assistive

adj

Etymology: Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *h₂éd Proto-Italic *ad Proto-Italic *ad- Latin ad- Proto-Indo-European *steh₂- Proto-Indo-European *stísteh₂ti Proto-Italic *sistō Latin sistō Latin assistō Old French assisterbor. Middle English assisten English assist Proto-Indo-European *-wós Proto-Indo-European *-iHwósder. Latin -īvus Old French -ifbor. Middle English -yf English -ive English assistive From assist + -ive.

1. Providing or designed to provide assistance, especially to persons with a disability

   ““The use of an assistive device should not only be considered in solely biomechanical terms,” the I.P.C. said in a statement.”