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Institute on Disability and Community
Family and Individual Resource
and Support Team (FIRST)
Adult Services
Assistive Technology
Communication
Diagnostic/Evaluation
Disabilities
Early Childhood
Federal Organizations
Home & Community Services
Indiana Organizations
Legislation
Miscellaneous
National Organizations
Parent Involvement
Public Schools
Related Services
Social Security
State Agencies
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ADULT SERVICES
AF/A - Alternative Family for
Adults
IHP - Individual Habilitation Plan
IL - Independent Living
IHP - Individual Habilitation Plan
ILC - Independent Living Center
ILP - Integrated Living Plan
IPP - Individual Program Plan
ISP - Individual Service Plan
SILP - Semi-Independent Living
Program
VR - Vocational Rehabilitation
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- ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY
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- AAC - augmentative alternative
communication
AT - Assistive Technology
aug. com. - Augmentative
Communication
f/c - facilitated communication
VI/VO - Voice Input/Voice Output
COMMUNICATION
AAC - Augmentative Alternative
Communication
aug. com. - Augmentative
Communication
DVS - Descriptive Video Service
f/c - facilitated communication
TT - Text Telephone
VI/VO - Voice Input/Voice Output
DIAGNOSTIC/EVALUATION
ADI-R - Autism Diagnostic
Interview - Revised
ADOS - Autism Diagnostic
Observation Schedule
CARS - Childhood Autism Rating
Scale
CAT - California Achievement Test
D&E - Diagnostic Evaluation
FLS - Functional Limitation Screen
ISTEP - Indiana State Testing
Evaluation Program
PL-ADOS - Pre-Linguistic Austism
Diagnostic Schedule
SB:4 - Stanford Binet Intelligence
Scale: Fourth Edition
WAIS - Wechsler Adult Intelligence
Scale
WISC - Wechsler Intelligence Scale
for Children
DISABILITIES
AD - Alzheimer’s Disease
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit
Hyperactivity Disorder
ALS - Amyotrophic Lateral
Sclerosis
AU - Autism
BD - Behavior Disorder
CFS - Chronic Fatigue Syndrome
CP - Cerebral Palsy
DB - Deaf Blind (dual sensory
impairment)
DD - Developmental Disabilities
DS - Down syndrome
EBD - Emotional Behavior Disorder
EH - Emotional Handicap
FAE - Fetal Alcohol Effect
FAS - Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
HI - Hearing Impaired
LD - Learning Disability
MD - Muscular Dystrophy
MH - Mental Handicap
MiMH - Mild Mental Handicap
MoMH - Moderate Mental Handicap
SMH - Severe Mental Handicap
S/P - Severe/Profound
MI - Mental Illness
MR - Mental Retardation
MR/DD - Mental
Retardation/Developmental Disability
MS - Multiple Sclerosis
MULTI - Multiple handicap
NBD - Neurobiological Disorders
OCD - Obsessive-Compulsive
Disorder
ODD - Oppositional Defiant
Disorder
OHI - Other Health Impariment
OI - Orthopedically Impairment
PDD - Pervasive Developmental
Disorder
PDD/NOS - Pervasive Developmental
Disorder Not Otherwise Specified
SFL - Substantial Functional
Limitation
SLD/LD - Specific Learning
Disability
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
TS - Tourette Syndrome
VI - Visual Impairment
EARLY CHILDHOOD
EC - Early Childhood
EI - Early Intervention
ECSE - Early Childhood Special
Education
IFSP - Individualized Family
Service Plan
NICU - Neonatal Intensive Care
Unit
FEDERAL ORGANIZATIONS
ADD - Administration on
Developmental Disabilities
ATBCB - Architectural and
Transportation Barriers Compliane Board
DOE - Department of Education
OCR - Office of Civil Rights
OSEP - Office of Special Education
Programs
OSERS - Office of Special
Education and Rehabilitation Services
HOME & COMMUNITY SERVICES
AF/A - Alternative Family for
Adults
AF/C - Alternative Family for
Children
BAIS - Bureau of Aging &
In-Home Services
CM - Case Manager
HHA - Home Health Agency
HSA - Home Service Agency
ICF - Intermediate Care Facility
ICF/MR - Intermediate Care
Facility for Mental Retardation
MFC - Medically Fragile Children
S.B. 30 -
Provision that excludes
parental income and resources for recipients under 18 on the ICF/MR and MFC
waivers
INDIANA
ATTAIN - Accessing Technology
Through Awareness in Indiana
ATTIC - Assistive Technology,
Training and Information Center
COVOH - Council of Volunteers and
Organizations for Hoosiers with Disabilities
GPCPD - Governor's Planning
Council for People with Disabilities
IN*SOURCE - Indiana Resource
Center for Families
IPIN - Indiana Parent Information
Network
IRCIL - Indianapolis Resource
Center for Independent Living, Inc.
