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A   A & D AAC AAMD AAMR AB ABC ABE ABS ACB ACCH ACLD ACRES ADA ADD ADD ADHD ADL ADR AED AFB AFT AG Bell AIDS ALC AMI AOM AOTA APE APHB APTA ARC ARD ASA ASD ASDC ASHA

Alcohol and Drug Augmentative and Alternative Communication American Association on Mental Deficiency American Association on Mental Retardation Adaptive Behavior American Council of the Blind Adult Basic Education Adaptive Behavior Scale American Council of the Blind Association for the Care of Children’s Health Association for Children with Learning Disabilities American Council on Rural Special Education Americans with Disabilities Act Administration on Developmental Disabilities (Washington, D.C.) Attention-Deficit Disorder Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder Activities of Daily Living Alternative Dispute Resolution Academy for Educational Development American Foundation for the Blind American Federation of Teachers Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Alternative Learning Center Alliance for the Mentally Ill Assurance of Mastery American Occupational Therapy Association Adaptive Physical Education American Printing House for the Blind American Physical Therapy Association Now Arc, Formerly known as Association for Retarded Citizens Admission, Review, and Dismissal Committee Autism Society of America Autistic Spectrum Disorder American Society for Deaf Children American Speech-Language-Hearing Association 8161 Normandale Blvd. | Minneapolis, MN 55437 (952) 838-9000 | Fax: (952) 838-0199 | Toll free in MN: (800) 537-2237 [email protected] | PACER.org

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ASL ASR AT ATA ATRA ATTIC AU AVA AVTI

American Sign Language Assessment Summary Report Assistive Technology Alliance for Technology Access American Therapeutic Recreation Association Assistive Technology Training and Information Center Autism American Vocational Association Area Vocational Technical Institute

B BD BIA BIA BIP BP

Behavior Disorders Brain Injury Association Bureau of Indian Affairs Behavior Intervention Plan Behavior Problems

C CA CAN CAP CAP CAPD CARF CASE CASSP CCD CD CEC CEU CF CFL CFR CHADD ChIPS ChINS CIC CIL CLE CM CMHC CMI CO-OP

Chronological Age Child Abuse and Neglect Community Action Program Corrective Action Plan Central Auditory Processing Disorder Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities Council for Administrators of Special Education Child and Adolescent Services System Program Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities Communication Disorder Council for Exceptional Children Continuing Education Units Cystic Fibrosis (Dept. of) Children, Families and Learning Code of Federal Regulations Children and Adults with Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder Child in Need of Protective Services Child in Need of Services Clean Intermittent Catheterization Center for Independent Living (Division of Vocational Rehabilitation) Center for Law and Education Case Manager Community Mental Health Center Chronically Mentally Ill Cooperative (Special Education Cooperative)

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COTA CP CPR CPRC CPS CR CRC CSPD CSSA CST CTIC

Certified Occupational Therapist Assistant Cerebral Palsy Cardiac Pulmonary Resuscitation Community Parent Resource Center Child Protective Services Compliance Review Certified Rehabilitation Counselor Comprehensive System of Personnel Development Community Social Services Act Child Study Team Community Transition Interagency Committee

D DAC D/APE DAS D/B DD DD DD Act DEC DHH DHHS DHS DLC DMH DoDDS DOE DOL DREDF DRS DS DSE DSI DVR

Developmental Achievement Center Developmental/Adapted Physical Education Division of Assistance to States, U.S. Department of Education Deaf-Blind Developmental Delay Developmental Disabilities Developmental Disabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act Division of Early Childhood Deaf and Hard of Hearing United States Department of Health and Human Services Department of Human Services Developmental Learning Center Division of Mental Health Department of Defense Dependent Schools Department of Education (United States or state) Department of Labor Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund Division of Rehabilitation Services Down Syndrome Director of Special Education or Division of Special Education Dual Sensory Impairment Division of Vocational Rehabilitation

E EA E/BD EC ECE ECFE ECS

Educational Assistant Emotional/Behavior Disorders Early Childhood Early Childhood Education Early Childhood Family Education Education Commission of the States

