assistive devices
Tools enabling independence
Assistive devices are tools designed to help people with disabilities perform tasks they would otherwise find difficult or impossible.
The category ranges from simple aids like canes and hearing aids to sophisticated technology like screen readers and motorized wheelchairs.
The school provided assistive devices for students with learning disabilities.
- wheelchairSeated conveyance for mobility-impaired
- power chairMotorized mobility seat
- hearing aidEar-worn sound amplifier
- walkerAmbulatory person or aid
- crutchesMobility aids for injured
cane · prosthetic limb · stairlift · grab bar · braille display · occupational therapy · mobility aids · cochlear implant · white cane · speech-to-text · text to speech · voice control · exoskeleton · screen reader · closed captioning · button hook · pill organizer · orthotic
- accessibilitywheelchair access, wheelchair sports, wheelchair ramp, adaptive skiing, accessibility features
- hearingear, cochlea, hearing loss, deaf, hearing test
- rehabilitationrehab, physical therapy, occupational therapy, speech therapy, inpatient rehab
- disabilitydisability rights, disability culture, disability activism, disability services, disability identity
- accessible designwheelchair access, wheelchair ramps, ramps, wide doors, wide doorways
- Adaptive PEadaptive sports, adaptive equipment, modified rules, wheelchair sports, wheelchair basketball
assistive devicesrestraints
Things that hold back
barriers · impediments · hindrances · immobilizers · obstacles