4444 South 52nd Street
P.O. Box 6097
Lincoln, NE 68516-1302
402-488-0981
402-488-7582 (Fax)
www.christianrecord.org  
E-mail: info@christianrecord.org

Christian Record Services is an international organization serving blind and visually impaired individuals in approximately 80 countries worldwide and employs about 160 people throughout the United States and Canada.

They operate National Camps for Blind Children and provide free Christian publications and programs for people with visual impairments. Materials are available in braille, large print, and audio cassette.

Low Vision Service
2500 Northview Road
Lincoln, NE 68521
402-420-2020
402-323-2028 (Fax)
Web site
Office locations and contact information: http://www.eyecarespecialties.com/ContactUs.html  

4600 Valley Road, Suite 100
Lincoln, NE 68510-4844
877-809-2419 (Toll free)
402-471-2891
402-471-3009 (Fax)
www.ncbvi.ne.gov
E-mail: pearl.vanzandt@nebraska.gov  

Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired (NCBVI), the state vocational rehabilitation agency for the blind, is committed to helping blind and visually impaired Nebraskans achieve fuller and more rewarding lives through services promoting a positive understanding of blindness and the potential abilities of blind people.

Vocational Rehabilitation
P.O. Box 94987
301 Centennial Mall South
Lincoln, NE 68509-4987
800-742-7594 (Toll free)
402-471-3644
402-471-0788 (Fax)
www.vocrehab.state.ne.us[link opens in new window]

Mailing Address:
Weigel Williamson Center for Visual Rehabilitation
986085 Nebraska Medical Center
Omaha, NE 68198-6085

Facility Address:
704 South 38th Avenue
Omaha, Nebraska 68105
402-559-2463
402-559-8375 (Fax)
www.unmc.edu/lowvision 
E-mail: lowvision@unmc.edu

The Weigel Williamson Center helps people with low vision use their remaining vision by:

• Carrying out an in-depth low vision evaluation
• Testing to determine the location of the best remaining vision
• Prescribing low vision devices such as high-powered glasses, magnifiers, and telescopes
• Offering the opportunity to try high tech devices such as video magnification reading machines, CCTVs, and adaptive computer technology
• Discussing home adaptations such as marking oven dials, reducing glare with window treatments, using task lighting, and much more
• Training in daily living skills such as techniques for cooking safely, taking care of the household, personal grooming, keeping financial records, and managing medications
• Introducing community low vision resources
• Offering support group meetings