Acronyms & Definitions
Disability Rights North Carolina
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 
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