TS EN ISO 9999:2007/AC

TS EN ISO 9999:2007/AC is a corrigendum record for the classification of technical aids for disabled persons. In practical terms, this subject is about establishing a common structure for naming and grouping assistive products, rather than testing how they perform. The topic matters because products such as wheelchairs, mobility aids, communication supports, personal care devices, and similar technologies need a consistent way to be catalogued, searched, compared, and managed across databases and procurement systems.

The technical purpose of a classification system

In general technical context, assistive technology classifications organise products by intended use, the function they support, and sometimes their design family. This helps reduce ambiguity when the same item appears in healthcare, social services, reimbursement catalogues, and product databases under different names. The ISO 9999 family is widely known as a framework for grouping products that support independence, mobility, communication, personal care, and environmental control within a shared terminology structure.

How this record should be read

• This document is a corrigendum to the parent standard; it should not be read as a complete standalone classification system.
• In classification standards, the key value is consistency between product names and functional categories.
• It supports common language for data management in medical, rehabilitation, and daily-living assistive products.
• It frames how items are identified and grouped, rather than giving instructions for use.