Dictionary of Cancer Terms
View in Spanish: Tecnología de ayuda
Assistive technology (uh-SIS-tiv tek-NAH-loh-jee)
Any device or technology that helps a disabled person. Examples are special grips for holding utensils, computer screen monitors to help a person with low vision read more easily, computers controlled by talking, telephones that make the sound louder, and lifters to help a person rise out of a chair.
Source: National Cancer Institute Dictionary of Cancer Terms, available at www.cancer.gov/dictionary.