Assistive technology promotes greater independence by enabling people to perform tasks they were formerly unable to accomplish, or had great difficulty accomplishing, by providing enhancements to, or changing methods of interacting with, the technology needed to accomplish such tasks.
ɐsˈɪstɪv tɛknˈɑːlədʒi pɹəmˈoʊts ɡɹˈeɪɾɚɹ ˌɪndᵻpˈɛndəns baɪ ɛnˈeɪblɪŋ pˈiːpəl tə pɚfˈɔːɹm tˈæsks ðeɪ wɜː fˈɔːɹmɚli ʌnˈeɪbəl tʊ ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃ, ɔːɹ hæd ɡɹˈeɪt dˈɪfɪkˌʌlti ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃɪŋ, baɪ pɹəvˈaɪdɪŋ ɛnhˈænsmənts tuː, ɔːɹ tʃˈeɪndʒɪŋ mˈɛθədz ʌv ˌɪntɚɹˈæktɪŋ wɪð, ðə tɛknˈɑːlədʒi nˈiːdᵻd tʊ ɐkˈɑːmplɪʃ sˈʌtʃ tˈæsks.