Central Remedial Clinic (CRC)
Provides individual assessment, trialling of systems and devices, product information, recommendation and advice, training in assistive technology.
Contact Details:
Central Remedial Clinic (CRC)
Client Technical Services
Vernon Avenue
Clontarf
Dublin 3
Tel: + (353) 01 805 7400
Fax: + (353) 01 833 6633
Email: info@crc.ie
Website: www.crc.ie
More Information about CRC
The Central Remedial Clinic is a non-residential national centre for the care, treatment and development of children and adults with physical disabilities. Services are provided for people with physical conditions ranging from the very rare to the more familiar, such as cerebral palsy, spina bifida, muscular dystrophy and arthrogryposis.
Services at the Clinic include clinical assessment, physiotherapy, hydrotherapy, speech therapy, occupational therapy, social work, psychology, nursing, dietetics, orthotics, technical services, seating services, orthopaedics, paediatrics, parent support, vision and hearing specialists, transport and catering.
The Clinic has four Dublin-based Day Activity Centres located in Clontarf, Coolock, Firhouse and Hartstown. These centres provide social, physical, educational and recreational activities for adults whose disabilities prevent them from participating in other training or work programmes.
Rehabilitative Training (Pre-Vocational Training), is provided in Clontarf, and is sponsored by the NAHB. There are three levels of programmes a) Foundation Programme, b) Pre-Vocational Programme Level 1, c) Pre-Vocational Programme Level 2.
There are two FÁS Vocational Training Programmes in Clontarf, a) Desk Top Publishing, b) In-Plant Printing also run in Clontarf.
The Clontarf Workshop also has Sheltered Employment with Training opportunities.
In 1990, the CRC established a state-of-the-art clinical gait analysis laboratory, one of a few in Europe and the only one in Ireland.
In 1995, Scoil Mochua came under the patronage of the Central Remedial Clinic. Located in Clondalkin, it is a school for children and young people with physical disabilities who live in West Dublin, Kildare and West Wicklow. The Clinic is a registered charity in the Republic of Ireland, (Reg. No: 4998), with a Board of Governors and a Management Committee.
