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More electric bike than motorbike, the Hypershell Ultra X senses when a person is walking or running, then applying assistive power with each step, rather than attempting to force resting legs into movement.
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Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The rise of highly capable assistive AI tools also risks disrupting traditional pathways for expertise development when it’s still clearly needed now, and will be in the foreseeable future.
—David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Also, staffers with hearing impairments were factored into the equation, as the floor has an assistive listening system that connects to their cochlear implants.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
These services include the most basic activities of daily living like bathing, dressing, eating, and more, as well as the residential programs, employment supports, and assistive technologies that allow people with I/DD to live with dignity in their own homes and communities.
—Barbara Merrill, Time, 26 July 2025
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Andrew Williams, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
The rise of highly capable assistive AI tools also risks disrupting traditional pathways for expertise development when it’s still clearly needed now, and will be in the foreseeable future.
—David Autor, The Atlantic, 24 Aug. 2025
Also, staffers with hearing impairments were factored into the equation, as the floor has an assistive listening system that connects to their cochlear implants.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2025
These services include the most basic activities of daily living like bathing, dressing, eating, and more, as well as the residential programs, employment supports, and assistive technologies that allow people with I/DD to live with dignity in their own homes and communities.
—Barbara Merrill, Time, 26 July 2025
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“Assistive.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/assistive. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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assistive
adjective
as·sist·ive
ə-ˈsis-tiv 
: providing aid or assistance
specifically
: designed or intended to assist a disabled person in performing an activity, task, or function especially in an independent manner
assistive technology
Assistive devices help with the performance of daily activities. Most familiar are canes, crutches, and walkers. Other examples of simple assistive devices are raised toilet seats and firm pillows placed under the seats of chairs to help people with hip or knee arthritis to rise from a sitting position. —Simeon Margolis, The Johns Hopkins White Pages
Simeon Margolis, The Johns Hopkins White Pages With some assistive devices, the visually impaired can do a variety of office jobs, using computers and telephones. —Eric Aasen, The Dallas Morning News
Eric Aasen, The Dallas Morning News Assistive technology (AT) by its very nature consists of a variety of personal and customized tools for multiple learning styles and physical challenges. —Kelly Ahrens, Learning & Leading with Technology
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