Assistive Technology can be described as “is an umbrella term that includes assistive, adaptive, and rehabilitative devices for people with disabilities and also includes the process used in selecting, locating, and using them”(Assistive Technology(Para. 1, n.d.).
To be I see assistive technology as any kind of device which is given to a person to enhance, enable or improve of some kind of function they have lost.
One example of a piece of assistive technology is a hearing aid. This is an electro acoustic device which fits inside or behind the users ear it will be suited to a frequency and mould specific to the individual. Hearing aids range in cost and size and certain funding can be obtained by some individuals for a hearing aid. Having such a device would enable the user to maintain occupational functioning in social situations in which they may not have been able to if it was not available. It would also largely increase safety for a person as our hearing is a main sense in the detection of approaching items whether they be footsteps behind or a horn to warn them to move out of the way of approaching traffic.
Here is a YouTube clip which shows all the different types of hearing aids available
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