Disability Acronyms

Disability Acronyms

 

ABA

Applied Behavioral Analysis

ACB

American Council of the Blind

ACC

Augmentative, Alternative Communication

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADD

Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD

Attention Deficit Disorder

ADL

Activities of Daily Living

ASD

Autism Spectrum Disorder

ASL

American Sign Language

AT

Assistive Technology

AUCD

Association of University Centers on Disabilities

BOR

Board of Regents

CAP

Client Assistance Program

CART

Communication Access Real Time Translation

CBA

Community Based Alternatives (Medicaid waiver)

CC

Closed Captioning

CDD

Council for Developmental Disabilities

CD

Cognitive Delay

CFIDS

Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome

CFS

Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

CHIP

Children’s Health Insurance Programs

CIL

Center for Independent Living

CP

Cerebral Palsy

CPS

Child Protection Services

CSHCN

Children with Special Health Care Needs

CTS

Captioned Telephone Service

DB-MD

Deaf-Blind Multiple Disabilities

DD

Developmental Disabilities

DDD

South Dakota Division of Developmental Disability

DME

Durable Medical Equipment

DRA

Disability Related Assistance

EC

Early Childhood

ECI

Early Childhood Intervention

ECSE

Early Childhood Special Education

ED

Emotional Disturbance

ESA

Emotional Support Animal

FASD

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder

FC

Facilitated Communication

FAPE

Free Appropriate Public Education

FM

Fibromyalgia

FNSS

Functional Needs Support Services

HCS

Home and Community-Based Service

HH or HoH

Hard of hearing

HHS

Health and Human Services

HI

Hearing Impaired

HS

Head Start

IDD

Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEP

Individual Education Plan

ILC

Independent Living Center

LD

Learning Disabilities

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment

MH

Mental Health

NAMI

National Alliance on Mental Illness

NCD

National Council on Disability

NCLB

No Child Left Behind Act 2001

NDRN

National Disability Rights Network

NOD

National Organization on Disability

OCD

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

OCR

Office of Civil Rights

OSERS

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

OT

Occupational Therapy

P&As

Protection and Advocacy Agencies

PAS

Personal Assistance Services

PCP

Person-Centered Practices

PDD

Pervasive Developmental Disorder

PECS

Picture Exchange Communication

PT

Physical Therapy

PTSD

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

RA

Rehabilitation Act

SCI

Spinal Cord Injury

SDDC

South Dakota Development Center

SDDOE

South Dakota Department of Education

SDDOH

South Dakota Department of Health

SDDHS

South Dakota Department of Human Services

SDDSS

South Dakota Department of Social Services

SDDPS

South Dakota Department of Public Safety

SDNAFVSA

South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assult

SDSVVI

South Dakota School for the Blind and Visual Impaired

SHIP

State Health Insurance Program

SILC

State Independent Living Council

SAMHSA

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

SNF

Skilled Nursing Facility

SSA

Social Security Administration

SSDI

Social Security Disability Insurance

SSI

Supplemental Security Income

TBI

Traumatic Brain Injury

TDD

Telecommunication Device for Persons with Hearing Loss

TIC

Trauma Informed Care

TRS

Telecommunication Relay Services

TTY

Teletypewriters for Persons with Hearing Impairments

UCEDD

University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

VI or LV

Visually Impaired or Low Vision

VR

Vocational Rehabilitation

VRI

Video Remote Interpreter Services

WIC

Women, Infants, and Children program