Acronyms

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Acronym Title Type
ACA Affordable Care Ac Laws & Regulations
ACAA Air Carriers Access Act Laws & Regulations
ACL Administration for Community Living Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
ADA Americans with Disabilities Act Laws & Regulations
ADRC Aging and Disability Resource Centers Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
AFP Alternate Financing Program AT, AT Act & Related
AIDD Administration on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
AIM Accessible Instructional Materials  AT, AT Act & Related
AMAC Accessibility Solutions and Research Center, Georgia Tech  Associations & Organizations
AoA Administration on Aging Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
AoD Administration on Disabilities Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
AOTA American Occupational Therapy Association Associations & Organizations
APR Annual Performance Report AT, AT Act & Related
ASHA American Speech-Language-Hearing Association Associations & Organizations
AT Act Assistive Technology Act of 1998, as amended (formerly known as Tech Act Laws & Regulations
AT3 Assistive Technology Act Technical Assistance and Training Center  Associations & Organizations
ATAP Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs* Associations & Organizations
ATIA Assistive Technology Industry Association** Associations & Organizations
AUCD Association of University Centers on Disability Associations & Organizations
CANAR Consortia of Administrators for Native American Rehabilitation  Associations & Organizations
CAST National Center on Accessible Educational Materials Associations & Organizations
CATADA Center on Assistive Technology Act Data Assistance  AT, AT Act & Related
CCD Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Associations & Organizations
CDFI Community Development Financial Institutions AT, AT Act & Related
CIL Center for Independent Living Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
CMS Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
CoP Community of Practice AT, AT Act & Related
CSAVR Council of State Administrators of Vocational Rehabilitation  Associations & Organizations
CSUN California State University Northridge** Associations & Organizations
CTD Center on Technology and Disability  Associations & Organizations
CTG Closing the Gap** Associations & Organizations
CVAA Twenty-First Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act ESSA Laws & Regulations
DOE Department of Education Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
DOL Department of Labor Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
EAC Election Assistance Commission Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
EADL Electronic aids to daily living (“environmental control unitsâ€) AT, AT Act & Related
EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
ESSA Every Student Succeeds Act (formerly Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA)) Laws & Regulations
FCC Federal Communications Commission Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
FCTR Federal Cash Transaction Report AT, AT Act & Related
FERPA Family Education Rights and Privacy Act  Laws & Regulations
FFR Federal Financial Report AT, AT Act & Related
FFY Federal fiscal year General
FHA Fair Housing Act Laws & Regulations
FY Fiscal Year General
HAVA Help America Vote Act Laws & Regulations
HHS US Department of Health and Human Services Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
HIPPA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act Laws & Regulations
I&A Information and assistance AT, AT Act & Related
ICT Information and Communication Technology AT, AT Act & Related
IDD Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities  General
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (Amended to I-D-E-A, 2004 Laws & Regulations
IDEIA Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act; Part B - school age; Part C – birth to 2yrs) Laws & Regulations
IEP Individual Education Plan General
IFSP Individual Family Service Plan  General
IPE Individual Plan for Employment General
ITP Individual Transition Plan General
LA Lead Agency General
LEA Local Education Agency General
LEND Leadership and Education in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
LRE Least Restrictive Environment  General
MFP Money Follows the Person General
MGM Mandatory Grants Module (Grant Solutions System that issues awards)  AT, AT Act & Related
MOU Memorandum of Understanding General
NASDSE National Association of State Directors of Special Education Associations & Organizations
NATADS National Assistive Technology Act Data System AT, AT Act & Related
NCIL National Council for Independent Living Associations & Organizations
NDBEDP National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program AT, AT Act & Related
NDRN National Disability Rights Network NRA Associations & Organizations
NIDILRR National Institute on Disability and Independent Living Rehabilitation Research Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
NISAT National Information System for Assistive Technology  AT, AT Act & Related
NRA National Rehabilitation Association Associations & Organizations
NSF National Science Foundation Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
NWD No Wrong Door General
OCR Office for Civil Rights (Dept. of Ed) Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
ODEP Office of Disability and Employment Policy Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
OMB Office of Management and Budget Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
OSEP Office of Special Education Programs (Dept. of Ed) Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
OSERS Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
P&A Protection and Advocacy Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
PAVA Protection and Advocacy for Voting Access AT, AT Act & Related
PI Principal Investigator General
PIOC Pass It On Center, AMAC, Georgia Tech AT, AT Act & Related
PMS Payment Management System (HHS system used by ACL)  AT, AT Act & Related
PSC Program Support Center (HHS system used by ACL) AT, AT Act & Related
Rehab Act Rehabilitation Act of 1973 (as amended; includes Sections 504 & 508; now contained within WIOA) Laws & Regulations
RERC Rehabilitation Engineering Research Center Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
RESNA Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America** Associations & Organizations
RSA Rehabilitative Services Administration Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
SEA State education agencies Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
Section 255  Section 255 of the Communications Act (as amended by the Telecommunications Act of 1996 Laws & Regulations
SFY State Fiscal Year General
SGD Speech generating device (augmentative and alternative communication [AAC] device) AT, AT Act & Related
SPAT State Plan for AT AT, AT Act & Related
TA Technical Assistance AT, AT Act & Related
TEDPA Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program Association Associations & Organizations
TTA Training and Technical Assistance AT, AT Act & Related
UCEDD University Center on Excellence in Development Disabilities  Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
UDL Universal Design for Learning AT, AT Act & Related
USAC United States Access Board Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
VA U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
VR Vocational Rehabilitation Federal Agencies and Federally-Funded Entities
WIOA Work Force Investment and Opportunity Act Laws & Regulations

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