assistive technology

techniques (physical and virtual) for people with disabilities
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assistive technology

Summary

assistive technology is a type of technology[1]. It draws 356 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_technology category, ranking #8 of 27).[2]

Key Facts

  • assistive technology's instance of is recorded as type of technology[3].
  • assistive technology is a type of appliance[4].
  • assistive technology is a type of accommodation[5].
  • assistive technology is used for medical treatment[6].
  • assistive technology is used for accessibility[7].
  • assistive technology's Commons category is recorded as Assistive technology[8].
  • assistive technology's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Assistive technology[9].
  • assistive technology's intended public is recorded as person with disabilities[10].
  • assistive technology's studied by is recorded as assistive robots and technology[11].
  • assistive technology's P14541 is recorded as 13DGC1[12].

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Definition and Type

assistive technology's instance of is recorded as type of technology[3]. Recorded subclass of include appliance[4] and accommodation[5].

Use and Application

Recorded has use include medical treatment[6] and accessibility[7].

Why It Matters

assistive technology draws 356 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_technology category, ranking #8 of 27).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[13] It is known by 46 alternative names across languages and contexts.[14]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [10] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  9. [11] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  10. [12] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [13] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [14] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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Edit History

Rolling log of changes to this entity's Wikidata record. Values shown reflect the current state of each edited property — follow the history link to see the precise diff for any edit.

  1. 2d ago · ~2026-53122-84 · 2026-10-02 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Has use → medical treatment, accessibility
    Wikipedia languages → ['ar', 'az', 'bg', 'bn', 'ca', 'cs', 'da', 'de', 'en', 'es', 'et', 'fa', 'he', '
    Claims rich → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-create:2||1 */ [[Property:P366]]: [[Q555097]]"
  2. 12w ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 13DGC1
    "/* wbeditentity-update:0| */ QuickStatements 3.0 [[:toollabs:qs-dev/batch/40849|batch #40849]]: ZGBK ID"
  3. 16w ago · Jindřich Rubeš · 2026-06-11 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Topic's main category → Category:Assistive technology
    Instance of → —
    Svkkl authority id → h0004944-kompenzacni-pomucky
    Instance of → type of technology
    + 6 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbcreateclaim-create:1| */ [[Property:P9322]]: h0004944-kompenzacni-pomucky, [[:toollabs:quickstatements/#/batch/259497|batch #259497]]"
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