UTS - Unified Training System
LEGISLATION
504 - Section 504 of the
Rehabilitation Act of 1973
ADA - Americans with Disabilities
Act
ARTICLE 7 - Indiana's Special
Education Rules
FERPA - Family Education Rights
and Privacy Act of 1974
H.B. - House Bill
IDEA - Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (101-476, formerly known as P.L. 94-142)
P.L. - Public Law
S.B. - Senate Bill
MISCELLANEOUS
AB- Adaptive Behavior
AIT - Auditory Integration
Training
AT - Auditory Training
CHINS - Children in Need of
Services
LOC - Level of Care
MAPS - McGill Action Planning
System - futures planning for children
PA - Prior Authorization
Sib - Sibling
SIB - Self Injurious Behavior
TA - Technical Assistance
QMRP - Qualified Mental
Retardation Professional
NATIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
AAA - Area Agency on Aging
AAMR - American Association on
Mental Retardation
AFB - American Foundation for the
Blind
APSE - Association for Persons in
Supported Employment
Arc - (formerly Association for
Retarded Citizens)
ASA - Autism Society of America
ASHA - American Speech/Hearing
Association
CHADD - Children and Adults with
Attention Deficit Disorder
CEC - Council for Exceptional
Children
EASI - Equal Access to Software
and Information
LDA - Learning Disability
Association
MAAP - More Advanced Autistic
People
NAD - National Association of the
Deaf
NDSC - National Down Syndrome
Congress
NDSS - National Down Syndrome
Society
NICHCY - National Information
Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities
NARIC - National Rehabilitation
Information Center
NORD - National Organization for
Rare Disorders
SHHH - Self Help for Hard of
Hearing People
TASH - The Association for Persons
with Severe Handicaps
UAP - University Affiliated
Program
UCPA - United Cerebral Palsy
Association
PARENT INVOLVEMENT
CHADD - Children and Adults with
Attention Deficit Disorder
IPIN - Indiana Parent Information
Network
MUMS - Mothers United for Moral
Support
NPN - National Parent Network
PAC - Parent Advisory Council
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
APE - Adaptive Physical Education
ACR - Annual Case Review
APT - Assistant Physical Therapist
CBI - Community Based Instruction
CCC - Case Conference Committee
DOE - Department of Education
CSPD - Comprehensive System of
Personnel Development
FAPE - Free Appropriate Public
Education
GEI - General Education
Intervention
HB - Homebound
IEE - Independent Education
Evaluation
IEP - Individualized Education
Program
IHO - Independent Hearing Officer
ISB - Indiana School for the Blind
ISD - Indiana School for the Deaf
ITP - Individualized Transition
Plan
LEA - Local Education Agency
LRE - Least Restrictive
Environment
NPR - Notice of Parent Rights
PAC - Parent Advisory Council
REI - Regular Education Initiative
SEA - State Education Agency
SPED - Special Education
RELATED SERVICES
OT - Occupational Therapist
OTA - Occupational Therapist
Assistant
PT - Physical Therapist
PTA - Physical Therapist Assistant
RT - Recreation Therapist
SLP - Speech Language Pathologist
SLT - Speech Language Therapist
SOCIAL SECURITY
IRWE - Impairment-Related Work
Expenses
PASS - Plan for Achieving
Self-Support
SSA - Social Security
Administration
SSDI - Social Security Disability
Insurance
SSI - Supplemental Security Income
STATE AGENCIES
BAIS - Bureau of Aging &
In-Home Services
DDARS - Division of Disability,
Aging and Rehabilitative Services
DFC - Division of Family and
Children
DOE - Department of Education
IFSSA - Indiana Family and Social
Services Administration
ISDH - Indiana State Department of
Health
P&A - Protection and Advocacy
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Indiana Institute on Disability and Community
at Indiana University, Bloomington
Indiana's University Center for Excellence on Disabilities (UCE)
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