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Disability-related Selected List of Acronyms

Adult Services
Assistive Technology
Communication
Diagnostic/Evaluation
Disabilities
Early Childhood
Federal Organizations
Home & Community Services
Indiana Organizations
Legislation
Miscellaneous
National Organizations
Parent Involvement
Public Schools
Related Services
Social Security
State Agencies

Acronyms

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A C D E F H I L M N P R S

- A -

ADULT SERVICES

AF/A - Alternative Family for Adults
IHP - Individual Habilitation Plan
IL - Independent Living
IHP - Individual Habilitation Plan
ILC - Independent Living Center
ILP - Integrated Living Plan
IPP - Individual Program Plan
ISP - Individual Service Plan
SILP - Semi-Independent Living Program
VR - Vocational Rehabilitation

ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY

AAC - Augmentative Alternative Communication
AT - Assistive Technology
aug. com. - Augmentative Communication
f/c - facilitated communication
VI/VO - Voice Input/Voice Output
TDD - Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
TT - Text Telephone
TTY - Teletypewriter

- C -

COMMUNICATION

AAC - Augmentative Alternative Communication
aug. com. - Augmentative Communication
DVS - Descriptive Video Service
f/c - facilitated communication
TDD - Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
TT - Text Telephone
TTY - Teletypewriter
VI/VO - Voice Input/Voice Output

- D -

DIAGNOSTIC/EVALUATION

ADI-R - Autism Diagnostic Interview - Revised
ADOS - Autism Diagnostic Observation Schedule
CARS - Childhood Autism Rating Scale
CAT - California Achievement Test
D & E - Diagnostic Evaluation
FLS - Functional Limitation Screen
ISTEP - Indiana State Testing Evaluation Program
PL-ADOS - Pre-Linguistic Austism Diagnostic Schedule
SB:4 - Stanford Binet Intelligence Scale: Fourth Edition
WAIS - Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale
WISC - Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

DISABILITIES

AD - Alzheimer's Disease
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
AU - Autism
BD - Behavior Disorder
CFS - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
CP - Cerebral Palsy
DB - Deaf Blind (dual sensory impairment)
DD - Developmental Disabilities
DS - Down Syndrome
EBD - Emotional Behavior Disorder
EH - Emotional Handicap
FAE - Fetal Alcohol Effect
FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
HI - Hearing Impaired
LD - Learning Disability
MD - Muscular Dystrophy
MH - Mental Handicap
MiMH - Mild Mental Handicap
MoMH - Moderate Mental Handicap
SMH - Severe Mental Handicap
S/P - Severe/Profound
MI - Mental Illness
MR - Mental Retardation
MR/DD - Mental Retardation/Developmental Disability
MS - Multiple Sclerosis
MULTI - Multiple Handicap
NBD - Neurobiological Disorders
OCD - Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
ODD - Oppositional Defiant Disorder
OHI - Other Health Impariment
OI - Orthopedically Impairment
PDD - Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PDD/NOS - Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
SFL - Substantial Functional Limitation
SLD/LD - Specific Learning Disability
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
TS - Tourette Syndrome
VI - Visual Impairment

- E -

EARLY CHILDHOOD

EC - Early Childhood
EI - Early Intervention
ECSE - Early Childhood Special Education
IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan
NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

- F -

FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS

ACY - Administration on Children and Youth
ADD - Administration on Developmental Disabilities
ATBCB - Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliane Board
DOE - Department of Education
DOJ - Department of Justice
EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
HHS - Health and Human Services
OCR - Office of Civil Rights
OSEP - Office of Special Education Programs
OSERS - Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services

- H -

HOME & COMMUNITY SERVICES

AF/A - Alternative Family for Adults
AF/C - Alternative Family for Children
BAIS - Bureau of Aging & In-Home Services
CM - Case Manager
DME - Durable Medical Equipment
HHA - Home Health Agency
HSA - Home Service Agency
ICF - Intermediate Care Facility
ICF/MR - Intermediate Care Facility for Mental Retardation
MFC - Medically Fragile Children
PWD/PWDs - People with Disabilities
S.B. 30 - Provision that excludes parental income and resources for recipients under 18 on the ICF/MR and MFC waivers
TANF - Temporary Assistance to Needy Families

- I -

INDIANA

ASK - About Special Kids (formerly the Indiana Parent Information Network -IPIN)
Attain - Overcoming Functional Limitations (formerly Accessing Technology Through Awareness in Indiana)
ATTIC - Assistive Technology, Training and Information Center
CCA - Bloomington's Council for Community Accessibility
COVOH - Council of Volunteers and Organizations for Hoosiers with Disabilities
GCPD - Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
ICOIL - Indiana Council on Independent Living
INARF - Indiana Association of Rehabilitation Facilities, Inc.
IN*SOURCE - Indiana Resource Center for Families
IPAS - Indiana Protection and Advocacy Services
IPIN - Indiana Parent Information Network - see ASK
IRCIL - Indianapolis Resource Center for Independent Living, Inc.
SICIL - Southern Indiana Center for Independent Living
UTS - Unified Training System
UW - United Way

