Parents, professionals highlight errors in Nebraska assessment for developmentally disabled

By: Erin Bamer

Outlets: Nebraska Examiner

Published: September 9, 2026

Words: 911

Last Updated: 1 month, 1 week ago

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LINCOLN — Just over a year after Nebraska launched a new system to assess Nebraskans with intellectual and developmental disabilities seeking Medicaid assistance, a group of parents gathered to inform state officials about the negative impacts the change has had on their families.

Mental health practitioner Carol Salber and physical therapist Tori Sorensen, who are both parents of participants in the system, gave a presentation Wednesday to Nebraska’s Developmental Disabilities Advisory Committee that noted multiple …

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