Acronyms

Delaware Agencies and Programs

AAR

Adult Abuse Registry

ADRC

Aging and Disability Resource Center

APS

Adult Protective Services

CHIP

Children’s Health Insurance Program

CLIMB

Consortium Leadership and Independence through Managing Benefits

DART

Delaware Authority for Regional Transit

DDC

Developmental Disabilities Council

DDDS

Division of Developmental Disabilities Services

DEMA

Delaware Emergency Management Agency

DFS

Division of Family Services

DHSS

Department of Health and Social Services

DLTC

Division of Long Term Care

DMMA

Division of Medicaid and Medical Assistance

DODHH

Delaware Office for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

DOE

Department of Education

DOL

Department of Labor

DPAP

Delaware Prescription Assistance Program

DPBHS

Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services

DPC

Delaware Psychiatric Center

DPH

Division of Public Health

DSAAPD

Division of Services for Aging and Adults with Physical Disabilities

DSAMH

Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health

DSBA

Delaware School Boards Association

DSCYF

Department of Services for Children, Youth, and Families (The Delaware Children’s Department)

DSEA

Delaware State Education Association

DVI

Division for the Visually Impaired

DVR

Division of Vocational Rehabilitation, also known asVR

DYRS

Division of Youth Rehabilitative Services

ECAP

Early Childhood Assistance Program

ECT

Exceptional Children Team

EDTAC

Elderly and Disabled Transit Advisory Committee

EIC

Education Improvement Commission

EPPC

Educational Planning and Placement Committee

FCRB

Foster Care Review Board

GACEC

Governor’s Advisory Council for Exceptional Citizens

ICC

Interagency Coordinating Council (for Infants and Toddlers)

ICCF

Interagency Council for Children and Families

ICT

Interagency Collaborative Team

ISI

Inclusive Schools Initiative

SCPD

State Council for Persons with Disabilities

SNAP

Special Needs Alert Program

STEPS

Sequenced Transition to Education in the Public Schools

Delaware Disability-related Organizations

AAB

Architectural Accessibility Board

AD

Autism Delaware The Arc The Arc of Delaware

CAP

Client Assistance Program

CDS

Center for Disabilities Studies

CERTS

Collaborative Efforts to Reinforce Transition Success

CFF

Children and Families First

CCCD

Coordinating Council for Children with DisAbilities CLASI Community Legal Aid Society, Inc.

CODHHE

Council on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Equality

CQSE

Center for Quality Special Education

DADB

Delaware Association for Deaf/Blind

DAP

Delaware Autism Program

DATI

Delaware Assistive Technology Initiative

DE CEC

Delaware Council for Exceptional Children

DE FV/F2F

Delaware Family Voices/ Family to Family Health Information Center

DelARF

Delaware Association of Rehabilitation Facilities

DFRC

Delaware Foundation Reaching Citizens with Intellectual Disabilities

DLP

Disabilities Law Program

DS

A Down Syndrome Association of Delaware

DSPAC

Delaware State Parent Advisory Committee

Early CHOICES

Children Having Options in the Continuum of Educational Services

F2F

Delaware Family to Family Health Information Center

Family SHADE

Family Support and Healthcare Alliance Delaware

FCIL

Freedom Center for Independent Living

HLAA

Hearing Loss Association of America

HLADE

Hearing Loss Association of Delaware

IRI

Independent Resources, Inc.

