AIAS

Name

AIAS

Legal name

A.I.A.S. Nazionale (Associazione Italiana Assistenza Spastici)

Website

https://aiasnazionale.it

Company type

Private

Founded year

1954

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Disability Rehabilitation Services

NAICS

Services for the Elderly and Persons with Disabilities (62412), Offices of Physical, Occupational and Speech Therapists, and Audiologists (62134), Vocational Rehabilitation Services (62431)

SIC

Services-Home Health Care Services (8082), Services-Nursing & Personal Care Facilities (8050), Services-Social Services (8300)

akta.pro primary industry

Assistive Technology, Adaptive Equipment & Home Exercise Program Training In-Home (HSABADAN)

Keywords

• Disability rehabilitation services
• Assistive technology programs
• Inclusive education services
• Social integration support
• Accessible tourism programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Rome

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Membership Fees: Annual membership fees from approximately 5,200-8,000 members across 95 sections. Members share the association's statute and fundamental values and form the foundation of the organization.
2. 5xMille Donations: Italian tax designation allowing taxpayers to donate 5 per mille of their income tax to the organization. Tax code: 80197830583.
3. Public Healthcare Contracts: Contractual relationships with the National Health Service (SSN) for rehabilitation services, delivering approximately 2 million healthcare prestations annually through 95 sections.
4. Donations and Fundraising: Private donations, fundraising events, and charitable contributions from individuals, families, and organizations supporting disability services.
5. CCNL Employment Contracts: Collective labor contract (CCNL) governing employment relationships for staff at sections and affiliated entities. Revenue derived from public contracts that fund these employment arrangements.

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

AIAS is a nonprofit association (ONLUS) providing rehabilitation, education, social integration, and assistive technology services for people with disabilities across Italy. It operates a network of approximately 95-96 autonomous sections in 18 Italian regions, delivering around 2 million healthcare prestations annually to roughly 20,000 individuals with motor, psychiatric, cognitive, and communicative disabilities, including ambulatory, home-based, residential, and semi-residential care.

Product overview

AIAS is a nonprofit association providing rehabilitation, assistance, and social integration services for persons with disabilities across Italy. Its technology portfolio includes two key robotic/assistive products: the GE-O System (a gait rehabilitation robot developed by Reha Technology, used for pediatric motor rehabilitation) and the NAO humanoid robot deployed in educational settings for children with intellectual disabilities and autism. Additionally, AIAS coordinates the ENTELIS digital inclusion project across European networks, offers Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAA) programs through the Comunicantando initiative, and participates in the EU-funded ProACT platform project (with IBM and Philips) for integrated care management. AIAS operates through a network of approximately 95 sections providing therapies, assistive technologies, and social services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Rehabilitation Therapy Services Rehabilitation therapies delivered in ambulatory, home-based, residential, and semi-residential settings for people with motor, psychiatric, cognitive, and communicative disabilities. Delivered across 95 sections in 18 Italian regions.
• GE-O System Robotic Gait Training Robotic gait rehabilitation service using the GE-O System (Reha Technology) with six motors that simulates human walking including stair climbing. Available at AIAS Busto Arsizio for pediatric and adult patients with cerebral injuries, spinal cord lesions, degenerative diseases, and joint damage.
• NAO Robot Inclusive Education (Vivo la scuola) Inclusive education program using the NAO humanoid robot operated remotely by teachers via a dedicated app, supporting children with intellectual disabilities and autism spectrum disorders in classroom settings across schools in the Bologna area.
• Digital Inclusion Services (ENTELIS Network) Digital inclusion services coordinated by AIAS Bologna across European partner networks (EASPD, AAATE, EVBB), developing strategies and tools to support persons with disabilities and the elderly in accessing digital technologies.
• Comunicantando Augmentative and Alternative Communication (CAA) Augmentative and Alternative Communication program using CAA/AAC, LIS sign language, and Braille to stimulate communication in persons with disabilities who have expression difficulties, including tablet-based AAC devices deployed at AIAS Monza.
• Special Olympics Sports Programs Sports and rehabilitation programs for people with intellectual disabilities delivered in partnership with Special Olympics Italia, combining AIAS rehabilitation expertise with Special Olympics sports programming.
• Accessible Tourism (Pensiamoci Noi) Accessible tourism and vacation programs for disabled individuals and families, including fully accessible resort stays at Kikki Village Resort in Sicily, delivered through Fondazione Lo Trovato Onlus partnership.
• Dopo di Noi Residential Care Residential care services for people with disabilities who lack family support, including facilities such as Casa di Alice in Catania, providing ongoing care after family-based support ends.

Quantifiable outcome

• Approximately 2 million healthcare prestations delivered annually to 20,000 disabled individuals across 95 sections
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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AI capability4 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

16 partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, core and minor.

