ABA

Applied Behavioral Analysis

ACS

Administration for Children’s Services

ACCES-VR

Adult Career & Continuing Education Services-Vocational Rehabilitation

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADD   

Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD 

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADL

Activities of Daily Living

AES

Adaptive Equipment Specialist

AFC

Advocates for Children

AHRC

Association for the Help of Retarded Children

AS

Asperger Syndrome

ASD

Autism Spectrum Disorder

AT

Assistive Technology

BIP

Behavior Intervention Plan

BCBA

Board Certified Behavior Analyst

BOCES

Board of Cooperative Educational Services

CAB  

Consumer Advisory Board

CAH 

Care at Home

CAP

Client Assistance Program

CAPD 

Central Auditory Processing Disorder

CARE

Consumer/Advocate Review and Evaluation

CBO 

Community-Based Organization

CBVH

Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped

CCSI

Coordinated Children's Services Initiatives

CCRR

Child Care Resource and Referral

CDOS

Career Development and Occupational Studies (Credential)

CEC

Council for Exceptional Children

CFS

Children and Family Services

CHIP

Children's Health Insurance Program

CHP 

Child Health Plus

CI

Community Inclusion

CP

Cerebral Palsy

CPA

Child Protective Agency

CPEP  

Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program

CPP 

Community partnership Program

CPSE 

Committee on Preschool Special Education

CQCAPD 

Commission on Quality Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities

CR

Community Residence

CRP

Children's Residential Program

CSE

Committee on Special Education

CSP

Community Services Plan

CSW  

Certified Social Worker

CTE  

Career and Technical Education

DA 

Developmental Aid

DC

Developmental Center

DD   

Developmental Disabilities

DDP

Developmental Disabilities Profile

DDPC

Developmental Disabilities Planning Council

DDSO 

Developmental Disabilities Service Office

DFA

Department of Family Assistance

DL

Dual Language

DME

Durable Medical Equipment

DOH

Department of Health (NYS)

DOHMH

Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (NYC)

DQA 

Division of Quality Assurance

DT 

Day Treatment

EAP 

Employee Assistance Program

ECDC 

Early Childhood Direction Center

EEOC

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

EI

Early Intervention

EIS 

Environmental Impact Statement

ELL

English Language Learner

ESL

English as a second language

EMOD  

Environmental Modification

EPSDT 

Early Periodic Screening & Diagnostic Treatment Program

ESSA

Every Student Succeeds Act

FA

Family Assistance

FAPE 

Free Appropriate Public Education

FAS

Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

FBA  

Functional Behavior Assessment

FC 

Family Care

FERPA

Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

FFC 

Foster Family Care

FOIL

Freedom of Information Law

FRC

Family Resource Center

FSS 

Family Support Services

HCBSW

Home & Community Based Services Waiver

HCRA

Health Care Reform Act

HHS

Health and Human Services

HMO

Health Maintenance Organization

HUD 

Housing and Urban Development

ICT

Information & Communication Technology

ICF

Intermediate Care Facility

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEP

Individualized Education Program

IFSP

Individualized Family Service Plan

ILC 

Independent Living Center

ID

Intellectual Disability

IRA

Individualized Residential Alterative

IRWE

Impairment Related Work Expense

ISE

Individualized Service Environment

ISP

Individualized Service Plan

ISPM

Individual Services Planning Model

ISS

Individual Support Services

ISS

Information Support Services

ITT 

Interdisciplinary Treatment Team

IUR  

Independent Utilization Review

IWRP 

Individual Written Rehabilitation Plan

LD  

Learning Disability

LDA  

Learning Disability Association

LDANYS

Learning Disabilities Association of New York State

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment

MA

Medicaid

MW

Medicaid Waiver

MRDDAC

Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council

NECTAC

National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center

NIH

National Institutes of Health

NICHCY

National dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities

NIMH 

National Institute of Mental Health

NOD

Notice of Determination

NP 

Nurse Practitioner

NYSARC

New York State Association for Retarded Citizens

NYSSAC 

New York State Society for Autistic Citizens

OAPWD

Office of the Advocate for Persons with Disabilities

OASAS

Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services

OCFS 

Office of Children and Family Services

OEOD

Office of Equal Opportunity Development

OFT

Governor’s Office for Technology

OHCDS

Organized Health Care Delivery System 

OMH

Office of Mental Health (NYS)

OPWDD 

Office for People with Developmental Disabilities

OSEP 

Office of Special Education Programs

OSERS

Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services

OT

Occupational Therapy

OTDA

Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (NYS)

PA  

Physician’s Assistant

PA

Public Assistance

PASS 

Plan for Achieving Self Support

PCP

Person Centered Planning

PCSS 

Plan of Care Support Services

PLP

Present Level of Performance  

PSA 

Protective Services for Adults

PT

Physical Therapy

PWS

Prader-Willi Syndrome

QA

Quality Assurance

RBITU 

Regional Behavioral Intensive Treatment Uni

RSA

Related Service Authorization

RSE-TASC

Regional Special Education Technical Assistance Support Center

RSFO

Revenue Support Field Office

RSVP 

Retired Senior Volunteer Program

RTI  

Response to Intervention

SACC

Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential

SC

Service Coordinator

SCANS

State Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills

SCIP

Strategies for Crisis Intervention & Prevention

SD

Self Determination

SED  

State Education Department (NYS)

SESIS

Special Education Student Information System

SETSS

Special Education Teacher Support Services

SI   

Special Instruction

SILC

Statewide Independent Living Council

SLP

Speech/Language Pathology

SMP

Strategic Management Plan

SNT

Supplemental Needs Trust

SOCR

State Operated Community Residence

SODH 

State Operated Day Habilitation

SP

Speech Pathology

SSA

Social Security Administration

SSDI 

Social Security Disability Insurance

SSI

Supplemental Security Income

ST 

Speech Therapy

TANF 

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

TASC

Test Assessing Secondary Completion (new GED)

TASH  

The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps

TBI 

Traumatic Brain Injury

TDD

Telephone Device for the Deaf

TLC

Transition Linkage Coordinator

TRAID

Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities

TTY

Teletypewriter

UCPA

United Cerebral Palsy Association

UDL

Universal Design for Learning

VOCR

Voluntary Operated Community Residence

WIC 

Women, Infants, Children

YAI

Young Adult Institute

ZTT 

 Zero to Three – National Center for Infants, Toddlers, & Families