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Commonly Used Acronyms |
AAPD |
American Association of People with Disabilities |
ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
ADAPT |
American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today |
ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
ADE |
Arizona Department of Education |
ADH |
Adult Developmental Home |
ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
ADL |
Activities of Daily Living |
AHCCCS |
Arizona Health Care Cost Containment System |
AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
ALJ |
Administrative Law Judge |
ALTCS |
Arizona Long Term Care System |
APIPA |
Arizona Physician’s Independent Practice Association |
APRIL |
Associated Program for Rural Independent Living |
APS |
Adult Protective Services |
ARC |
The ARC of Arizona (For people with intellectual and developmental disabilities) |
ASDB |
Arizona State Schools for the Deaf and Blind |
AT |
Assistive Technology |
ATAC |
Advocacy Training and Technical Assistance Center |
AzEIP |
Arizona Early Intervention Program |
BFC |
Barrier Free Code |
BOE |
Board of Education |
BPAO |
Benefits Planning Assistance and Outreach |
BWE |
Blind Work Expense |
CAP |
Client Assistance Program |
CCD |
Consortium of Citizens with Disabilities |
CD |
Cognitive Disability |
CHP |
Capstone Health Plan |
CIL |
Center for Independent Living |
CIT |
Client Intervention Training |
COLA |
Cost of Living Adjustment |
CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
CPR |
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation |
CRS |
Children’s Rehabilitation Services |
DAC |
Disabled Adult Child |
DES |
Department of Economic Security |
DD |
Developmental Disability / Developmental Delay |
DDD |
Division of Developmental Disabilities |
DES |
Department of Economic Security |
DD Act |
Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act |
DHS |
Department of Health Services |
DIA |
Disability In Action – Judy Heumann |
DoE |
Department of Education |
DSU |
Designated State Unit |
ESY |
Extended School Year |
EXR |
Expedited Reinstatement |
FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
FAS / FAE |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effect |
FY |
Fiscal Year |
HCBS |
Home and Community Based Services |
HCCAP |
Health Care Consumer Assistance Program |
HIA |
Health Insurance part A (Medicare) |
HIB |
Health Insurance part B (Medicare) |
HRC |
Human Rights Committee |
ICF/ID |
Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with an Intellectual Disability |
IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
IE |
Individual Education Program |
IFSP |
Individual Family Services Plan |
HIS |
Indian Health Services |
ILs or ILCs |
Independent Living Centers |
ILRU |
Independent Living Research Utilization |
IRWE |
Impairment Related Work Expense |
ISP |
Individual Support Plan |
LD |
Learning Disability |
MCP |
Mercy Care Plan |
MH |
Multiply Handicapped |
MI |
Mental Illness |
MIP |
Medical Improvement Possible |
MIE |
Medical Improvement Expected |
MINE |
Medical Improvement Not Expected |
MR |
Mental Retardation |
MSU |
Minimum Security Unit |
NCIL |
National Center for Independent Living |
NDRN |
National Disability Rights Network |
NI |
Neurologically Impaired |
NIDRR |
National Institute on Disability Rehabilitation Research |
OCSHCN |
Office for Children with Special Health Care Needs |
OP |
Overpayment |
OSERS |
Office of Special Education Rehabilitation Services |
OT |
Occupational Therapy/Therapist |
PAS |
Pre-Admission Screening |
PCP |
Primary Care Physician |
PDD-NS |
Pervasive Developmental Disorder Not Specified |
PI |
Perceptually Impaired |
PSH |
Pre-School Handicapped |
PT |
Physical Therapy |
P&A |
Protection & Advocacy System |
PAAT |
Protection & Advocacy for Assistive Technology |
PADD |
Protection & Advocacy for Persons with Developmental Disabilities |
PAIMI |
Protection & Advocacy for Individuals with Mental Illness |
PAIR |
Protection & Advocacy for Individual Rights |
PASS |
Plan for Achieving Self Support |
PRC |
Program Review Committee |
PT |
Physical Therapy |
Rehab Act |
Rehabilitation Act |
RFH |
Request for Hearing |
RFR |
Request for Reconsideration |
RSA |
Rehabilitation Services Administration |
SCI |
Spinal Cord Injury |
Section 504 |
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act |
SGA |
Substantial Gainful Activity |
SILC |
Statewide Independent Living Council |
SLMB |
Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiary |
SSA |
Social Security Administration |
SSDI |
Social Security Disability Insurance |
SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
SPAN |
Statewide Parent Advocacy Network |
ST |
Speech Therapy |
TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
Tech Act |
Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act |
TWP |
Trial Work Period |
TWWIIA |
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act |
UAP |
University Affiliated Program |
VR |
Vocational Rehabilitation |
WIC |
Women, Infants and Children’s Program |
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Programs |
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ATAC |
Assistive Technology Advocacy Center |
CAP |
Client Assistance Program |
HCCAP |
Health Care Consumer Assistance Program |
PAAT |
Protection and Advocacy for 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 |
PATBI |
Protection and Advocacy for Individuals with Traumatic Brain Injury |
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Agencies |
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ARC |
Association of Retarded Citizens |
CBVI |
Commission for Blind and Visually Impaired |
CHLP |
Community Health Law Project |
DDD |
Division of Developmental Disabilities |
DDHH |
Division of the Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
DIAL |
Disability Information Awareness and Living |
DRNJ |
Disability Rights New Jersey |
DVRS |
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services |
DYFS |
Division of Youth and Family Services |
FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
JAN |
Job Accommodation Network |
OAL |
Office of Administrative Law |
OCR |
Office on Civil Rights |
OFD |
Office for Disabled |
OHA |
Office of Hearing and Appeals |
PADD |
Pharmaceutical Assistance for the Aged and Disabled |
PIC |
Parent Information Center (special education) |
RSA |
Rehabilitation Services Administration |
SILC |
State Independent Living Center |
TAP |
Technical Assistance Project |
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(Division of Special Education in Department of Education) |
TRIS |
Transitional Residency Independence Services |
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(Comprehensive Mental Health Services) |
UCP |
United Cerebral Palsy |