AA |
Alcoholics Anonymous |
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AAA |
Area Agency on Aging |
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aacte |
American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education's |
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AAFP |
American Academy of Family Physicians |
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AAMD |
American Association of Mental Deficiency |
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AAMFT |
American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy |
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AAMR |
American Association on Mental Retardation |
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AAP |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
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AAPD |
American Association of People with Disabilities |
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AARP |
American Association of Retired Persons |
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AAUAP |
American Association of University Affiliated Programs |
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ABA |
American Bar Association |
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ABC |
Advocates for Better Child Care |
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ABDC |
Association of Birth Defect Children |
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ABS |
Adaptive Behavior Scale |
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ACB |
American Council of the Blind |
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ACCH |
Association for the Care of Children's Health |
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ACE |
Alternative Care for the Elderly |
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ACLD |
Association for Children with Learning Disabilities |
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ACOA |
Al-anon/Adult Children of Alcoholics |
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ACP |
Advanced Care Planning |
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ACYF |
Administration on Children, Youth, and Families |
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ADA |
Age Discrimination Act of 1975 |
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ADAAG |
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines |
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ADAPT |
Americans Disabled for Attendant Programs Today |
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ADC |
Adult Day Care |
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ADC |
Aid to Dependent Children |
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ADD |
Analog Digital Digital (CD Quality) - Attention-Deficit Disorder - Administration On Developmental Disabilities |
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ADD/ADHD |
Attention Deficit Disorder/Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
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ADH |
Adult Day Healthcare |
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ADH |
Adult Day Health |
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ADR |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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ADRA |
Associated Disability Research Areas |
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ADVP |
Adult Developmental Vocational Program |
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AE |
Age Equivalent |
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AFB |
American Foundation for the Blind |
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AHA |
American Hospital Association |
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AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome (see also SIDS and HIV) |
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AIM |
Advanced Information Management |
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AIT |
Auditory Integrated Training |
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ALANON |
Alcoholics Anonymous |
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ALF |
Assisted Living Facility |
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ALJ |
Administrative Law Judge |
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AMA |
American Medical Association |
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AMCHP |
Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs |
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AMI |
Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
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ANA |
American Nurses Association |
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ANE |
Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation |
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AoA |
Administration on Aging |
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AOCAP |
Agent Orange Client Assistance Program |
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AOTA |
American Occupational Therapy Association |
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APA |
American Psychiatric Association |
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APA |
Association of Paper Archivists |
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APE |
Adaptive Physical Education |
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APR |
Annual Performance Report |
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APS |
Adult Protective Services |
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APTA |
American Physical Therapy Association |
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APWA |
American Public Welfare Association |
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ARCC |
Alzheimer's Resource Coordination Center |
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ARCH |
Access to Respite Care and Help |
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ARCH |
Access to Respite Care and Health |
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ARRT |
Advanced Rehabilitation Research Training |
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ASA |
Autism Society of America |
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ASHA |
American School Health Association |
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ASHA |
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association |
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ASL |
American Sign Language |
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AT |
Assistive Technology |
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ATA |
Alliance for Technology Access |
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ATBCB |
