Assistive technology may be used in adaptive sports, where an existing sport is modified to enable players with a disability to participate; or, assistive technology may be used to invent completely new sports with athletes with disabilities exclusively in mind.
ɐsˈɪstɪv tɛknˈɑːlədʒi mˈeɪ biː jˈuːzd ɪn ɐdˈæptɪv spˈoːɹts, wˌɛɹ ɐn ɛɡzˈɪstɪŋ spˈoːɹt ɪz mˈɑːdᵻfˌaɪd tʊ ɛnˈeɪbəl plˈeɪɚz wɪð ɐ dˌɪsɐbˈɪləɾi tə pɑːɹtˈɪsᵻpˌeɪt; ɔːɹ, ɐsˈɪstɪv tɛknˈɑːlədʒi mˈeɪ biː jˈuːzd tʊ ɪnvˈɛnt kəmplˈiːtli nˈuː spˈoːɹts wɪð ˈæθliːts wɪð dˌɪsɐbˈɪləɾiz ɛksklˈuːsɪvli ɪn mˈaɪnd.