INDIANA INSTITUTE ON DISABILITY AND COMMUNITY

CAC - Center on Aging and Community
CCLC - Center on Community Living and Careers
CeDIR - Center for Disability Information & Referral
CELL - Center on Education and Lifelong Learning
CPPS - Center for Planning and Policy Studies
ECC - Early Childhood Center
FIRST - Family and Individual Resource and Support Team
IRCA - Indiana Resource Center for Autism
ITP - Interdisciplinary Training Plan
NIRS - National Information and Reporting System (formerly TIS)
OVPR - Office of the Vice President for Research
UCE (also UCEDD) Indiana's University Center for Excellence on Disabilities

- L -

LEGISLATION

504 - Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
508 - Section 508 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ARTICLE 7 - Indiana's Special Education Rules
FERPA - Family Education Rights and Privacy Act of 1974
H.B. - House Bill
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (101-476, formerly known as P.L. 94-142)
P.L. - Public Law
S.B. - Senate Bill
TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

- M -

Mental Illness

NAMI Indiana - National Alliance on Mental Illness

MISCELLANEOUS

AB- Adaptive Behavior
AIT - Auditory Integration Training
AT - Auditory Training
CHINS - Children in Need of Services
LOC - Level of Care
MAPS - McGill Action Planning System - futures planning for children
PA - Prior Authorization
Sib - Sibling
SIB - Self Injurious Behavior
TA or T/A - Technical Assistance
QMRP - Qualified Mental Retardation Professional

- N -

NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS

AAA - Area Agency on Aging
AAMR - American Association on Mental Retardation
AFB - American Foundation for the Blind
APSE - Association for Persons in Supported Employment
The Arc - (formerly Association for Retarded Citizens)
ASA - Autism Society of America
ASHA - American Speech/Hearing Association
AUCD - Association of University Centers on Disabilities
CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
CEC - Council for Exceptional Children
EASI - Equal Access to Software and Information
LDA - Learning Disability Association
MAAP - More Advanced Autistic People
NAD - National Association of the Deaf
NDSC - National Down Syndrome Congress
NDSS - National Down Syndrome Society
NICHCY - National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NARIC - National Rehabilitation Information Center
NORD - National Organization for Rare Disorders
SHHH - Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
TASH - (formerly The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps)
UCPA - United Cerebral Palsy Association

- P -

PARENT INVOLVEMENT

ASK - About Special Kids (formerly the Indiana Parent Information Network -IPIN)
CHADD - Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder
IN*SOURCE - Indiana Resource Center for Families
IPIN - Indiana Parent Information Network - see ASK
MUMS - Mothers United for Moral Support
NPN - National Parent Network
PAC - Parent Advisory Council

PUBLIC SCHOOLS

APE - Adaptive Physical Education
ACR - Annual Case Review
APT - Assistant Physical Therapist
CBI - Community Based Instruction
CCC - Case Conference Committee
DOE - Department of Education
CSPD - Comprehensive System of Personnel Development
FAPE - Free Appropriate Public Education
GED - General Education Development
GEI - General Education Intervention
HB - Homebound
IEE - Independent Education Evaluation
IEP - Individualized Education Program
IHO - Independent Hearing Officer
ISB - Indiana School for the Blind
ISD - Indiana School for the Deaf
ITP - Individualized Transition Plan
LEA - Local Education Agency
LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
NPR - Notice of Parent Rights
PAC - Parent Advisory Council
REI - Regular Education Initiative
RTI - Response to Intervention/Instruction
SEA - State Education Agency
SPED - Special Education

- R -

RELATED SERVICES

ABA - Applied Behavior Analysis
FBA - Functional Behavior Analysis
FBP - Functional Behavior Plan
OT - Occupational Therapy/Therapist
OTA - Occupational Therapist Assistant
PT - Physical Therapy/Therapist
PTA - Parent Teacher Association
PTA - Physical Therapist Assistant
RT - Recreation Therapist
SLP - Speech Language Pathologist
SLT - Speech Language Therapist

- S -

SOCIAL SECURITY

IRWE - Impairment-Related Work Expenses
PASS - Plan for Achieving Self-Support
SSA - Social Security Administration
SSDI - Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI - Supplemental Security Income

STATE AGENCIES

BAIS - Bureau of Aging &In-Home Services
BDDS - Bureau of Developmental Disabilities Services
DCS - Department of Child Services
DDARS - Division of Disability, Aging and Rehabilitative Services
DFR - Division of Family Resources
DOE - Department of Education
GCPD - Governor's Council for People with Disabilities
IFSSA or FSSA - Indiana Family and Social Services Administration
ISDH - Indiana State Department of Health
P& A - Protection and Advocacy

Prepared by the

Family and Individual Resource and Support Team
Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
at Indiana University, Bloomington
Indiana's University Center for Excellence on Disabilities (UCE)
2853 East Tenth Street
Bloomington, IN 47408-2696