Architecture and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board |
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ATI |
Assistive Technology Initiative |
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ATP |
Assistive Technology Project |
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AUCD |
Association of University Centers on Disabilities |
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AYP |
Annual Yearly Progress |
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BD |
Birth Defects |
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BEH |
Bureau for the Education of the Handicapped |
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BN |
BabyNet |
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BOSS |
Bureau of Senior Services |
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BSAP |
Basic Skills Assessment Program |
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BSW |
Bachelor of Social Work |
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CA |
Chronological Age |
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CAD |
Computer Assisted Drawing |
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CADRE |
Consortium for Appropriate Dispute Resolution in Special Education |
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CAI |
Computer Assisted Instruction |
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CAI |
Computer Assisted Instituteuction |
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CAP |
Corrective Action Plan |
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CAP |
Community Alternative Program |
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CAP |
Client Assistance Program |
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CAPH |
Citizens for the Advancement of the Physically Handicapped |
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CAPTA |
Child Abuse Prevention and Treatment Act |
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CARF |
Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities |
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CARS |
Childhood Autism Rating Scale |
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CASE |
Council of Administrators of Special Education |
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CAST |
Center for Applied Special Technologies |
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CATCH |
Community Access to Child Health |
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CC |
Closed Captioning |
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CC |
Children's Council |
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CCBB |
Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders |
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CCD |
Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities |
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CCF |
Continuing Care Facility |
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CCP |
Crippled Children's Program |
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ccrc |
Continuing Care Retirement Community's |
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CCRS |
Children's Case Resolution System |
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CCSSO |
Council of Chief State School Officers |
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CD |
Consumer Directed |
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CDA |
Child Development Associate |
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CDB |
Childhood Disability Benefit |
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CDD |
Center for Developmental Disabilities |
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CDDC |
Consortium of Developmental Disabilities Councils |
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CDF |
Children's Defense Fund |
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CDM |
Consumer Directed Model |
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CDR |
Center for Disability Resources |
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CDR |
Continuing Disability Review |
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CDS |
Center for Developmental Science |
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CEC |
Council for Exceptional Children |
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CEC-DR |
Council for Exceptional Children - Division for Research |
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CEC-PD |
Council for Exceptional Children - Pioneers Division |
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CEDS |
Council for Educational Diagnostic Services |
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CELL |
Center for Early Literacy Learning |
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CFB |
Commission for the Blind |
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CHADD |
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder |
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CHAMPUS |
Military Health Benefits Program |
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CHIP |
Children's Health Improvement Program |
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CHP |
Center on Human Policy |
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CICCC |
Council of Interagency Coordinating Council Chairs |
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CIFMS |
Continuous Improvement and Focused Monitoring System |
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CIL |
Center for Independent Living |
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CIMP |
Continuous Improvement Monitoring Process |
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cIP |
Crisis Intervention Program |
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CIQ |
Community Inclusion Questionnaire |
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CIRRIE |
Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange |
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CITA |
Center for Information Technology Accommodation |
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CLTC |
Community Long Term Care |
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CMS |
Children's Medical Services |
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CMS |
Correctional Medical Services |
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CNA |
Certified Nursing Assistant |
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COA |
Council on Aging |
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CON |
Certificate Of Need |
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COPSSE |
Center on Personnel Studies in Special Education |
