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| A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z |
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| A |
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| AA |
Alcoholics Anonymous |
| AAA |
Area Agency on Aging |
| AAMD |
American Association of Mental Deficiency (now AAMR) |
| AAMR |
American Association on Mental Retardation (formerly AAMD) |
| AAP |
American Academy of Pediatrics |
| AAPD |
American Association of People with Disabilities |
| AARP |
American Association of Retired Persons |
| AAUAP |
American Association of University Affiliated Programs |
| ABA |
Architectural Barriers Act or American Bar Association |
| ABC |
Advocates for Better Child Care (SC) |
| ABDC |
Association of Birth Defect Children |
| ABS |
Adaptive Behavior Scale |
| ACB |
American Council of the Blind |
| ACCH |
Association for the Care of Children's Health (under DHHS) |
| ACE |
Alternative Care for the Elderly |
| ACLD |
Association for Children with Learning Disabilities |
| ACOA |
Adult Children of Alcoholics |
| ACP |
Advanced Care Planning |
| ACYF |
Administration on Children, Youth and Families (under DHHS) |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act or Age Discrimination Act of 1975 |
| ADAAG |
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines |
| ADAPT |
Americans Disabled for Attendant Programs Today |
| ADC |
Aid to Dependent Children or Adult Day Care |
| ADD |
Administration on Developmental Disabilities (U.S.) |
| ADH |
Adult Day Health |
| ADL |
Activities of Daily Living (toileting, bathing, eating, transferring, etc.) |
| ADVP |
Adult Developmental Vocational Program |
| AE |
Age Equivalent |
| AFB |
American Foundation for the Blind or American Federation for the Blind |
| AFDC |
Aid to Families with Dependent Children (Family Independence in SC) |
| AGI |
Adjusted Gross Income |
| AHA |
American Hospital Association |
| AIM |
Advanced Information Management (SC) |
| AIT |
Auditory Integrated Training |
| AKA |
Also Known As |
| ALANON |
Alcoholics Anonymous (for family members of AA) |
| ALF |
Assisted Living Facility |
| ALJ |
Administrative Law Judge |
| AMA |
American Medical Association |
| AMI |
Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
| ANE |
Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation |
| AoA |
Administration on Aging |
| AOCAP |
Agent Orange Client Assistance Program (defunct) |
| APA |
American Psychological Association; American Psychiatric Association |
| APE |
Adaptive Physical Education |
| APGAR |
Newborn Screening Test (Activity, Pulse, Grimace, Appearance, Respiration) |
| APH |
American Printing House for the Blind |
| APS |
Adult Protective Services |
| APWA |
American Public Welfare Association |
| ARC |
Advocates for the Rights of Citizens with Disabilities (formerly Association of Retarded Citizens) |
| ARCC |
Alzheimer's Resource Coordination Center (SC) |
| ARCH |
Access to Respite Care and Health |
| ASA |
Autism Society of America |
| ASL |
American Sign Language |
| AT |
Assistive Technology |
| ATA |
Alliance for Technology Access |
| ATBCB |
Architecture and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board |
| ATI |
Assistive Technology Initiative |
| ATP |
Assistive Technology Project (SC) |
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| B |
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| BBA |
Balanced Budget Act |
| BEH |
Bureau for the Education of the Handicapped |
| BN |
BabyNet (SC's Early Intervention Program) |
| BoSS |
Bureau of Senior Services (SC) (former name of the Office on Aging) |
| BSAP |
Basic Skills Assessment Program |
| BSW |
Bachelor of Social Work |
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| C |
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| CA |
Chronological Age |
| CAD |
Computer Assisted Drawing |
| CAI |
Computer Assisted Instruction |
| CAP |
Client Assistance Program (SC) or Community Alternatives Program or Corrective Action Plan |
| CAPH |
Citizens for the Advancement of the Physically Handicapped (SC) |
| CARF |
Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities |
| CARS |
Childhood Autism Rating Scale |
| CASE |
Council of Administrators of Special Education (Division of CEC) |
| CAST |
Center for Applied Special Technologies |
| CAT Scan |
Computerized Axial Tomography (same as CT scan) |
| CC |
Children's Council |
| CCBB |
Council for Children with Behavioral Disorders (Division of CEC) |
| CCF |
Continuing Care Facility |
| CCP |
Crippled Children's Program (in SC, called CRS) |
| CCRC |
Continuing Care Retirement Community |
| CD |
Consumer Directed |
| CCRS |
Children's Case Resolution System (SC) |
| CDB |
Childhood Disability Benefit |
| CDBG |
Community Development Block Grant |
| CDC |
Centers for Disease Control or Child Development Center |
| CDD |
Center for Developmental Disabilities (SC - same as CDR) |
| CDDC |
Consortium of Developmental Disabilities Councils |
| CDF |
Children's Defense Fund |
| CDM |
Consumer Directed Model |
| CDR |
Continuing Disability Review or Center for Disability Resources (SC - formerly CDD) |
| CEC |
Council for Exceptional Children |
| CEC |
Council for Exceptional Children (Division of CEC) |
| CEC-DR |
Division for Research (Division of CEC) |
| CEC-PD |
Council for Exceptional Children - Pioneers Division |
| CEDS |
Council for Educational Diagnostic Services (Division of CEC) |
| CETA |
Comprehensive Employment Training Act |
| CFB |
Commission for the Blind (SC) |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CHADD |
Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder |
| CHAMPUS |
Military Health Benefits Program |
| CHIP |
Children's Health Improvement Program |
| CIL |
Centers for Independent Living |
| CIP |
Crisis Intervention Program |
| CITA |
Center for Information Technology Accommodations |
| CLTC |
Community Long Term Care (SC) |
| CMS |
Children's Medical Services or Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (formerly HCFA) |
| CNA |
Certified Nursing Assistant |
| COA |
Council on Aging (SC) |
| COBRA |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| COG |
Council of Governments (SC) |
| COLA |
Cost of Living Adjustment |
| CON |
Certificate of Need |
| COTA |
Certified Occupational Therapist |
| CPAC |
Columbia Programs for Autistic Children (SC) |
| CPAP |
Continuous Positive Airway Pressure |
| CPS |
Child Protective Services |
| CRCF |
Community Residential Care Facilities |
| CRS |
Children's Rehabilitative Services (SC) |
| CRT |
Criterion Referenced Test |
| CRTS |
Center for Rehabilitation Technology Services (SC - defunct) |
| CSC |
Child Service Coordinator |
| CSD |
Computer Services Division of USC (SC) |
| CSHN |
Children with Special Health Needs (federal term; SC - CRS) |
| CSN |
Children with Special Needs |
| CSPD |
Comprehensive System of Personnel Development |
| CUFAN |
Clemson University Forestry and Agriculture Network (SC) |
| CWLA |
Child Welfare League of America |
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| D&E |
Diagnosis and Evaluation |
| DAC |
Disability Action Center (SC) |
| DAODAS |
Department of Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Services (SC) |
| DAV |
Disabled American Veterans |
| Db |
Decibel |
| DBTAC |
Disability Technical Assistance Center |
| DCCD |
Division for Children's Communication Development (Division of CEC) |
| DCDT |
Division of Career Development and Transition (Division of CEC) |
| DCP |
Disabled Children's Program |
| DD |
Developmental Disability |
| DDC |
Developmental Disabilities Council |
| DDD |
Disability Determination Division (Vocational Rehabilitation Dept. in SC) |
| DDEL |
Div. for Culturally & Linguistically Diverse Exceptional Learners (Division of CEC) |
| DDPC |
Developmental Disabilities Planning Council |
| DDSN |
Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (SC - formerly DMR) |
| DDSNB |
Department of Disabilities and Special Needs - Board (SC) |
| DDST |
Denver Developmental Screening Tool |
| DEC |
Division for Early Childhood (Division of CEC) or Developmental Evaluation Clinic |
| DEERS |
Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System (Military) |
