Assistive Technology Partnership

Contact Person: Tobias Orr, Director

Agency Name or Parent Company: Assistive Technology Partnership - Nebraska Dept. of Education

Name of Home Modification Program / Resource: Assistive Technology Partnership

Address: 3901 N. 27th Street Suite 5, Lincoln, NE 68521

Email Address: [email protected]

Phone Number: 877-713-4002

Homepage/Website: atp.nebraska.gov

Established: 2005

Target Population: Individuals with disabilities

No. of Persons Served/Year: 700

No. of Paid Staff: 10

Services Provided:

• Minor home modifications (e.g., grab bars, raised toilet seats, handheld showers, handrails, lever door handles)
• Major home modifications (e.g., remodel bathrooms, adjust counter/cabinet heights, ramps, elevator/platform or chair lifts, widen doorways, roll-in showers)
• Home assessments
• Refers to providers (e.g., Home modification program, occupational/physical therapists, funding sources)
• Participate in task forces/coalitions or planning activities with other agencies
• Integrate home modification or repairs within existing home and community-based and/or long-term care programs
• Partners with state or local non-profit home modification programs (e.g., Rebuilding Together, Habitat for Humanity, etc...)

Funding Source(s):

• Medicaid Home and Community-Based Waiver
• Assistive Technology Act programs/Department of Education (e.g., grants for durable medical equipment)
• Grant funds

Special Features: ATP provides resource coordination to anyone in Nebraska needing a home modification. If the individual doesn't qualify for a program we oversee, a resource letter detailing available resources is sent to the consumer.

Is your organization Non-Profit?: yes