CAAD

Centre for Domestic Ambience Adaptation

Improving the quality of environments to overcome all kinds of architectural barriers.

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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

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 is a highly specialised multidisciplinary centre capable of responding to the needs of autonomy and self-reliance needs of citizens with disabilities, in order to enable their participation, interaction and integration in the social community.

Intervention is aimed at the choice and use of assistive devices and technologies in different areas of people's lives. people's lives. Extensive attention is paid to state-of-the-art and cutting-edge technologies.

CAAD supports 

citizens in
the following areas:

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Environmental adaptations

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Accessibility routes

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Technologies for environmental interaction

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and liftings

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 for accessibility
of places
(e.g. school, company)

Telephone consultations
on benefits or contributions

Information through specialised professionals

Consultancy for the assessment of new or existing environments

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.

Le soluzioni oggetto della consulenza sono ad esempio:

• superamento di scale o altre barriere

adattamenti del bagno, della cucina o di altri ambienti

ausili per la vita quotidiana, arredi ed accessori, motorizzazioni e applicazioni domotiche.

How to access to 

CAAD consultancies

To request a consultancy, simply contact the CAAD centre by phone during office hours.

Through specialised professionals, the CAAD provides information on all the fiscal facilities and contributions citizens can access for home adaptations.

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

For further information, specific forms or in-depth articles, please visit the dedicated website of the Emilia-Romagna CAAD network, Bologna section.

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