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assistive

British  
/ əˈsɪstɪv /

adjective

  1. providing a means of reducing a physical impairment

    an assistive device such as a hearing aid
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The guidance says time limits shouldn't apply in the same way for screen-based assistive technologies used to support children with special educational needs and disabilities.

From BBC • Mar. 27, 2026

Microsoft’s Office 365 business is one place where the company is trying to infuse its Copilot AI offering, which is the company’s attempt to monetize AI by selling enterprises and consumers on assistive features.

From MarketWatch • Dec. 29, 2025

Astute observers will be aspired and astonished by so many assurgent and assistive technologies to ascertain, with aspects that assault all known associated assumptions and assertions.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 28, 2025

Disney also offers sign language interpreters, wheelchair and scooter rentals, assistive handheld captioning and video captioning on some rides, and dialogue and narration of scripts on others.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 11, 2025

As newer assistive listening devices develop, be sure to receive training on them.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

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