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COSSMHO |
National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations |
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COTA |
Certified Occupational Therapist Assistance |
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CP |
Cerebral Palsy of New Jersey |
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CPAC |
Columbia Programs for Autistic Children |
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CPAP |
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
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CPRC |
Community Parent Resource Centers |
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CPS |
Child Protective Services |
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CRCF |
Community Residential Care Facilities |
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CRP |
Community-based Rehabilitation Program |
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CRS |
Children's Rehabilitative Services |
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CRT |
Criterion-Referenced Test |
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CRTS |
Center for Rehabilitation Technology Services |
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CSC |
Child Service Coordinator |
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CSD |
Computer Services Division |
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CSEF |
Center for Special Education Finance |
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CSEFEL |
Center on the Social and Emotional Foundation for Early Learning |
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CSHCN |
Children with Special Health Care Needs Program |
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CSHN |
Children with Special Health Needs |
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CSN |
Children with Special Needs |
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CSPD |
Comprehensive System of Personnel Development |
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CUFAN |
Clemson University Forestry & Agriculture Network |
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CWLA |
Child Welfare League of America |
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d&e |
Diagnosis & Evaluation |
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DAC |
Disability Action Center |
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DAC |
Data Accountability Center |
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DAODAS |
Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services |
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DAP |
Developmentally Appropriate Practice |
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DAV |
Disabled American Veterans |
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DBTAC |
Disability and Business Technical Assistance Center |
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DCCD |
Division for Children's Communication Development |
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DCDT |
Division of Career Development and Transition |
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DCP |
Disabled Children's Program |
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DD |
Developmental Delay |
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DD |
Developmental Disability |
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ddC |
Developmental Disabilities Council |
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DDD |
Disability Determination Division |
|
DDEL |
Division for Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners |
|
DDEL |
Divisionsion for Culturally & Linguistically Divisionrse Exceptional Learners |
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DDPC |
Developmental Disabilities Planning Council |
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DDRC |
Developmental Disabilities Research Centers |
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DDSN |
Department of Disabilities and Special Needs |
|
DDSNB |
Department of Disabilities and Special Needs - Board |
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DDST |
Denver Developmental Screening Tool |
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DEC |
Developmental Evaluation Clinic |
|
DEC |
Division for Early Childhood |
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DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.) |
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DIBELS |
Dynamic Indicators of Basic Early Literacy Skills |
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DISES |
Division of International Special Education and Services |
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DLD |
Division of Learning Disabilities |
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DME |
Durable Medical Equipment |
|
DMH |
Department of Mental Health |
|
DMR |
Department of Mental Retardation |
|
DNR |
Do Not Resuscitate |
|
DOA |
Division of Aging |
|
DPHD |
Division for Physical and Health Disabilities |
|
DPI |
Division of Public Instruction |
|
DPOA |
Durable Power Of Attorney |
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DR |
Dispute Resolution |
|
DRACH |
Disability Rights Action Coalition in Housing |
|
DSM |
diagnostic & statistical manual |
|
DSN |
Department of Disabilities and Special Needs |
|
DSS |
Department of Social Services |
|
DVI |
Division on Visually Impaired |
|
DVR |
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation |
|
DX |
Diagnosis |
|
DYS |
Department Of Youth Services |
|
EAL |
Elderly Assistance Line |
|
EASI |
Equal Access to Software and Information |
|
EC |
Early Childhood |
|
ECAC |
Exceptional Children's Assistance Center |
|
ECI |
Early Child Intervention |
|
ECI |
Early Childhood Initiative |
|
ECI |
Early Childhood Intervention |
|
ECI |
early communication intervention |
|
ECI |
Enhanced Clinical Intervention |
|
ECI |
Intervention |
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ECMO |
Extra Corporeal Membrane Oxygenation |
|
ECO |
Early Childhood Outcomes |
|
ECSE |
Early Childhood Special Education |
|
EDEN |
Education Data Exchange Network |
|
EDGAR |
Education Department General Administrative Regulations |
|
EDPP |
Evaluation, Diagnosis and Prescriptive Program |
|
EEG |
Electro-EncephaloGram |
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EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
|
EFA |
Epilepsy Foundation of America |
|
EFA |
Education Finance Act of 1977 |
|
EHA |
Education for All Handicapped Children Act |
|
EHD |
Early Head Start |
|
EHDI |
Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program |
|
EHS |
Early Head Start |
|
EI |
Early Intervention |
|
EIA |
Education Improvement Act |
