I'm familiar with the term. My argument is that the fact that device X is fixing an impairment should not make a difference vs a device that augments me. Tongs

I'm familiar with the term. My argument is that the fact that device X is fixing an impairment should not make a difference vs a device that augments me. Tongs let me flip things on the grill without burning myself. If everyone but me had fireproof skin then that would be an 'assistive device', yes? My rock climbing shoes give me grip on the rock - is that not correcting an an impairment in some sense? I use stools to correct for my relatively short height - people fall off stools every day. Shall we require stools to cost $20K, complete with stabilization arms, railings, and a safety harness? My keyboard & mouse bothers my carpal tunnel. Would you like to have to pay $10K (say) for a keyboard? Artifical legs can cost over $100K, yet people get by hobbling around using a stick for support. IMO, it's madness to regulate at this level. I agree that there is gray area, but these are people with very real needs that are finally being addressed in a cost effective way ($2000 or less!). There is a world of difference between open heart surgery and uninvasively strapping something on the end of my arm.