommittee notes 2.11.2021 Reporting Results and Database notes 2.18.2021 Consideration Related to Implementation notes 3.10.2021 Qualifications and Training Subcommittee Minutes 3.15.2021 Assessment and Milestone Subcommittee Minutes 4.6.2021 Reporting Results and Database Minutes 4.14.2021 Qualifications and Training Subcommittee Meeting Notes 4.22.2021 Considerations Related to Implementation Meeting Notes 4.26.2021 Assessment Committee Notes 5.24.2021 & 6.21.2021 Assessment Committee Notes 6.10.2021 LEAD-K Advisory Committee Meeting Minutes 6.17.2021 Considerations Related to Implementation Subcommittee Notes Omaha Office 1313 Farnam Street, Suite 304 Omaha, NE 68102-1836 (800) 545-6244 Lincoln Office 4600 Valley Road Suite 420 Lincoln, NE 68510-4844 (402) 471-3593 Kearney Office (308) 865-5447 North Platte Office 200 South Silber Room 35 North Platte, NE 69101-4298 (308) 535-6600 Scottsbluff Office 505A Broadway, Suite 700 Scottsbluff, NE 69361- 3515 (308) 633-3751 SELECTEER EEN TAAL▼ Policies Nebraska.gov Login POWERED BY NIC Nebraska © 2021 State of Nebraska