|
EIP |
Early Intervention Program |
|
EITAC |
Early Intervention Technical Assistance Collaborative |
|
EOC |
Economic Opportunity Commission |
|
EPD |
Emergency Preparedness Division |
|
EPSDT |
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment |
|
ESC |
Employment Security Commission |
|
ESEA |
Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
|
ESY |
Extended School Year |
|
FAPE |
Families and Advocated Partnership for Education |
|
FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
|
FAS |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
|
FAS |
Freely Associated States of the Pacific |
|
FC |
Facilitated Communication |
|
FCSP |
Family Caregiver Support Program |
|
FEDREG |
Federal Register |
|
FERPA |
Federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
|
FES |
FNS)/functional electrical stimulation |
|
FFP |
Federal Financial Participation |
|
FGP |
Foster Grandparent Program |
|
FHAA |
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 |
|
FI |
Family Independence |
|
FICC |
Federal Interagency Coordinating Council |
|
FIM |
Functional Independence Measure |
|
FIP |
field initiated project |
|
FIR |
Field Initiated Research |
|
IPP |
Individualized Program Plan |
|
IPP |
Individual Program Planning |
|
IQ |
Intelligence Quotient |
|
IRC |
Interagency Resource Committee |
|
IRWE |
Impairment-Related Work Expense |
|
IS |
Infant Stimulation |
|
Iso |
Intermediary Service Organization |
|
ISP |
Individualized Service Plan |
|
ITCA |
Infants and Toddlers Coordinators Association |
|
ITP |
Individualized Transition Plan |
|
ITTATC |
Information Technology Technical Assistance and Training Center |
|
IWRP |
Individualized Written Rehabilitation Plan |
|
JAN |
Job Accommodation Network's |
|
KDU |
Knowledge Dissemination and Utilization |
|
KDUC |
Knowledge Dissemination and Utilization Consortium |
|
LAC |
Local Advisory Committee |
|
LAP |
Learning Accomplishment Profile |
|
LBPH |
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped |
|
LD |
Learning Disability |
|
LDA |
Learning Disabilities Association |
|
LEA |
Lead Education Agency |
|
LEA |
Local Education Agency |
|
LEND |
Leadership in Neurodevelopment and Related Disabilities |
|
LICC |
Local Interagency Coordinating Council |
|
LIHEAP |
Low-Income Home Energy Assistance Program |
|
LISW |
Licensed Independent Social Worker |
|
LOC |
Level of Care |
|
LRADAC |
Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission |
|
LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
|
LSP |
Local Service Provider |
|
LTC |
Long Term Care Program |
|
LTCOP |
Long Term Care Ombudsman Program |
|
MA |
Mental Age |
|
MAO |
Medical Assistance Only |
|
MCH |
Maternal and Child Health Program |
|
MCO |
Managed Care Organization |
|
MD |
Muscular Dystrophy |
|
MDBDF |
March of Dimes Birth Defects Foundation |
|
MDS |
Minimal Data Set |
|
MDT |
Multidisciplinary Team |
|
MGRAD |
Minimum Guidelines & Requirements for Accessible Design |
|
MH |
Mental Health |
|
MHLP |
Mental Health Law Project |
|
MIAF |
Medically Indigent Assistance Fund |
|
MIAP |
Medically Indigent Assistance Program |
|
MICH |
Maternal, Infant & Child Health |
|
MICHC |
Maternal, Infant and Child Health Council |
|
MIS |
Management Information System (OSHA) |
|
MPRRC |
Mountain Plains Regional Resource Center |
|
MPSI |
Minnesota PreSchool Screening Inventory |
|
MR |
Mental Retardation |
|
MR/DD |
Mental Retardation/Developmental Disability |
|
MRDP |
Minority Research and Development Program |
|
MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
|
MRRC |
Mental Retardation Research Center |
|
MSCIS |
Model Spinal Cord Injury System |
|
MSIP |
Monitoring and State Improvement Planning |
|
MSRRC |
Mid-South Regional Resource Center |
|
MSW |
Master's Degree in Social Work |
|
MUMS |
Mothers United for Moral Support |
|
MUSC |
Medical Universityrsity of South Carolina |
|
N4A |
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging |
|
NA |
Narcotics Anonymous |
|
NACHRI |
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions |
|
NADS |
National Association for Down Syndrome |
|
NAECS/SDE |
National Association of Early Childhood Specialists in State Departments of Education |
|
NAEYC |
National Association for the Education of Young Children |
|
NAFCC |
National Association for Family Child Care |
|
NAGC |
National Association for Gifted Children |
|
NAPIS |
National Aging Program Information System |
|
NAPVI |
National Association for Parents of Visually Impaired |
|
NARIC |
National Rehabilitation Information Center |
|
NAS |
United States National Academy of Sciences |
|
NASBE |
National Association of State Boards of Education |
|
NASDSE |
National Association of State Directors of Special Education |
|
NASMHPD |
National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors |
|
NASMRPD |
National Association of State Mental Retardation Program Directors |
|
NASN |
National Association of School Nurses |
|
NASP |
National Association of School Psychologists |
|
NASUA |
National Association of State Units on Aging |
|
NAVH |
National Association for Visually Handicapped |
|
NCAM |
National Center for Accessible Media |
|
NCCA |
National Center for Child Advocacy |
|
NCCAN |
National Center on Child Abuse and Neglect |
|
NCCIC |
National Childcare Information Center |
|
NCCIP |
National Center for Clinical Infants Programs |
|
NCD |
National Council on Disabilities |
|
NCDDR |
National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research |
|
NCDRR |
National Center for Disability Dissemination Research |
|
NCEMCH |
National Center for Education in Maternal and Child Health |
|
NCI |
National Cancer Institue |
|
NCIL |
National Council on Independent Living |
|
NCIP |
National Center to Improve Practice |
|
NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
|
NCMRR |
National Center for Medical Rehabilitation Research |
|
NCOA |
National Council on Aging |
|
NCRECE |
National Center for Research in Early Childhood Education |
|
NCRRC |
North Central Regional Resource Center |
|
NCSC |
National Council of Senior Citizens |
|
NDSC |
National Down Syndrome Congress |
|
NDSS |
National Down Syndrome Society |
|
NDT |
Neurodevelopmental Treatment |
|
NEA |
National Education Association |
|
NEC*TAS |
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Systems |
|
NECTAC |
National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center |
|
NEI |
National Eye Institute (National Institutes of Health) |
|
NEILS |
National Early Childhood Intervention Longitudinal Study |
|
NERRC |
Northeast Regional Resource Center |
|
NF |
Nursing Facility |
|
NFB |
National Federation of the Blind |
|
NGA |
National Governors Association |
|
NHIS |
National Health Information Survey |