| DHEC |
Department of Health and Environmental Control (SC) |
| DHHS |
Department of Health and Human Services (U.S.) |
| DISES |
Division of International Special Education and Services (Division of CEC) |
| DJJ |
Department of Juvenile Justice (SC) |
| DLD |
Division of Learning Disabilities (Division of CEC) |
| DME |
Durable Medical Equipment |
| DMH |
Department of Mental Health (SC) |
| DMR |
Department of Mental Retardation (SC - now DDSN) |
| DMVM |
Department of Motor Vehicle Management (SC) |
| DNR |
Do Not Resuscitate |
| DOA |
Division of Aging |
| DOC |
Department of Commerce (U.S.) |
| DOD |
Department of Defense (U.S.) |
| DOE |
Department of Education (U.S.) |
| DO-IT |
Disabilities, Opportunities, Internetworking and Technology |
| DOJ |
Department of Justice (U.S.) |
| DOL |
Department of Labor (U.S.) |
| DOT |
Department of Transportation (U.S.) |
| DPOA |
Durable Power of Attorney |
| DPHD |
Division for Physical and Health Disabilities (Division of CEC) |
| DPI |
Division of Public Instruction |
| DRACH |
Disability Rights Action Coalition in Housing |
| DSM |
Diagnostic & Statistical Manual |
| DSN |
Department of Disabilities and Special Needs (SC) |
| DSS |
Department of Social Services (SC) |
| DVI |
Division on Visually Impaired (Division of CEC) |
| DVR |
Department of Vocational Rehabilitation (SC) |
| Dx |
Diagnosis |
| DYS |
Department of Youth Services (SC - now DJJ) |
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| EAL |
Elderly Assistance Line (SC - now SCSIS) |
| EASI |
Equal Access to Software and Information |
| EC |
Early Childhood |
| ECAC |
Exceptional Children's Assistance Center |
| ECI |
Early Childhood Initiative or Intervention |
| ECMO |
Extracorporeal Membrane Oxygenation |
| ECSE |
Early Childhood Special Education |
| ED |
Department of Education |
| EDGAR |
Education Department General Administrative Regulations |
| EDPP |
Evaluation, Diagnosis and Prescriptive Program |
| EEG |
Electroencephalogram |
| EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EFA |
Epilepsy Foundation of America or Education Finance Act of 1977 |
| EFMP |
Exceptional Family Member Program (Military) |
| EHA |
Education for all Handicapped Children Act |
| EHA-B |
Education of the Handicapped Act - Part B under IDEA |
| EHD |
Early Head Start |
| EI |
Early Intervention |
| EIA |
Education Improvement Act |
| EITAC |
Early Intervention Technical Assistance Collaborative (SC) |
| ENT |
Ears, Nose and Throat |
| EOC |
Economic Opportunity Commission (SC) |
| EPD |
Emergency Preparedness Division |
| EPSDT |
Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment |
| ERIC |
Educational Resources Information Center |
| ERIC EC |
Educational Resources Information Center on Disabilities and Gifted Educ. |
| ERISA |
Employee Retirement Income Security Act |
| ESC |
Employment Security Commission (SC) |
| ESEA |
Elementary of Secondary Education Act |
| ESY |
Extended School Year |
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| FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education or Families and Advocated Partnership for Education |
| FC |
Facilitated Communication |
| FCC |
Federal Communications Commission (U.S.) |
| FCSP |
Family Caregiver Support Program (Title III of OAA) |
| FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| FES |
Functional Electrical Stimulation |
| FFP |
Federal Financial Participation |
| FGP |
Foster Grandparent Program |
| FHAA |
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988 |
| FI |
Family Independence (SC - formerly AFDC) |
| FMAP |
Federal Medical Assistance Percentage |
| FNS |
Functional Neuromuscular Stimulation |
| FOIA |
Freedom of Information Act |
| FR |
Federal Register |
| FSP |
Family Support Plan |
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| G |
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| GA |
Graduate Student |
| GAL |
Guardian Ad Litem (SC) |
| GAO |
Government Accounting Office |
| GRI |
Grant Related Income |
| GSA |
General Services Administration |
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| HAL |
