Nebraska Advocacy Services Inc. (NAS), The Center for Disability Rights, Law and Advocacy is involved or supports a number of coalitions. We have listed the following with upcoming meeting dates:
- Nebraska Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities (NCCD)
The purpose of the Nebraska Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities is to provide a forum for groups to identify, discuss, and work toward common legislative goals and the empowerment of people with disabilities.
Through legislative and systems change, cooperative endeavor, and using the talent and expertise of its members, the Nebraska Consortium seeks to improve the quality of life for persons with disabilities by promoting and supporting legislation and regulations that foster:
- independence and human dignity
- a presence and participation in community life
- a status as valued community members
- a potential for growth and development
- an adequate level of high quality services to meet the needs of children and adults with disabilities and their families
(Approved June 15, 1990)
(Reaffirmed July 18, 1994)
To see the NCCD Participation List please click on the link above.
- Mental Health Parity Coalition
The Mental Health Parity Coalition is a cooperative group of organizations and individuals focused on improving mental health insurance parity for Nebraskans through the Nebraska legislative process. Recent efforts have included legislative bills written in 2003 and refined in 2004.
Parity is a law that may prevent your group health plan from placing annual or lifetime dollar limits on mental health benefits that are lower – less favorable – than annual or lifetime dollar limits for medical and surgical benefits offered under the plan. For example, if your health plan has a $1 million lifetime limit on medical and surgical benefits, it cannot put a $100,000 lifetime limit on mental health benefits.
To see a list of the Mental Health Parity Coalition membership list, click on the above link.
--The Mental Health Parity will resume their activities next legislative session.--
ADAPT
- Promotes services in the community instead of warehousing people with disabilities in institutions and nursing homes.
- Organizes the disability community using civil disobedience and similar non-violent direct action tactics to achieve its goals.
- ADAPT does not hold regular meetings but does meet when there is a pressing issue that needs action.