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ECSE ECSU ED ED EDGAR EE EEG EEOC EH EI EKG EMH EMR EPS EPSDT ERIC ESD ESEA ESL ESY EYS

Early Childhood Special Education Educational Cooperative Service Unit Education Department Emotionally Disturbed Education Department General Administrative Regulations Extended Evaluation Electroencephalogram Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Emotionally Handicapped Early Intervention Electrocardiogram Educable Mentally Handicapped Educable Mentally Retarded Early and Periodic Screening Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment Program Educational Resources Information Center Extended School Day Elementary and Secondary Education Act English as a Second Language Extended School Year Extended Year Services

F FAB FAE FAPE FAPE FAS FBA FC FERPA FFCMH FOIA FRC FTE

Functional Analysis of Behavior Fetal Alcohol Effect Families and Advocates Partnership for Education Free and Appropriate Public Education Fetal Alcohol Syndrome Functional Behavioral Assessment Facilitated Communication Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act Federation of Families for Children’s Mental Health Freedom of Information Act Federal Resource Center Full-Time Equivalent

G   GE GED GJTC GLARRC GLD GT

General Education General Equivalency Diploma Governor’s Job Training Council Great Lakes Area Regional Resource Center General Learning Disability Gifted and Talented

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H HECB HF HHS HI

Higher Education Coordinating Board House File Health and Human Services Hearing Impairment

I I&R IA IAES ICC ICF/MR IDEA IDELR IEE IEIC IEP IFSP IHE IHP IIIP IL ILC IPE IPP IQ IRS ISD ISP ITP IVT IWRP

Information and Referral Instructional Assistant Interim Alternative Educational Setting Interagency Coordinating Council Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (formerly EHA) Individuals with Disabilities Law Reporter Independent Education Evaluation Interagency Early Intervention Committee Individualized Education Program Individual Family Service Plan Institute of Higher Education Individualized Habilitation Plan Individual Interagency Intervention Plan Independent Living Independent Living Center Individual Plan of Employment Individual Program Plan Intelligence Quotient Internal Revenue Service Independent School District Individual Service Plan Individual Transition Plan Individual Vocational Training Individual Written Rehabilitation Plan

J JTPA

Job Training Partnership Act

K   K-12

Kindergarten through Grade Twelve

L   LCC LD LDA LEA

Local Coordinating Committee Learning Disability Learning Disability Association of America Local Education Agency

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LEP Limited English Proficiency LI Low Incidence Handicapping Conditions LIA Local Interagency Agreement LRA Least Restrictive Alternative LRE Least Restrictive Environment LSW Licenced Social Worker LTSE/WA/WC Long Term Sheltered Employment/Work Activity/Work Component LVA Low Vision Aid

M MA MA MBD MCH MCR MCSHN MD MD MH MH MH MI MI/HI MMPI MPH MR

Medical Assistance Mental Age Minimal Brain Dysfunction Maternal and Child Health Multi-Categorical Resource Minnesota Children with Special Health Needs Multiple Disabilities Muscular Dystrophy Mental Health Mentally Handicapped Multiple Handicap Mental Illness Mentally Ill/Hearing Impaired (Persons) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Indicates a Master’s Degree in Public Health Mental Retardation

N NAD NADDC NAEYC NAMI NAPAS NAPVI NARIC NASBE NASDSE NASMRPD NASNSA NAVESNP NCA NCD NCIL

National Association of the Deaf National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils National Association for the Education of Young Children National Alliance for the Mentally Ill National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments National Rehabilitation Information Center National Association of State Boards of Education National Association of State Directors of Special Education National Association of State Mental Retardation Program Directors National Association of Special Needs State Administrators National Association of Vocational Education Special Needs Personnel North Central Association (of Colleges and Schools) National Council on Disability National Council on Independent Living

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NCLD NCPIE NDSC NDSS NDT NEA NET NFB NICHCY NICWA NIDRR NIMH NMHA NOAH NOPBC NORD NPND NPPSIS NPRM