|
NHLBI |
National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute |
|
NIA |
National Institutetute on Aging |
|
NIAAA |
National Institutetute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism |
|
NIAID |
National Institutetute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases |
|
NIAMS |
National Institutetute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases |
|
NICCYD |
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities |
|
NICHCY |
National Institute on Children and Youth with Disabilities |
|
NICHCY |
National Information Center for Handicapped Children and Youth |
|
NICHCY |
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities |
|
NICHD |
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development |
|
NICU |
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
|
NIDA |
National Institutetute on Drug Abuse |
|
NIDCD |
National Institute on Deafness and Communication Disorders |
|
NIDDK |
National Institute of Diabetes and Digestive and Kidney Diseases |
|
NIDRR |
National Institute of Disabilities and Rehabilitation Research |
|
NIH |
NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF HEALTH |
|
NII |
National Institute of Immunology |
|
NILP |
National Institute on Life Planning |
|
NIMAS |
National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard |
|
NIMAS |
National Instituteuctional Materials Accessibility Standard |
|
NIMH |
National Institutetute of Mental Health |
|
NINDS |
National Institute on Neurological Disorders and Stroke |
|
NINR |
National Institute of Nursing Research |
|
NLM |
National Library of Medicine (National Institutes of Health) |
|
NLS |
National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped |
|
NLT |
National Leadership Team |
|
NOD |
National Organization on Disability |
|
NORD |
National Organization for Rare Disorders, Inc. |
|
NP |
Nurse Practitioner |
|
NPDCI |
National Professional Development Center on Inclusion |
|
NPIN |
National Parent Information Network |
|
NPND |
National Parent Network on Disabilities |
|
NPO |
Nothing By Mouth |
|
NPPIS |
National Parent to Parent Support and Information Systems, Inc. |
|
NPRM |
Notice Of Proposed Rule Making |
|
NRH |
National Rehabilitation Hospital |
|
NRIC |
National Rehabilitation Information Center |
|
NRT |
Norm-Referenced Test |
|
NSIP |
Nutrition Services Incentive Program |
|
NTIA |
National Telecommunications and Information Administration |
|
O&M |
Orientation and Mobility Services |
|
OAA |
Older Americans Act |
|
OBRA |
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
|
OCR |
Office of Civil Rights |
|
OCWI |
Optional Coverage for Women, Infants and Children |
|
OERI |
Office of Education Research and Improvement |
|
OFCCP |
Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs |
|
OHCDS |
Organized Health Care Delivery Systems |
|
OHDS |
Office of Human Development Services |
|
OMB&BS |
Office of Medicaid Eligibility and Beneficiary Services |
|
OMRDD |
Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities |
|
opEc |
Office of Programs for Exceptional Children |
|
OPH |
Office of Programs for the Handicapped |
|
OSERS |
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services |
|
OSLTCS |
Office of Senior and Long Term Care Services |
|
OSS |
Optional State Supplement |
|
OT |
Occupational Therapy |
|
OWL |
Older Women's League |
|
P&A |
Protection and Advocacy |
|
PACE |
Program of All-Inclusive for the Elderly |
|
PACER |
parent advocacy coalition for educational rights center |
|
PAND |
Public Access Network Directory |
|
PAS |
Personal Assistance Services |
|
PASARR |
Pre-Admission Screen/Annual Resident Review |
|
PASS |
Plan for Achieving Self Support |
|
PBS |
Positive Behavior Support |
|
PCA |
Personal Care Aid |
|
PCA |
Personal Care Aide |
|
PCA |
Personal Care Assistant |
|
PCC |
Parent and Child Center |
|
PCEPD |
President's Council on Employment of People with Disabilities |
|
PCEPD |
President's Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities |
|
PCP |
Person Centered Planning |
|
PDD-NOS |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder, Not Otherwise Specified |
|
PDDMI |
Performance Based Data Management Initiative |
|
PDR |
Prescriptive Drug Reference |
|
PE |
Physical Education |
|
PEELS |
Pre-Elementary Education Longitudinal Study |
|
PEP |
Parent Educator Partnership |
|
PERS |
Personal Emergency Response System |
|
PHAC |
Preschool Handicapped Advisory Committee |
|
PHC |
Partners for Healthy Children |
|
PHN |
Public Health Nurse |
|
PIA |
Programs for Individuals with Autism |
|
PICU |
Pediatric Intensive Care Unit |
|
PIP |
Permanent Improvement Program |
|
PM&R |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
|
PNA |
Personal Needs Allowance |
|
PPO |
Preferred provider organization |
|
PRN |
''pro re nata'' (Latin, "for the emergency", "as needed") |
|
PRT |
Parks, Recreation and Tourism |
|
PSO |
Provider Sponsored Organization |
|
PT |
Physical Therapy |
|
PTI |
Parent Training and Information Center |
|
PubMed |
National Library of Medicine's collection database |
|
Qa |
Center for Quality Assurance in International Education |
|
QMB |
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary |
|
R&R |
Resource and Referral |
|
RAP |
Relatives as Parents |
|
RC |
Rehabilitation Councils |
|
RCF |
Residential Care Facility |
|
RCP |
Residential Care Program |
|
RD |
Registered Dietician |
|
REI |
Regular Education Initiative |
|
RERC |
Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center |
|
RESNA |
Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America |
|
RFB |
Recordings For the Blind |
|
RFP |
Request For Proposal |
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RN |
Registered Nurse |
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ROM |
Range Of Motion |
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RPTAC |
Regional Parent Technical Assistance Centers |
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RRC |
Regional Resource Center |
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RRCP |
Regional Resource Center Program |
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RRTC |
Rehabilitation Research and Training Center |
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RSVP |
Retired Senior Volunteer Programme |
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RT |
Recreational Therapist |
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RTC/IL |
Research and Training Center on Independent Living |
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RTG |
Research and Training Grant |
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RTP |
Research to Practice |
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RX |
prescriptions |