Handicapped Assistance Loans, administered by SBA |
| HASCI |
Head and Spinal Cord Injury (SC - Division of DDSN) |
| HCBS |
Home and Community Based Services |
| HCCBG |
Home and Community Care Block Grant |
| HCFA |
Health Care Financing Administration (U.S.) (now - Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services) |
| HCPOA |
Health Care Power of Attorney |
| HEW |
Dept. of Health, Education and Welfare (now DHHS) |
| HHA |
Home Health Agency |
| HHS |
Health and Human Services |
| HHSCC |
Health and Human Services Coordinating Council (SC) |
| HHSFC |
Health and Human Services Finance Commission (SC) |
| HIPP |
Health Insurance Premium Program |
| HMO |
Health Maintenance Organization |
| HS |
Head Start |
| HUD |
Housing and Urban Development |
| Hx |
History |
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| I |
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| I & O |
Intake and Output |
| I & R |
Information and Referral |
| I & R/A |
Information, Referral and Assistance |
| IAC |
Interagency Advisory Committee |
| IADL |
Intrumental Activities of Daily Living (shopping, cooking, bill paying, etc.) |
| IBC |
Infant Bioethics Committee |
| I-CARE |
Insurance Counseling, Assistance and Referral for the Elderly |
| ICC |
Interagency Coordinating Council |
| ICD-9 |
International Classification of Diseases |
| ICF |
Intermediate Care Facility |
| ICF-MR |
Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded |
| ICN |
Intensive Care Nursery |
| ICRC |
Infant Care Review Committee |
| ICU |
Intensive Care Unit |
| IDC |
Institute on Disability Culture |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IDT |
Interdisciplinary Team |
| IEE |
Independent Educational Evaluation |
| IEP |
Individualized Education Plan |
| IEP/PE |
Individualized Education Program/Physical Education |
| IEU |
Intermediate Education Unit |
| IFSP |
Individualized Family Service Plan |
| IHE |
Institutions of Higher Education |
| IHP |
Individualized Habilitation Plan |
| IHSS |
In-home Supportive Services |
| IL |
Independent Living |
| ILC |
Independent Living Center/Council |
| ILRU |
Independent Living Research Utilization |
| IPP |
Individualized Program Plan |
| IQ |
Intelligence Quotient |
| IRC |
Interagency Resource Committee |
| IRWE |
Impairment Related Work Expense |
| IS |
Infant Stimulation |
| ISO |
Intermediary Service Organization |
| ISP |
Individualized Service Plan |
| ITP |
Individualized Transition Plan |
| IWRP |
Individualized Written Rehabilitation Plan |
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| J |
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| JAN |
Job Accommodation Network |
| JTPA |
Job Training Partnership Act |
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| L |
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| LAC |
Local Advisory Committee |
| LAP |
Learning Accomplishment Profile |
| LBPH |
Library for the Blind and Physically Handicapped |
| LDA |
Learning Disabilities Association |
| LEA |
Local Education Agency (School District) or Lead Education Agency |
| LEAA |
Law Enforcement Assistance Administration |
| LIHEAP |
Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program |
| LISW |
Licensed Independent Social Worker |
| LOC |
Level of Care |
| LRADAC |
Lexington/Richland Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission (SC) |
| LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
| LSP |
Local Service Provider |
| LTC |
Long Term Care |
| LTCOP |
Long Term Care Ombudsman Program (SC) |
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| MA |
Mental Age |
| MAO |
Medical Assistance Only |
| MCH |
Maternal and Child Health |
| MCO |
Managed Care Organization |
| MDS |
Minimal Data Set |
| MDT |
Multidisciplinary Team |
| MGRAD |
Minimum Guidelines & Requirements for Accessible Design |
| MH |
Mental Health |
| MHLP |
Mental Health Law Project (formerly The Bazelon Center) |
| MIAF/MIAP |
Medically Indigent Assistance Fund/Program |
| MICH |
Maternal, Infant and Child Health |
| MICHC |
Maternal, Infant and Child Health Council (SC) |
| MIS |
Management Information System |
