UNSPSC 42211801: Button hooks for the physically challenged

In this classification, this commodity indicates a product used as a for the physically challenged. Most nations, for tariff and trade purposes, schedule these products under HS 901811.

UNSPSC 42211801 Button hooks for the physically challenged is a Commodity code capturing adaptive equipment and assistive devices that state and local governments, principally school districts, procure to support students and residents with physical disabilities. The recent solicitations frame the actual buying: specialized educational materials and supplies—including mobility aids, adaptive tools, and accessibility devices—that enable participation in classroom and daily activities. Issuing bodies under this code consist primarily of independent school districts and regional purchasing cooperatives that aggregate demand across multiple member districts and government entities. The cooperatives function as central procurement vehicles, consolidating special education and assistive-device buying across their membership to achieve volume discounts and standardized vendor terms.

The most recent activity concentrates in Texas. Harlingen Consolidated Independent School District posted an RFP (SEDM1026) for special education materials with a response deadline of October 19, 2026, accepting proposals at the district's purchasing office. Region 7 Purchasing Cooperative, based in Kilgore, Texas, issued a multi-vendor Catalog Discount Bid (SPE2628) due October 1, 2026, covering special education and supplies with estimated two-year expenditures of $2,713,541 and a track record of awarding 99 vendors. The cooperative model indicates that vendors pursuing this code should prepare for volume-discount negotiations and acceptance of purchase-order workflows across multiple member organizations rather than single-site transactions.