The Grievance Procedure is established to meet the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (“ADA”). It may be used by anyone who wishes to file a complaint alleging discrimination on the basis of disability in the provision of services, activities, programs, or benefits by the State of Nebraska. If you are a State employee and you have concerns related to your work environment, the State’s personnel policy governs employment-related complaints of disability discrimination.

Filing a Complaint

The complaint should be in writing and contain as much information as possible about the alleged discrimination such as name, address, phone number of complainant and location, date, and description of the problem. The form below is the preferred method of receiving a complaint, but alternative means of filing complaints such as personal interviews or a tape recording of the complaint will be made available for persons with disabilities upon request. Submit your grievance form to the Nebraska ADA Coordinator as soon as possible but no later than 60 days after the alleged violation:

Gloria Eddins
Nebraska ADA Coordinator/Employee Relations Representative 
1526 K Street, Suite 120, Lincoln, NE 68508 
(402) 471-2075 
Email address: nebraska.ada.coordinator@nebraska.gov

Click here for Grievance Form (PDF)

Grievance Process

Within 20 calendar days after receipt of the complaint, the ADA Coordinator or their designee will schedule an interview with the complainant to discuss the complaint and possible resolutions.

Within 30 calendar days of this interview, the ADA Coordinator or their designee will respond in writing, or in a format accessible to the complainant, explaining the position of the State of Nebraska and offering options for substantive resolution of the complaint if applicable.

Appealing the Decision

If the response by the ADA Coordinator or their designee does not satisfactorily resolve the issue, the complainant and/or his/her designee may appeal the decision in writing within 30 calendar days after receipt of the response to the Nebraska ADA Task Force. The complainant and/or his/her designee must state why they are appealing the ADA Coordinator’s decision.

Within 20 calendar days after receipt of the appeal, the Nebraska ADA Task Force will meet in person, via phone, or through other electronic means with the complainant and the affected State Agency, Board or Commission in order to discuss the complaint and possible resolutions.

Within 20 calendar days after this meeting, the Nebraska ADA Task Force will respond in writing, or in a format accessible to the complainant, with the final resolution of the complaint.

All written complaints received by the ADA Coordinator or their designee, appeals to the Nebraska ADA Task Force, and responses from these two offices will be a public record and retained by the State of Nebraska for at least three years.

Conflicts of Interest

If any member of the ADA Task Force has direct involvement in any aspect of a grievance, that member shall recuse themselves from the discussion and decision-making process in order to avoid any impropriety or appearance of impropriety.

STATE OF NEBRASKA
NOTICE UNDER THE AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES ACT

In accordance with the requirements of Title II of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 ("ADA"), the State of Nebraska will not discriminate against qualified individuals with disabilities on the basis of disability in its services, programs, or activities.

Employment: State of Nebraska is an equal opportunity employer and does not discriminate on the basis of disability in its hiring or employment practices and complies with all regulations promulgated by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission under Title I of the ADA.

Effective Communication: State of Nebraska will generally, upon request, provide appropriate aids and services leading to effective communication for qualified persons with disabilities so they can participate equally in the State of Nebraska’s programs, services, and activities, including qualified sign language interpreters, documents in Braille, and other ways of making information and communications accessible to people who have speech, hearing, or vision impairments.

Modifications to Policies and Procedures: State of Nebraska will make all reasonable modifications to policies and programs to ensure that people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to enjoy all of its programs, services, and activities. For example, individuals with service animals are welcomed in State of Nebraska offices, even where pets are generally prohibited.

Anyone who requires an auxiliary aid or service for effective communication, or a modification of policies or procedures to participate in a program, service, or activity of State of Nebraska, should contact the State of Nebraska ADA Coordinator at as soon as possible but no later than 48 hours before the scheduled event.

The ADA does not require the State of Nebraska to take any action that would fundamentally alter the nature of its programs or services, or impose an undue financial or administrative burden.

Complaints that a program, service, or activity of State of Nebraska is not accessible to persons with disabilities should be directed to the State of Nebraska ADA Coordinator.

State of Nebraska will not place a surcharge on a particular individual with a disability or any group of individuals with disabilities to cover the cost of providing auxiliary aids/services or reasonable modifications of policy, such as retrieving items from locations that are open to the public but are not accessible to persons who use wheelchairs.