AIAS Bologna ETS is an organization of persons with disabilities and caregivers based in the city of Bologna (Italy). It was established more than 60 years ago and has thus a longstanding experience in working for the improvement of the lives of people with disabilities of all ages. With approximately 100 staff members we operate different services (day and residential care centres, home care, social-educational rehabilitation services, educational groups, leisure time activities) and specialised services in the field of technology and disability, namely independent Assistive Technology (AT) centres. On behalf of the Local Health Agency (AUSL di Bologna) we operate the Centre for the Adaptation of the Domestic Environment and the Regional Centre for Assistive Technology (Regione Emilia-Romagna), providing independent advise to people and organisations on environmental adaptation, the quality of living environments and assistive technologies. AIAS Bologna works closely with the territorial network of public and private social and health services; we train health-care professionals and operators and develop and disseminates new knowledge, skills, methodologies for intervention with technologies; we support public bodies, contributing to the definition of social and health policies and strategies through research, surveys and needs analyses; we draw on cutting edge experience and best practice in Europe and contribute to the promotion of policies favouring disabled people and their families and quality of the services at their disposal. The quality of life of persons with disabilities and their families, as well as their full participation in society are the most important drivers for AIAS. Innovation and participation is further obtained by national and international projects which have allowed AIAS to work in areas such as education, technological innovation, assistive technology, violence prevention against children with disabilities, gender issues, flexible housing solutions and training program both for persons with disabilities (ATLEC project, ENTELIS+, The Right To Connect Now, ID-Health), for cares (European Care Certificate,Care4Caregivers) and for professionals (KPT-Project: Guidelines for lifelong learning in Assistive Technology, Dig-i-Ready, Care4skills, AutismFIT). AIAS further shares its expertise in the framework of international networks such as EASPD and AAATE and with global players such as the WHO and UNICEF, to whom it acts as a consultant in global tenders.