Disability Acronyms
 

ABA – Applied Behavioral Analysis
ACB – American Council of the Blind
ACC – Augmentative, Alternative Communication
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD – Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADL – Activities of Daily Living
ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder
ASL – American Sign Language
AT – Assistive Technology
AUCD – Association of University Centers on Disabilities
BOR – Board of Regents
CAP – Client Assistance Program
CART – Communication Access Real Time Translation
CBA – Community Based Alternatives (Medicaid waiver)
CC – Closed Captioning
CDD – Council for Developmental Disabilities
CD – Cognitive Delay
CFIDS – Chronic Fatigue and Immune Dysfunction Syndrome
CFS – Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
CHIP – Children’s Health Insurance Programs
CIL – Center for Independent Living
CP – Cerebral Palsy
CPS – Child Protection Services
CSHCN – Children with Special Health Care Needs
CTS – Captioned Telephone Service
DB-MD – Deaf-Blind Multiple Disabilities
DD – Developmental Disabilities
DDD – South Dakota Division of Developmental Disability
DME – Durable Medical Equipment
DRA – Disability Related Assistance
EC – Early Childhood
ECI – Early Childhood Intervention
ECSE – Early Childhood Special Education
ED – Emotional Disturbance
ESA – Emotional Support Animal
FASD – Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Disorder
FC – Facilitated Communication
FAPE – Free Appropriate Public Education
FM – Fibromyalgia
FNSS – Functional Needs Support Services
HCS – Home and Community-Based Service
HH or HoH – Hard of Hearing
HHS – Health and Human Services
HI – Hearing Impaired
HS – Head Start
IDD – Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IEP – Individual Education Plan
ILC – Independent Living Center
LD – Learning Disabilities
LRE – Least Restrictive Environment
MH – Mental Health
NAMI – National Alliance on Mental Illness
NCD – National Council on Disability
NCLB – No Child Left Behind Act 2001
NDRN – National Disability Rights Network
NOD – National Organization on Disability
OCD – Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OCR – Office of Civil Rights
OSERS – Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
OT – Occupational Therapy
P&As – Protection and Advocacy Agencies
PAS – Personal Assistance Services
PCP – Person-Centered Practices
PDD – Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PECS – Picture Exchange Communication System
PT – Physical Therapy
PTSD – Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
RA – Rehabilitation Act
SCI – Spinal Cord Injury
SDDC – South Dakota Development Center
SDDOE – South Dakota Department of Education
SDDOH – South Dakota Department of Health
SDDHS – South Dakota Department of Human Services
SDDSS – South Dakota Department of Social Services
SDDPS – South Dakota Department of Public Safety
SDNAFVSA – South Dakota Network Against Family Violence and Sexual Assault
SDSVVI – South Dakota School for the Blind and Visual Impaired
SHIP – State Health Insurance Program
SILC – State Independent Living Council
SAMHSA – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SNF – Skilled Nursing Facility
SSA – Social Security Administration
SSDI – Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI – Supplemental Security Income
TBI – Traumatic Brain Injury
TDD – Telecommunication Device for Persons with Hearing Loss
TIC – Trauma Informed Care
TRS – Telecommunication Relay Services
TTY – Teletypewriters for Persons with Hearing Impairments
UCEDD – University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities
VI or LV – Visually Impaired or Low Vision
VR – Vocational Rehabilitation
VRI – Video Remote Interpreter Services
WIC – Women, Infants, and Children Program