Children’s Rehabilitation Service ( CRS )
is a
statewide organization of skilled professionals providing quality medical,
rehabilitative, coordination and support services for children with special
health care needs and their families. Every county in Alabama is served through
a network of 15 community-based offices. This network provides specialty clinic
and other services by physicians, nurses, social workers, physical therapists,
speech-language pathologists, audiologists, occupational therapists, registered
dietitians, secretaries, and administrators.
CRS
staff members also work closely with local school
systems to enable children with special health care needs to participate fully
in school. Through services such as counseling, specialized therapy, and
assistive technology for children and families, as well as disability training
for teachers and other school staff, CRS
offers the support vital to classroom success.
Any child or adolescent younger than 21 years of age who is a resident of
Alabama and has a special
health care need is eligible for Children’s Rehabilitation Service. Individuals
with hemophilia are
eligible beyond 21 years of age.
©2009 Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services
Document last modified:
5/11/2009
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