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sba |
Small Business Administrations |
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SBA |
Spina Bifida Association |
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SBE |
State Board of Education |
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SBIR |
Small Business Innovative Research |
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SC4A |
SC Association of Area Agencies on Aging |
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scaba |
South Carolina Association for Blind Athletes |
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SCACAD |
SC Association of Council on Aging Directors |
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scad |
South Carolina Association for the Deaf |
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SCCB |
South Carolina Commission for the Blind |
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SCDDC |
South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council |
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SCDDSN |
South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs |
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SCDHEC |
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control |
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SCDHHS |
South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services |
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SCDMH |
South Carolina Department of Mental Health |
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SCDSNB |
South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Board |
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SCDSS |
South Carolina Department of Social Services |
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SCDVR |
South Carolina Department of Vocational Rehabilitation |
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scfoa |
South Carolina Federation for Older Americans |
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SCHSIS |
South Carolina Handicapped Services Information System |
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SCI |
Spinal Cord Injury |
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SCILC |
South Carolina Independent Living Council |
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SCP |
Senior Companion Program |
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SCP&A |
South Carolina Protection and Advocacy |
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SCSDB |
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind |
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SCSEP |
Senior Community Service Employment Program |
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SCSHCN |
Services for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
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SCSHN |
Services for Children with Special Health Needs |
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SCSIS |
South Carolina Services Information System |
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SD |
Standard Deviation |
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sde |
State Department of Education's |
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SDI |
State Disability Insurance |
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SDT |
Speech Detection Threshold |
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SE |
Signed English |
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SEA |
State Education Agency |
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SECCS |
State Early Childhood Comprehensive System Initiative |
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SEDL |
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory |
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SEE |
Signing Exact English |
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SEELS |
Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study |
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SEP |
Service Entry Point |
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SEPPIE |
Special Education Program for Pacific Island Entities |
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SERRC |
Southeast Regional Resource Center |
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SES |
Socioeconomic Status |
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sga |
Substantial Gainful Employment |
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SHHH |
Self Help for Hard of Hearing |
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SHHSFC |
State Health and Human Services Finance Commission |
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SHIP |
State Health Insurance Program |
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SI |
Sensory Integration |
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SIB |
Self Injurious Behavior |
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SICC |
State Interagency Coordinating Council |
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SIG |
State improvement grant |
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SILC |
State Independent Living Council |
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SILC |
Statewide Independent Living Council |
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SIMMER |
Strategies Intervention Model/Mainstreaming for Effective Results |
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SIP |
State Improvement Plan |
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SIPP |
Survey of Income and Program Participation |
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SKIP |
Sick Kids need Involved People, Inc. |
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SL |
Speech/Language |
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SLD |
Specific Learning Disability |
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SLP |
Speech Language Pathologist |
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slt |
Speech Language Therapist |
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SN |
Special Needs |
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SNF |
Skilled Nursing Facility |
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SOBRA |
Sixth Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
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SOP |
State Operated Program |
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SPDG |
State Personnel Development Grant |
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SPED |
Special Education |
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SPeNSE |
Study Of Personnel Needs In Special Education |
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SPP |
State Performance Plan |
