Acronym Decoder A 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 AHRC Association for the Help of Retarded Children AS Asperger Syndrome AT Assistive Technology B BIP BCBA BOCES Behavior Intervention Plan Board Certified Behavior Analyst Board of Cooperative Educational Services C CAB CAH CAP CAPD CARE CBO CBVH CCSI CCRR CDOS CEC CFS CHIP CHP CI CP CPA Consumer Advisory Board Care at Home Client Assistance Program Central Auditory Processing Disorder Consumer/Advocate Review and Evaluation Community-Based Organization Commission for the Blind & Visually Handicapped Coordinated Children's Services Initiatives Child Care Resource and Referral Career Development and Occupational Studies Council for Exceptional Children Children and Family Services Children's Health Insurance Program Child Health Plus Community Inclusion Cerebral Palsy Child Protective Agency
CPEP CPP CPSE CQCAPD CR CRP CSE CSP CSW CTE 2 Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program Community partnership Program Committee on Preschool Special Education Commission on Quality Care and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities Community Residence Children's Residential Program Committee on Special Education Community Services Plan Certified Social Worker Career and Technical Education D DA DC DD DDP DDPC DDSO DFA DL DME DOH DOHMH DQA DT Developmental Aide Developmental Center Developmental Disabilities Developmental Disabilities Profile Developmental Disabilities Planning Council Developmental Disabilities Service Office Department of Family Assistance Dual Language Durable Medical Equipment Department of Health (NYS) Department of Health & Mental Hygiene (NYC) Division of Quality Assurance Day Treatment E EAP ECDC EEOC EI EIS Ell EMOD EPSDT Employee Assistance Program Early Childhood Direction Center Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Early Intervention Environmental Impact Statement English Language Learner Environmental Modification Early Periodic Screening & Diagnostic Treatment Program F FA FAPE FAS FBA FC Family Assistance Free Appropriate Public Education Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Functional Behavior Assessment Family Care
FFC FOIL FRC FSS G H HCBSW HCRA HHS HMO HUD I ICT ICF IDEA IEP IFSP ILC ID IRA IRWE ISE ISP ISPM ISS ISS ITT IUR IWRP J K L LD LDA LDANYS LRE Foster Family Care Freedom of Information Law Family Resource Center Family Support Services Home & Community Based Services Waiver Health Care Reform Act Health and Human Services Health Maintenance Organization Housing and Urban Development Information & Communication Technology Intermediate Care Facility Individuals with Disabilities Education Act Individualized Education Program Individualized Family Service Plan Independent Living Center Intellectual Disability Individualized Residential Alterative Impairment Related Work Expense Individualized Service Environment Individualized Service Plan Individual Services Planning Model Individual Support Services Information Support Services Interdisciplinary Treatment Team Independent Utilization Review Individual Written Rehabilitation Plan Learning Disability Learning Disability Association Learning Disabilities Association of New York State Least Restrictive Environment 3
4 M MA MW MRDDAC Medicaid Medicaid Waiver Mental Retardation & Developmental Disabilities Advisory Council N NECTAC NIH NICHCY NIMH NOD NP NYSARC NYSSAC National Early Childhood Technical Assistance Center National Institutes of Health National dissemination Center for Children with Disabilities National Institute of Mental Health Notice of Determination Nurse Practitioner New York State Association for Retarded Citizens New York State Society for Autistic Citizens O OAPWD OASAS OCFS OEOD OFT OHCDS OMH OPWDD OSEP OSERS OT OTDA Office of the Advocate for Persons with Disabilities Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services Office of Children and Family Services Office of Equal Opportunity Development Governor s Office for Technology Organized Health Care Delivery System Office of Mental Health (NYS) Office for People with Developmental Disabilities Office of Special Education Programs Office of Special Education & Rehabilitative Services Occupational Therapy Office of Temporary and Disability Assistance (NYS) P PA PA PASS PCP PCSS PLP PSA PT PWS Physician s Assistant Public Assistance Plan for Achieving Self Support Person Centered Planning Plan of Care Support Services Present Level of Performance Protective Services for Adults Physical Therapy Prader-Willi Syndrome
Q 5 QA Quality Assurance R RBITU Regional Behavioral Intensive Treatment Unit 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 S SACC SC SCANS SCIP SD SED SESIS SETSS SI SILC SLP SMP SNT SOCR SODH SP SSA SSDI SSI ST Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential Service Coordinator State Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills Strategies for Crisis Intervention & Prevention Self Determination State Education Department (NYS) Special Education Student Information System Special Education Teacher Support Services Special Instruction Statewide Independent Living Council Speech/Language Pathology Strategic Management Plan Supplemental Needs Trust State Operated Community Residence State Operated Day Habilitation Speech Pathology Social Security Administration Social Security Disability Insurance Supplemental Security Income Speech Therapy T TANF TASH TBI TDD TLC TRAID TTY Temporary Assistance for Needy Families The Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps Traumatic Brain Injury Telephone Device for the Deaf Transition Linkage Coordinator Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Teletypewriter
6 U UCPA UDL United Cerebral Palsy Association Universal Design for Learning V VESID VOCR Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities (Replaced by ACCESS VR) Voluntary Operated Community Residence W WIC Women, Infants, Children Y YAI Young Adult Institute Z ZTT Zero to Three National Center for Infants, Toddlers, & Families