Acronyms Identification Guide
- AA
- Alcoholics Anonymous
- AAA
- Area Agency on Aging
- AAMD
- American Association on Mental Deficiency
- ABE
- Adult Basic Education
- AC
- Advisory Council
- ACC
- Alternative Augmentative Communication
- ACF
- Administration for Children and Families
- ADA
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- ADD
- Administration on Developmental Disabilities
- ADD
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- ADHD
- Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
- ADR
- Alternative Dispute Resolution
- AEA
- Area Education Agency
- AG
- Attorney General
- ALF
- Assisted Living Facility
- A & N
- Abuse and Neglect
- APE
- Adaptive Physical Education
- APS
- Adult Protective Services
- ASL
- American Sign Language
- AT
- Assistive Technology
- ATC
- Assistive Technology Center
- BD
- Behavior Disorder
- BOD
- Board of Directors
- BPA & O
- Benefits Planning Assistance and Outreach
- CAP
- Corrective Action Plan
- CAP
- Client Assistance Program (VR)
- CAP
- Community Alternatives Program
- CFR
- Code of Federal Regulations
- CIL
- Center for Independent Living
- CLA
- Carolina Legal Assistance
- CM
- Case Manager / Case Management
- CMHS
- Center for Mental Health Services
- CMI
- Chronic Mental Illness
- CMMS
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- CMS
- Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- COB
- Close of Business
- CP
- Cerebral Palsy
- CPS
- Child Protective Services
- CSU
- Crisis Stabilization Unit
- DBP
- Disability Benefits Project
- DD
- Developmental Disabilities
- DD Act
- Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act
- DDC
- Developmental Disabilities Council
- DHHS
- Department of Health and Human Services
- DHSR
- Division of Health Service Regulation
- DOJ
- Department of Justice
- DOL
- Department of Labor
- DRNC
- Disability Rights North Carolina
- DSA
- Designated State Agency
- ED
- Emotional Disturbance
- EDGAR
- Education Department General Administration Regulations
- EEOC
- Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- EI
- Early Intervention
- EO
- Executive Order
- EPSDT
- Early and Period Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment
- ERISA
- Employee Retirement Income Security Act
- ESEA
- Elementary and Secondary Education Act
- ESL
- English as a Second Language
- ESY or EYS
- Extended School Year or Extended Year Services
- FAPE
- Free Appropriate Public Education
- FBA
- Functional Behavioral Assessment
- FERPA
- Family Education Rights and Privacy Act
- FMLA
- Federal Medical Leave Act
- FOIA
- Freedom of Information Act
- FY
- Fiscal Year
- GAO
- General Accounting Office
- GPRA
- Government and Performance Results Act
- HAVA
- Help America Vote Act
- HCBS
- Home and Community Based Services
- HCBW
- Home and Community-based Waiver
- HCFA
- Health Care Financing Administration
- HO
- Hearing Officer
- HRSA
- Health Resources and Services Administration
- HUD
- Department of Housing and Urban Development (Federal)
- ICF
- Intermediate Care Facility
- IDEA
- Individual with Disabilities Education Act
- IDT
- Interdisciplinary Team
- IEP
- Individual Education Program
- IFSP
- Individualized Family Service Plan
- IHP
- Individual Habilitation Plan
- ILCs
- Independent Living Centers
- I & R
- Information and Referral
- IOLTA
- Interest on Lawyers Trust Accounts
- JCAHO
- Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
- LD
- Learning Disability
- LEA
- Local Education Agency
- LRE
- Least Restrictive Environment
- MA
- Mental Age
- MD
- Muscular Dystrophy
- MDD
- Major Depressive Disorder
- MH
- Mental Health
- MI
- Mental Illness
- MPD
- Multiple Personality Disorder
- MR
- Mental Retardation
- MS
- Multiple Sclerosis
- NAMI
- National Alliance for the Mentally Ill
- NAPAS
- National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems (now National Disability Rights Network)
- NARPA
- National Association for Rights, Protection and Advocacy
- NDRN
- National Disabilities Rights Network (formerly NAPAS)
- NIDRR
- National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation Research
- NIH
- National Institutes of Health
- NPRM
- Notice of Proposed Rule Making
- NVRA
- National Voter Registration Act
- OCD
- Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder
- OCR
- Office of Civil Rights
- OMB
- Office of Management and Budget
- OSERS
- Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services
- OT
- Occupational Therapy
- P & A
- Protection and Advocacy
- PAAT
- Protection and Advocacy for Obtaining Assistive Technology
- PABSS
- Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security
- PADD
- Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities
- PAIMI
- Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness
- PAIR
- Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights
- PAS
- Personal Assistance Services
- PASS
- Plan for Achieving Self Support
- PATBI
- Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Traumatic Brain Injury
- PAVA
- Protection and Advocacy Voting Accessibility
- PCA
- Personal Care Attendant
- PD
- Physical Disability
- PNA
- Personal Needs Allowance
- POA
- Power of Attorney
- PPR
- Program Performance Report
- PR
- Public Relations
- PRTF
- Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (for children and youth)
- PT
- Physical Therapy
- QMRP
- Qualified Mental Health Professional
- RCF
- Residential Care Facility
- Rehab Act
- Rehabilitation Act
- RIF
- Reduction in Force
- RSA
- Rehabilitation Services Administration
- RTC
- Residential Treatment Center
- RTF
- Residential Treatment Facility
- SA
- Substance Abuse
- SAMHSA
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- SAS
- Supplementary Aids and Services
- SCL
- Supported Community Living
- SED
- Serious Emotional Disturbance
- SFC
- Specialized Family Care
- SLD
- Specific Learning Disability
- SOP
- Statement of Objectives & Priorities
- SOS
- State Operated Services
- SPOA
- Specific Power of Attorney
- S & R
- Seclusion and Restraint
- SR
- Service Request
- SSA
- Social Security Administration
- SSBG
- Social Services Block Grant (formerly Title XX)
- SSDI
- Social Security Disability Income
- SSI
- Supplemental Security Income
- STA
- Short Term Assistance
- STR
- Short Term Residential
- SW
- Sheltered Workshop
- TA
- Technical Assistance
- TANF
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- TBI
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- TDD
- Telecommunication Device for the Deaf
- Tech Act
- Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act
- Title XIX
- Medicaid
- T-TA
- Training and Technical Assistance
- TTY
- Tele-Typewriter
- TWWIIA
- Ticket to Work & Work Incentives Improvement Act
- UAP
- University Affiliated Program
- UCDD
- University Centers for Excellence in Development Disabilities Education, Research and Service
- UCE
- University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
- UCP
- United Cerebral Palsy
- USC
- United States Code
- VA
- Veterans Administration
- VI
- Visual Impairment
- Voc Ed
- Vocational Education
- VR
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- VRS
- Vocational Rehabilitation Services