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SPRANS |
Special Projects of Regional and National Significance |
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SS |
Social Security |
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ssa |
Social Security actuaries |
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SSBG |
Social Services Block Grant |
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SSDI |
Social Security Disability Income |
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SSDI |
Social Security Disability Insurance |
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ssg |
Summer School of Gerontology |
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SSP |
State Supplemental Payment |
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ST |
Speech Therapy |
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STD |
Short Term Disability |
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STOMP |
Specialized Training of Military Parents |
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SUA |
State Unit on Aging |
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SW |
Social Worker |
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T/TA |
Training and Technical Assistance |
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TAAC |
Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee |
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TAC |
Technical Assistance Coordinator |
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tacc |
Technical Assistance Coordination Center |
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TACSEI |
Technical Assistance Center on Social Emotional Intervention for Young Children |
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TAG |
The Association for the Gifted |
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tash |
The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps |
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TASH |
The Association for the Severely Handicapped |
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TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
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TC |
Total Communication |
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TCM |
Targeted Case Management |
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TDD |
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf |
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TDD/TTY |
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf/Teletype |
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TDP |
Transportation Development Plan |
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Tech Act |
Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act |
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TED |
Teacher Education Division |
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TIIAP |
Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program |
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TIRR |
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research |
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TJTC |
Targeted Job Tax Credit |
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TLC |
The Logical Choice |
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TOLD |
Test of Language Development |
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Toni |
Test of Nonverbal Intelligence |
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TPBA |
Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment |
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TPR |
Termination of Parental Rights |
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trace |
Tracking, Referral and Assessment Center for Excellence |
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TRICARE |
Military Health Care System |
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TT |
Text-Telephone |
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TTY |
Text Teletype |
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TWWIIA |
Ticket to Work And Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 |
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TX |
Treatment (medical) |
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UAF |
University Affiliated Facility |
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UAP |
University Affiliated Programs |
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UCE |
University Centers For Excellence |
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UCEDD |
University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service |
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UCP |
United Cerebral Palsy |
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UCPA |
United Cerebral Palsy of America |
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UD |
Universal Design |
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usaba |
United States Association for Blind Athletes |
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VA |
Veteran's Administration's |
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ve |
Vocational Education |
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vfa |
Veteran's Families of America |
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VNA |
Visiting Nurses Association |
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VR |
Vocational Rehabilitation |
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VS |
vital signs |
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WAI |
Web Access Initiative |
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WAIS-R |
Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised |
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WHO |
World Health Organization |
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WIA |
Work Improvement Act of 1998 |
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WID |
World Institute on Disability |
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WISC-R |
Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised |
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WRAT |
Wide Range Achievement Test |
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wrrc |
Western Regional Resource Center |
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WS |
Waivered Services |
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WSHPI |
William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute |
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WVRRTC |
West Virginia Rehabilitation, Research and Training Center |
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WWC |
What Works Clearinghouse |
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