Advocacy and Engagement

Clients in National Learning Network and RehabCare operate their own representative bodies, which ensure they are fully involved in the decisions that affect the services they use.

The National Representative Council (NRC) has over 2,100 members drawn from National Learning Network centres in 25 counties, whilst the National RehabCare Advocacy Council (NRAC) represents the 2,800 people who use Rehab's health and social care services across the country.

Both organisations were set up in 1997 following recommendations about client representation contained in the report of the Commission on the Status of People with Disabilities.

Roslyn Park College also has its own Students Union, which was established in 1996 and has more than 200 members.