| MPSI |
Minnesota PreSchool Screening Inventory |
| MR |
Mental Retardation |
| MR/DD |
Mental Retardation and other Developmental Disabilities |
| MRI |
Magnetic Resonance Imaging |
| MRRC |
Mental Retardation Research Center |
| MSW |
Master's Degree in Social Work |
| MTF |
Military Treatment Facility |
| MUMS |
Mothers United for Moral Support |
| MUSC |
Medical University of South Carolina (SC) |
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| N4A |
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging |
| NASUA |
National Association of State Units on Aging |
| NA |
Narcotics Anonymous or Not Applicable |
| NACHRI |
National Association of Children's Hospitals and Related Institutions |
| NADS |
National Association for Down Syndrome |
| NAEYC |
National Association for the Education of Young Children |
| 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 |
| 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 |
| NCCIP |
National Center for Clinical Infants Programs (now Zero to Three Project) |
| NCD |
National Council on Disabilities |
| NCDRR |
National Center for Disability Dissemination Research |
| NCIL |
National Council on Independent Living |
| NCIP |
National Center to Improve Practice |
| NCOA |
National Council on Aging |
| NCSC |
National Council (or Center) 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 |
| NF |
Nursing Facility |
| NFB |
National Federation of the Blind |
| NIA |
National Institute on Aging |
| NICCYD |
National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities |
| NICHCY |
National Information Center for Handicapped Children and Youth (now NICCYD) |
| NICU |
Neonatal Intensive Care Unit |
| NIDRR |
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research (US Dept. of Educ.) |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NII |
National Institute of Immunology |
| NILP |
National Institute on Life Planning |
| NLE |
National Library of Education |
| NLS |
National Library Services for the Blind and Physically Handicapped |
| NLT |
National Leadership Team |
| NOD |
National Organization on Disabilities |
| NORD |
National Organization for Rare Disorders |
| NP |
Nurse Practitioner |
| 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. |
| NRIC |
National Rehabilitation Information Center |
| NRT |
Norm Referenced Test |
| NSIP |
Nutrition Services Incentive Program |
| NTIA |
National Telecommunications and Information Administration |
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| OAA |
Older Americans Act |
| OBRA |
Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| O & M |
Orientation and Mobility |
| OCR |
Office of Civil Rights (U.S. Department of Education) |
| 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 (U.S.) |
| OMB |
Office of Management and Budget (U.S.) |
| OMB & BS |
Office of Medicaid Eligibility and Beneficiary Services |
| OMRDD |
Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities |
| OPEC |
Office of Programs for Exceptional Children (SC Dept. of Education) |
| OPH |
Office of Programs for the Handicapped (SC Dept. of Education) |
| OSLTCS |
Office of Senior and Long Term Care Services (SC) |
| OSS |
Optional State Supplement |
| OSEP |
Office of Special Education Programs (U.S. Dept. of Education) |
| OSERS |
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services (U.S. Dept. of Educ.) |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OT |
Occupational Therapy |
| OWL |
Older Women's League |
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| P & A |
Protection and Advocacy System for Individuals with Disabilities |
| PACE |
Program of All-Inclusive for the Elderly |
| PAND |
Public Access Network Directory |
| PAS |
Personal Assistance Services |
| PASARR |
Pre-Admission Screen/Annual Resident Review |
| PASS |
Plan for Achieving Self Support |
| PCA |
Personal Care Aid |
| PCEPD |
President's Committee on the Employment of People with Disabilities |
| PCP |
Person Centered Planning |
| PDR |
Prescriptive Drug Reference |
| PE |
Physical Education |
| PERS |
Personal Emergency Response System |
