Acronyms

There can be many confusing terms, abbreviations, and acronyms when we discuss self determination, developmental disabilities, and the available resources. This page is dedicated to clarifying the confusion behind these terms.

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AAIDD	American Association of Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
ACCES-VR	Adult Career and Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation
ADA	Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD	Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD	Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
ADL	Activities for Daily Living
AMA	Against Medical Advice
APSE	Association for Persons in Supported Employment
ATI	Action Toward Independence
AU	Autism
AUCD	Association of University Centers on Disabilities

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BIP	Behavioral Intervention Plan
BOCES	Board of Cooperative Educational Services

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CAH	Care at Home
CAP	Client Assistance Program
CBI	Community Based Instruction
CBS	Community Based Services
CBVH	New York State Commision for the Blind and Visually Handicapped
CM	Case Management
CMCM	Comprehensive Medicaid Case Management
CMHC	Community Mental Health Center
COTA	Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
CP	Cerebral Palsy
CPSE	Committee on Preschool Special Education
CQC	Commission on Quality of Care
CR	Community Residence
CSE	Committee on Special Education
CSS	Community Support System
CSW	Certified Social Worker

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DB	Deaf-Blindness
DCMH	Department of Community Mental Health
DD	Developmental Disability
DDPC	Developmental Disabilities Planning Council
DDSO	Developmental Disabilities Services Office
DF	Deafness
DOL	Department of Labor
DSS	Department of Social Services

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ED	Emotionally Disturbed Emotional Disturbance
EI	Early Intervention
EN	Employment Network
ER	Emergency Room

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FAPE	Free Appropriate Education
FBA	Functional Behavioral Assessment
FEA	Fiscal Employer Agent
FSS	Family Support Services

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HAVA	Help America Vote Act
HCBS Waiver	Home and Community Based Services Waiver
HH	Hearing Impairment
HMO	Health Maintenance Organization
HRPC	Hudson River Psychiatric Center

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I and R	Information and Referral
ICF	Intermediary Care Facility
ICM	Intensive Case Management
IDEA	Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDT	Intensive Day Treatment
IEP	Individualized Educational Program
IHE	Institution of Higher Education
IHO	Independent Hearing Officer
ILC	Independent Living Center
IPE	Individualized Plan for Employment
IQ	Intelligence Quotient
IRA	Individualized Residential Alternative
ISP	Individualized Service Plan
ISS	Individualized Support Services
IWRP	Individualized Written Rehabilitation Plan

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JTPA	Job Training Partnership Act

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LD	Learning Disabled
LINKS	Formerly "The Consumer Resource Center" and "The Family Connections"
LRE	Least Restrictive Environment

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MD	Multiple Disabilities
MR	Mentally Retarded
MSC	Medicaid Service Coordinator

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NASET	National Alliance for Secondary Education and Transition
NCSET	National Center on Secondary Education and Transition
NDSS	National Down Syndrome Society
NICHCY	National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities
NSTTAC	National Secondary Transition Technical Assistance Center
NYSACRA	New York State Association of Community and Residential Agencies
NYSED	New York State Education Department
NYSILC	New York State Independent Living Council

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OBRA	The Federal Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1993
OD	Over Dose
ODEP	Office of Disability Employment Program
OHI	Other Health Impairment
OI	Orthopedic Impairment
OJT	On the Job Training
OMH	Office of Mental Health
OMRDD	NYS Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities until 2010 (now known as OPWDD)
OPWDD	NYS Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
OSES	Offices of Special Education Services
OT	Occupational Therapist Occupational Therapy
OVR	Office of Vocational Rehabilitation (State Education Department) Known as ACCES-VR in New York

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PAAT	Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology
PACER	Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
PADD	Protection and Advocacy for persons Developmental Disabilities
PASS	Plan to Acheive Self Support
PAVA	Protection and Advocacy for Voters Assistance registration
PAT	Personal Adjustment Training
PBIS	Positive Behavior Intervention Supports
PCP	Person Centred Planning
PDD	Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PILS	Putnam Independent Living Service
PINS	Person In Need of Supervision
PL 94-142	Federal Law signed in 1975 which mandates that students with disabilities have a right to a free and appropriate public education, instruction in the least restrictive environment with equal access and due process.
PT	Physical Therapist Physical Therapy
PTA	Physical Therapy Assistant

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RILC	Rockland Independent Living Center
RT	Recreational Therapist
RTF	Residential Treatment Facility
RTI	Response to Intervention

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SANYS	Self-Advocacy Association of New York State
SE	Special Education
SED	State Education Department
SEP	Supported Employment Program
SEPTA	Special Education Parent Teacher Association
SETRC	Special Education Training and Resource Center
SI	Speech (Language) Impairment
SNT	Supplemental Needs Trust
SPMI	Serious and Persistent Mental Illness
SSA	Social Security Administration
SSI	Social Security Income
SSD	Social Security Disability
SSDI	Social Security Disability Income
ST	Speech Therapy
SUB	Start-up Broker

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TANF	Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
TASC	Treatment Alternatives to Street Crime
TBI	Traumatic Brain Injury

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VESID

Office of Vocational and Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities, now known as ACCES-VR

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WAIS-R	Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale-Revised
WAT	Work Adjustment Training
WIIA	Work Incentive Improvement Act
WIPA	Work Incentive Planning and Assistance
WDOM	Westchester Disabled On the Move
WILC	Westchester Independent Living Center
WIHD	Westchester Institute for Human Development
WISC IV	Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children 4th Edition
WPPSI	Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence

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