CAAD
Centre for Domestic Ambience Adaptation
Improving the quality of environments to overcome all kinds of architectural barriers.
CONTENT SUMMARY
Topic
Accessibility and management of the home environment
Target audience
• Citizens with autonomy problems at home
• Social and health service operators
• Technicians, designers and installers
How to access
Contact administration
tel. 051/558597
mobile 335/6653384
caadbologna@ausilioteca.org
www.retecaad.it
Price
Free of charge,
for all services
Topic
Accessibility and management of the home environment
Target audience
• Citizens with autonomy problems at home
• Social and health service operators
• Technicians, designers and installers
How to access
Contact administration
tel. 051/558597
mobile 335/6653384
caadbologna@ausilioteca.org
Price
Free of charge,
for all services
We make accessible
new environments or existing ones
The CAAD was set up to provide information and advice to the citizens of the Metropolitan City of Bologna in the field of home care, identifying solutions that can improve the usability of one's home and lighten the family's care burden.
The CAAD integrates and reinforces the responses of the local agencies that deal in various ways with the lives of disabled and elderly persons, in particular with the social-health workers of the Bologna and Imola USL.
CAAD supports
citizens in
the following areas:
Environmental adaptations
Accessibility routes
Technologies for environmental interaction
Contributi e agevolazioni
Who can access CAAD services
To Bologna CAAD can access
for free all citizens in the province of bologna, directly or through the territorial social and health services for people with disability and older people.
The services
we offer includes:
Consultancy services for the assessment of homes and living environments (school, company)
Consultations by telephone or email on subsidies or grants
Information through specialised professionals
Training or updating courses
The Bologna CAAD team is made up of several professionals, including: occupational therapist, professional educator, social worker, architect, biomedical electronics engineer, civil construction engineer, and telecommunications engineer with expertise in home automation and environmental control.
The team carries out case assessments through in-depth interviews with the user, their families and/or professional technicians.
When necessary, home visits are also carried out.
The solutions covered by the consultancy are, for example:
• overcoming stairs or other vertical barriers
• adaptations to the bathroom, kitchen or other rooms
• aids for daily living, furnishings and accessories, automation and home automation applications.
How to access to
CAAD consultancies
To request a consultancy, simply contact the CAAD centre by phone during office hours.
Through specialised personnel, the CAAD provides information on all the tax benefits and contributions citizens can access for home adaptations. The staff also carries out information and cultural dissemination activities by collaborating with magazines, documentation centres and the local press.
Some examples of information that can be obtained from the desk:
• contributions for works to remove architectural barriers in residential buildings
(Law 13/89 calls managed by the municipalities)
• contributions on the purchase of technology
or equipment
(Regional Law 29/97 calls managed by the municipalities)
• fiscal facilities in the barriers and assistive devices sector
How to access to
information desk
To access to the information desk it is possiblee to go to the following address in attendance:
Address
Area Ausili di Corte Roncati
Via Sant' Isaia 90 - 40123 Bologna
Desk hours
Monday 14.00/16.00
Thursday 10.00/16.00
The desk is free of charge and with direct access (so no appointment is necessary), however, it is advisable to call before accessing.
Telephone
tel. 051/558597
mobile 335/6653384
For further information