| PEP |
Parent Educator Partnership |
| 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 |
| PL |
Public Law |
| PL94-142 |
Education of Handicapped Children's Act of 1975 (now PL 101-476) |
| PL99-457 |
Education of the Handicapped Amendment of 1986 (now PL101-476) |
| PL105-476 |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1990 |
| PL105-15 |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1997 (formerly PL101-476) |
| PM & R |
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation |
| PPO |
Preferred Provider Organization |
| PRN |
Pro Re Nata (Latin for "as the situation demands") |
| PNA |
Personal Needs Allowance |
| PRT |
Parks, Recreation and Tourism (SC) |
| PSO |
Provider Sponsored Organization |
| PT |
Physical Therapy |
| PTI |
Parent Training and Information Center |
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| QA |
Quality Assurance |
| QMB |
Qualified Medicare Beneficiary |
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| R |
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| RAP |
Relatives as Parents |
| RC |
Rehabilitation Councils |
| RCF |
Residential Care Facility |
| RCP |
Residential Care Program |
| RD |
Registered Dietician |
| REI |
Regular Education Initiative |
| RFB |
Recordings for the Blind |
| RFP |
Request for Proposal |
| RN |
Registered Nurse |
| ROM |
Range of Motion |
| RRC |
Regional Resource Center |
| RSA |
Rehabilitation Services Administration (U.S. Dept. of Educ.) |
| RSVP |
Retired Senior Volunteer Program |
| RT |
Recreational Therapist |
| RTA |
Regional Transit Authority |
| Rx |
Prescription |
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| SBA |
Spina Bifida Association or Small Business Administration |
| SBE |
State Board of Education |
| SCABA |
South Carolina Association for Blind Athletes |
| SCACAD |
SC Association of Council on Aging Directors |
| SCAD |
South Carolina Association for the Deaf |
| SCAN |
Suspected Child Abuse and Neglect |
| SCCB |
South Carolina Commission for the Blind |
| SCDDC |
South Carolina Developmental Disabilities Council |
| SCDDSN |
South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs |
| SCDHEC |
South Carolina Department of Health and Environmental Control |
| SCDHHS |
South Carolina Department of Health and Human Services |
| SCDMH |
South Carolina Department of Mental Health |
| SCDSNB |
South Carolina Department of Disabilities and Special Needs Board |
| SCDSS |
South Carolina Department of Social Services |
| SCDVR |
South Carolina Department of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| SCFOA |
South Carolina Federation for Older Americans |
| SC4A |
SC Association of Area Agencies on Aging |
| SCHSIS |
South Carolina Handicapped Services Information System (now SCSIS) |
| SCILC |
South Carolina Independent Living Council |
| SCP |
Senior Companion Program |
| SCP & A |
South Carolina Protection and Advocacy |
| SCSDB |
South Carolina School for the Deaf and the Blind |
| SCSEP |
Senior Community Service Employment Program (Title V) |
| SCSIS |
South Carolina Services Information System |
| SD |
Standard Deviation |
| SDE |
State Department of Education (SC) |
| SDT |
Speech Detection Threshold or |
| SE |
Signed English |
| SEA |
State Education Agency or Act |
| SEE |
Signing Exact English |
| SEP |
Service Entry Point |
| SES |
Socioeconomic Status |
| SGA |
Substantial Gainful Employment |
| SHHH |
Self Help for Hard of Hearing |
| SHHSFC |
State Health and Human Services Finance Commission |
| SHIP |
State Health Insurance Program (what CMS calls I-CARE) |
| SI |
Sensory Integration |
| SIB |
Self Injurious Behavior |
| SILC |
Statewide Independent Living Council |
| SIMMER |
Strategies Intervention Model/Mainstreaming for Effective Results |
| SL |
Speech/Language |
| SLP |
Speech Language Pathologist |
| SLT |
Speech Language Therapist |
| SN |
Special Needs |
| SNF |
Skilled Nursing Facility |
| SOBRA |
Sixth Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act |
| SOP |
State Operated Program |
| SPED |
Special Education or Special Education Teacher |
| SS |
Social Security |