• ENTELIS (European Network for Digital Inclusion)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2017AIAS Bologna is the lead coordinator of the ENTELIS project, a European network for digital inclusion of people with disabilities and the elderly. The network includes EASPD, AAATE, and EVBB as partner organizations. AIAS Bologna coordinated the project for nearly three years and facilitated the signing of a collaboration agreement among three European networks to establish a European Partnership for Innovation and Learning on digital inclusion.
• EASPD (European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2017Partner in the ENTELIS European digital inclusion network, co-organizer of the seminar on digital inclusion held in Brussels in October 2017. EASPD brings together service providers across Europe working for people with disabilities.
• AAATE (Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2017Partner in the ENTELIS European digital inclusion network. AAATE is dedicated to the development and advancement of assistive technology in Europe.
• EVBB (European Association of Vocational Training Institutes)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 October 2017Partner in the ENTELIS European digital inclusion network. EVBB represents vocational training institutes across Europe and contributes expertise in professional development for disability support.
• COFACE (Confederation of Family Organizations of the European Union)flagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 1998Since 1998, AIAS has been an integral part of COFACE, the Confederation of Family Organizations of the European Union. AIAS played a key role in establishing COFACE Disability in 1998, which now includes 20 national member associations. AIAS representatives have served in COFACE leadership for 30 years (Franca Tavazzani, then Gaetano Santonocito). COFACE represents millions of families, many with disabled members, across over 50 organizations in EU member states.
• Very Special Arts (VSA) / Very Special Arts ItaliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIAS maintains a strong relationship with Very Special Arts, part of the Kennedy Foundation for Performing Arts founded in 1974. Through the efforts of Franca Tavazzani, VSA was established in Italy in 1984 as an organization promoting and training artists with disabilities. Numerous theatrical performances, exhibitions, and cultural events have been organized over decades.
• OND (Osservatorio Nazionale sulla Disabilità) - Ministry of Labour and Social PoliciesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIAS is an active member of the National Observatory on the Condition of People with Disabilities, an organism of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policies established under Law 18/2009 (UN Convention ratification). AIAS representatives participate in various working groups within the observatory, coordinated by Gaetano Santonocito (AIAS Monza).
• MIUR - Permanent Observatory for the Integration of Pupils with DisabilitiesflagshipStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIAS is represented in the Permanent Observatory for the Integration of Pupils with Disabilities, established by the Ministry of Education (MIUR). Ing. Francesco Lo Trovato was appointed to the Consultation of Associations in 2012. The Observatory has advisory and proposal functions regarding the integration of students with disabilities at all school levels.
• Special Olympics ItaliacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAIAS and Special Olympics Italia formalized a partnership to collaborate on sports programs for people with intellectual disabilities. The agreement combines AIAS's rehabilitation expertise with Special Olympics' sports programs, with plans for joint projects including training, regional and European funding applications, and local collaboration between AIAS sections and Special Olympics programs.
• Kikki Village Resort (Modica, Ragusa)minorStrategic or Co-development Partner4-star fully accessible tourist resort in Sicily that hosts disabled individuals and families referred by AIAS sections and Fondazione Lo Trovato. Provided exceptional full-board rates for families supported by the Pensiamoci Noi project, hosting 17 families between August and September 2016.
• Casa di Alice (Catania)minorStrategic or Co-development PartnerResidential facility for the 'Dopo di Noi' (after us) program, providing care for people with disabilities who lack family support. Part of the network of facilities involved in Fondazione Lo Trovato Onlus projects.
• Consorzio Siciliano di Riabilitazione (CSR)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerSicilian Rehabilitation Consortium operating 19 rehabilitation centers in Sicily. Closely affiliated with AIAS, organizing joint events such as the annual Spring Festival involving assisted individuals, families, and operators from all CSR centers. 20 facilities referred families to Fondazione Lo Trovato's vacation program.
• Alma Mater Studiorum - University of BolognacoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCollaborated with AIAS Bologna Onlus in organizing the 15th International Conference on Assistive Technologies, which brought together over 300 researchers, professionals, administrators, and people with disabilities from August 27-30 to discuss strategies for ensuring access to assistive technologies.
• L'Oasi di Torretta - Campobello di Mazara (Tp)minorOthersAffiliated entity listed under ENTI ADERENTI (adhering entities) of AIAS.
• Centro fisiokinesiterapico - Lauro (Av)minorOthersAffiliated entity listed under ENTI ADERENTI (adhering entities) of AIAS.
• Futuro Prossimo - Gravina di Catania (Ct)minorOthersAffiliated entity listed under ENTI ADERENTI (adhering entities) of AIAS.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Market position

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/Aias.Italia

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Profiles10 records

Subsidiaries3 records

Funding overview

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