assistive
Designed to help
Assistive describes technology or devices designed to help people with disabilities perform tasks they might otherwise find difficult or impossible: assistive listening devices, assistive technology for the visually impaired.
The term appears almost exclusively in formal or technical contexts—everyday speech more often uses helping or adaptive.
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
- caneStick for support
- crutchMobility aid for injured
ramp · orthotic · splint · glasses · dentures · inhaler · screen-reader · magnifier
Giving useful aid
- enablingMaking something feasible
- empoweringGiving authority or confidence
- facilitatingMaking something simpler
- aidingProviding assistance to
guiding · nurturing · encouraging · beneficial · constructive · collaborative · caregiving · therapeutic
Able to be reached
- ergonomicDesigned for bodily efficiency
- customizedAdapted to specific requirements
- adjustableAble to be changed
- modifiableAble to be changed
tailored · configurable · personalized · inclusive · flexible · scalable · barrier-free · user-friendly
wheelchair
Seated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- prosthesisManufactured replacement body part
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
- caneStick for support
crutch · ramp · orthotic · splint · glasses · dentures · inhaler · screen-reader · magnifier · reacher
helpful
Giving useful aid
- enablingMaking something feasible
- empoweringGiving authority or confidence
- facilitatingMaking something simpler
aiding · guiding · nurturing · encouraging · beneficial · constructive · collaborative · caregiving · therapeutic · rehabilitative
accessible
Able to be reached
- ergonomicDesigned for bodily efficiency
- customizedAdapted to specific requirements
- adjustableAble to be changed
modifiable · tailored · configurable · personalized · inclusive · flexible · scalable · barrier-free · user-friendly · accommodating
assistivehindering
Creating obstacles to progress
obstructive · impeding · unhelpful · hampering · obstructing
assistivedisabling
Causing loss of function
restrictive · incapacitating · impairing · prohibitive · limiting
- assistive devicesTools supporting impaired function
- assistive technologyDisability-compensating devices and software
- assistive technologiesDevices supporting disability needs