| SSA |
Social Security Administration or Social Security Act |
| SSBG |
Social Services Block Grant |
| SSDI |
Social Security Disability Income |
| SSG |
Summer School of Gerontology (SC) |
| SSP |
State Supplemental Payment |
| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
| ST |
Speech Therapy |
| SUA |
State Unit on Aging |
| SW |
Social Worker |
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| T |
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| TA |
Technical Assistance |
| TAAC |
Telecommunications Access Advisory Committee |
| TAG |
The Association for the Gifted (Division of CEC) |
| TAM |
Technical and Media Division (Division of CEC) |
| TANF |
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TASH |
The Association for the Severely Handicapped |
| TC |
Total Communication |
| TCM |
Targeted Case Management |
| TDD |
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf |
| TDP |
Transportation Development Plan |
| Tech Act |
Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act |
| TED |
Teacher Education Division (Division of CEC) |
| TEFRA |
Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act |
| TIIAP |
Telecommunications and Information Infrastructure Assistance Program |
| TIRR |
The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research |
| Title III-B |
OAA - Funds for access, in-home, legal assistance and other community supportive services for older adults |
| Title III-C-1 |
OAA - Funds for congregate nutrition services for older adults |
| Title III-C-2 |
OAA - Funds for Home-Delivered nutrition services for older adults |
| Title III-D |
OAA - Funds for health and wellness services for older adults |
| Title III-E |
OAA - Funds for Family Caregiver Support Act |
| Title IV |
OAA - Education and research grants |
| Title V |
OAA - Senior Community Services Employment Program |
| Title VI |
OAA - Native American Programs |
| Title VII |
OAA - Elder Rights Section (Ombudsman, Legal Assistance |
| Title XIX |
and Elder Abuse Protection) |
| Title XVIII |
OAA - Medicaid Transportation Funding |
| Title XX |
Medicare |
| TJTC |
Targeted Job Tax Credit |
| TLC |
The Logical Choice (SC - I & R Software - no longer used) |
| TOLD |
Test of Language Development |
| TONI |
Test of Nonverbal Intelligence |
| TPBA |
Transdisciplinary Play-Based Assessment |
| TPR |
Termination of Parental Rights |
| TRICARE |
Military Health Benefits Program |
| TT |
Text Telephone |
| TTY |
Text Teletype (for the Deaf) |
| TWWIIA |
Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 |
| Tx |
Treatment |
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| U |
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| UAF |
University Affiliated Facility (same as UAP) |
| UAP |
University Affiliated Programs (formerly UAF) |
| UCE |
University Centers for Excellence (formerly UAP's) |
| UCP |
United Cerebral Palsy Association |
| UFAS |
Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards |
| USABA |
United States Association for Blind Athletes |
| USC |
University of South Carolina |
| USDA |
United States Department of Agriculture |
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| V |
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| VA |
Veteran's Administration |
| VE |
Vocational Education |
| VFA |
Veteran's Families of America |
| VNA |
Visiting Nurses Association |
| VR |
Vocational Rehabilitation |
| VS |
Vital Signs |
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| W |
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| W3C |
World Wide Web Consortium |
| WAI |
Web Access Initiative |
| WAIS-R |
Weschler Adult Intelligence Scale - Revised |
| Waivers |
1915 (c) waiver - Medicaid home and community-based services waivers |
| WIA |
Work Improvement Act of 1998 |
| WIC |
Women, Infants and Children |
| WID |
World Institute on Disability |
| WISC-R |
Weschler Intelligence Scale for Children - Revised |
| WRAT |
Wide Range Achievement Test |
| WS |
Waivered Services |
| WSHPI |
William S. Hall Psychiatric Institute (SC) |
| WVRRTC |
West Virginia Rehabilitation, Research and Training Center |