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	Service Providers ORGANISTATION Central Remedial Clinic Contact Information Penny Ansley Building, Vernon Avenue, Clontarf, Dublin 3. Ph: (01) 8332206 Fax: (01) 8335496 Details Provided by Service Provider "The Client Technical Services Department at CRC provides professional evaluation and information relating to assistive technology to both children and adults with physical disabilities. The work of the department is guided by a person centred philosophy and a recognition that assistive technology can be a channel to empowerment and equality for people with disabilities. Teamwork and collaboration are central to promoting the most practical and effective solutions to meet the needs of people who contact the service. The interdisciplinary team of assistive technology advisors brings experience from a variety of backgrounds including, engineering, information technology, occupational therapy and speech and language therapy. The professional skills of a special needs advisor are incorporated into the educational assessment of children. The team operates both a centre based and national outreach service. Nationally, their work is complemented by a network of regionally based Technical Liaison Officers who are available to offer support and follow up to people in their local environments. As far as possible, the team work in partnership with local agencies to provide person centred responses."   ORGANISTATION Enable Ireland Contact Information National Services, Enable Ireland, Sandymount Avenue, Sandymount, Dublin 4, Ph: (01) 2695655 Fax: (01) 2694983 (See Appendix 7 for Regional Contact details) Details Provided by Service Provider "Enable Ireland has services in the Eastern, Northern and Southern Regions. The Northern Region has centres in Trim, Galway and Sligo: the Southern Region in Tralee, Ennis, Mungret and Cork: the Eastern Region in Dublin, Bray and Kilkenny (contact details are provided in the section 'Enable Ireland Contacts'). As an integral part of this service, each of the Enable Ireland Centres provides local assessment and training in the use of High Tech Assistive Technology devices (communication, education and mobility devices) to its service users. Also within the Eastern Region, Enable Ireland is in the process of establishing an Eastern Region High Tech Assistive Technology Service. The service is being developed to enhance and support the services that are being provided in our local centres. The service will provide an AT. advise and evaluation service to all Enable Ireland service users in the region. This service aims to work in partnership with primary therapy and education support services to ensure that all service users who require access to AT in order to reach their potential are provided with the most appropriate AT to meet their needs."   ORGANISTATION National Council for the Blind of Ireland Contact Information Whitworth Road, Drumcondra, Dublin 9, Ph: (01) 8307033 Fax: (01) 8307787 Email: info@ncbi.ie Url: www.ncbi.ie Details Provided by Service Provider "The National Council for the Blind of Ireland (NCBI) can assess blind and visually impaired school-going pupils for the use of assistive devices and software. Before undergoing a 'technical' assessment, all children under the age of 18 years, must first have their levels of usable vision assessed at NCBI's low vision clinic. Following the 'technical' assessment, a report is issued to the Department of Education and Science upon request. The NCBI is the principle dealer and supplier for many low cost hardware and software options for which quotations may be obtained. The NCBI is also recognised as a clearing agent for funding schemes operated by the Department of Health and Children through the local area health boards. These schemes are known as 'Technical Aids Grants'. By means of grants, assistive devices and software can be provided to school-going children for their personal use at home. Application forms for consideration for these grants are available from the NCBI."