PIC

Parent Information Center of Delaware

MHA

Mental Health Association of Delaware

NAMI-DE

National Alliance on Mental Illness, Delaware Chapter

PAC

Parent Advisory Committee

PAT

Parents as Teachers

PEEC

Parent Early Education Center

UCP

United Cerebral Palsy

Disability-related Terms

AAC

Augmentative and Alternative Communication

ACA

Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADL

Activities of Daily Living

AMD

Adaptive Mobility Device

ASL

American Sign Language

AT

Assistive Technology

BIP

Behavior Intervention Plan

CAP

Corrective Action Plan

CART

Communication Access Realtime Translation

CAS

Comprehensive Assessment System

CASA

Court Appointed Special Advocate

CFR

Code of Federal Regulations

CM

Case Manager

CNA

Certified Nursing Assistant

COPM

Coordinator of Planning and Monitoring Personnel Development

CST

Child Study Team

CSW

Clinical SocialWorker CYSHCN Children and Youth with Special Health Care Needs

DCAS

Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System

DCAS-Alt1

Delaware Comprehensive Assessment System Alternate Assessment

DME

Durable Medical Equipment

DSP

Direct Support Professional

ED

Educational Diagnostician

EI

Early Intervention

ELL

English Language Learners

ELP

Essential Lifestyle Plan

EMS

Emergency Medical Services

EMT

Emergency Medical Technician

EPSDT

Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment

ESL

English as a Second Language

ESY

Extended School Year for Special Education Services

FAPE

Free Appropriate Public Education

FBA

Functional Behavior Assessment

FERPA

Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FQHC

Federally Qualified Health Centers

FTE

Full Time Equivalent

GCS

Glasgow Coma Score

HHA

Home Health Aide

HIPAA

Heath Insurance Portability and Accountability Act

ICAN

Increasing Capabilities Access Network

ICAP

Inventory for Client and Agency Planning

ICAS

Inclusive Comprehensive Assessment System

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IDEALR

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Law Review

IEE

Independent Educational Evaluation

IEP

Individualized Educational Program

IFSP

Individualized Family Service Plan

IIP

Individual Improvement Plan

ILC

Intensive Learning Center

IPRD

Identification, Placement, Review, Dismissal

IQ

Intelligence Quotient

ISIS

Integrated Services Information System

IST

Instructional Support Team

JPIP

Junior Partners in Policymaking

LCCE

Life Centered Career Education

LEA

Local Educational Agency

LEP

Limited English Proficiency

LMN

Letter of Medical Necessity

LOF

Letter of Finding

LOP

Local Operational Plan

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment

MBI

Medicaid Buy-in

MCO

Managed Care Organization

MDT

Multi-Disciplinary Team

MFP

Money Follows the Person

MOA

Memorandum of Agreement

MOE

Maintenance of Effort

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MOVE

Mobility Opportunities Via Education/Experience Curriculum

MSW

Masters in SocialWork

NPA

Nurse Practices Act

OT

Occupational Therapy/Therapist

Part B

Public law that authorizes assistance for the education of all children

Part C

Public law that authorizes early intervention programs for infants and toddlers with disabilities (formerly Part H)

P&A

Protection and Advocacy

PAS

Personal Assistance Services

PASS

Plan to Achieve Self-Sufficiency

PBS

Positive Behavior Support

PCA

Personal Care Attendant

PCIP

Pre-existing Condition Insurance Plan

PIP

Partners in Policymaking

POC

Purchase of Care

PPEC

Prescribed Pediatric Extended Care

PT

Physical Therapist/Therapy

PWD

Person with a Disability

RTC

Residential Treatment Center

SEA

State Educational Agency

Section 504

Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (the section that concerns non-discrimination)

SEEDS

Special Education Effectiveness Development System

SES

Special Education Services

SIG

State Improvement Grant

SLP

Speech-Language Pathologist

SIP

State Improvement Plan

Sped

Special Education (sometimes written as “Special Ed.” or “Spec. Ed.”)

TDD

Telecommunications Device for the Deaf

TPR

Termination of Parental Rights

TTY

Text Telephone (for the hearing impaired)

UDL

Universal Design for Learning

Vo-Tech

Vocational-Technical School or Program

WISC

Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children

Disabilities and Special Health Care Needs

ABI

Acquired Brain Injury

ADD/ADHD

Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

AIDS

Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome

AS

Asperger Syndrome

ASD

Autism Spectrum Disorder

AU

Autism

CF

Cystic Fibrosis

CP

Cerebral Palsy

DB

Deaf/Blind

DD

Developmental Disability or Developmentally Delayed

DS

Down Syndrome

FASD

Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (includes FAS - fetal alcohol syndrome, ARND - alcohol related neurodevelopment disorder and ARBD - Alcohol-Related Birth Defects)

HI

Hearing Impaired

ID

Intellectual Disability

LD

Learning Disability

MH

Mental Health

MI

Mental Illness

MS

Multiple Sclerosis

NTD

Neural Tube Defect

OCD

Obsessive Compulsive Disorder

ODD

Oppositional Defiant Disorder

OI

Osteogenesis Imperfecta

PDD

Pervasive Developmental Disorder

SB

Spina Bifida

SCI

Spinal Cord Injury

SED

Severely Emotionally Disturbed

SEM

Social/Emotional Disability

SLD

Specific Learning Disability

SLI

Speech and Language Impaired

TBI

Traumatic Brain Injury

VI

Visually Impaired

National Organizations

AAIDD

American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities (formerly AAMR—American Association on Mental Retardation)

ACB

American Council for the Blind

ASDC

American Society for Deaf Children

AUCD

Association of University Centers on Disabilities

BIA

Brain Injury Association

CCD

Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities

CEC

Council for Exceptional Children

CHADD

Children with Attention Deficit Disorder

NACDD

National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities

NAMI

National Alliance on Mental Illness

NASDSE

National Association of State Directors of Special Education

NASDTEC

National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification

NCATE

National Council for Accreditation of Teacher Education

NCD

National Council on Disability

NCIL

National Council on Independent Living

NDCCD

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

NFCA

National Family Caregivers Association

NFV

National Family Voices

NICHCY

National Dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

NORD

National Organization for Rare Disorders

STOMP

Specialized Training of Military Parents

UCPA

United Cerebral Palsy Associations

Federal Agencies and Programs

ACF

Administration on Children and Families

ADD

Administration on Developmental Disabilities

ATBCB

Architecture and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

CMS

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services

HHS

United States Department of Health and Human Services

DOJ

United States Department of Justice

DOL

United States Department of Labor

ED

United States Department of Education

EEOC

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

HUD

Department of Housing and Urban Development

JAN

Job Accommodation Network

MC&FP

Military Community and Family Policy

MCHB

Maternal and Child Health Bureau

NCSET

National Center on Secondary Education and Transition

NIDRR

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

OCR

Office of Civil Rights

OSEP

Office of Special Education Programs

OSERS

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services

PCEPD

President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities

PCPID

President’s Committee on People with Intellectual Disabilities

RSA

Rehabilitation Services Administration

SSA

Social Security Administration

SSDI

Social Security Disability Insurance

SSI

Supplemental Security Income

TANF

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (formerly AFDC)

TEFRA

Tax Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act

TWIIA

Ticket toWork Incentive and Improvements Act

VAMC

Veterans Administration Medical Center

WIC

Women, Infants and Children