National Center for Learning Disabilities National Coalition for Parent Involvement in Education National Down Syndrome Congress National Down Syndrome Society Neurodevelopmental Treatment National Education Association National Environment Training (State Services for the Blind) National Federation for the Blind National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities National Indian Child Welfare Association National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research National Institute of Mental Health National Mental Health Association National Organization of Albinism and Hypopigmentation National Organization of Parents of Blind Children National Organization for Rare Diseases National Parent Network on Disabilities National Parent to Parent Support and Information System Notice of Proposed Rule Making

O O & M OCD OCR ODD OE OFSS OHI OI OJT OMB OSEP OSERS OT

Orientation and Mobility (State Services for the Blind) Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Office for Civil Rights Oppositional Defiant Disorder Open Enrollment Office of Family and Social Services Other Health Impaired Orthopedic Impairment On-the-Job Training Office of Management and Budget Office of Special Education Programs Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (Federal) Occupational Therapy

P P & A PAC PAC PACER PASS PASS PBS

Protection and Advocacy Parent Advisory Council Placement Advisory Committee Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights Plan for Achieving Self-Support Program Analysis of Service Systems Positive Behavioral Supports

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PCA PCMR PCP PD PDD PER PH PI PIC PIRC P.L. PLEP PMR POHI PP PSS PT PTA PTI PTO PTSA PVE PWI PY

Personal Care Assistant President’s Committee on Mental Retardation Person Centered Planning Physical Disability Pervasive Developmental Disorder Planning, Evaluation and Reporting Physically Handicapped Physically Impaired Private Industry Council (of Job Training Partnership Act) Parent Information and Resource Center Public Law Present Level of Educational Performance Profoundly Mentally Retarded (Person) Physically and Other Health Impaired (Persons) Paraprofessional Preschool Screening Program Physical Therapy Parent Teacher Association Parent Training and Information Center Parent Teacher Organization Parents, Teachers, Students Association Pre-Vocational Education Projects with Industry Planning Year

R R&T RFP ROM RP RRC RSA RSC RSS RTB

Research and Training Centers Request for Proposal Range of Motion Retinitis Pigmentosa Regional Resource Center Rehabilitative Services Agency Regional Service Center (for Hearing Impaired Persons) Regional Services Specialist (Developmental Disabilities Division) Radio Talking Book Network (State Services for the Blind)

S SAT SB SBAA SBVTE SE SEA

Standardized Achievement Test Spina Bifida Spina Bifida Association of America State Board for Vocational-Technical Education Special Education State Education Agency

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SEAC SED SF SI SIB SIG SIL SILS SLA SLF SMH SMHRCY SNF SOP/SSP SPA SPOA SS SSB SSDI SSI SSN SST SST STIC SVE

Special Education Advisory Committee Serious Emotional Disturbance Senate File Sensory Integration Self-Injurious Behavior State Improvement Grant Semi-Independent Living (Facility) Semi-Independent Living Services Supported Living Arrangements Supervised Living Facility Severe Mental Handicap State Mental Health Representatives for Children and Youth Skilled Nursing Facility State Operated Program/State Supported Program State Planning Agency Specific Power of Attorney Social Services State Services for the Blind and Visually Handicapped Social Security Disability Insurance Supplemental Security Income Social Security Number Student Study Team Student Support Team State Transition Interagency Committee Secondary Vocational Education

T TBI TDD TEFRA TMR TS TSA TSES TTY TWWIIA

Traumatic Brain Injury Telecommunication Device for the Deaf Tax Equalization Fiscal Responsibility Act Trainable Mentally Retarded (Persons) Tourette Syndrome Tourette Syndrome Association, Inc. Total Special Education System Teletypewriter Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act

U UAF University Affiliated Facility (under Developmental Disabilities Act) UAP University Affiliated Program UCP United Cerebral Palsy Associations UFARS Uniform Financial Accounting and Reporting System USC United States Code USOE United States Office of Education

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USOE

United States Office of Education

V   VA VA VE VH VI Voc Ed VR VSA VTI

Visual Acuity Vulnerable Adult Vocational Education Visually Handicapped (Persons) Visual Impairment Vocational Education Vocational Rehabilitation Very Special Arts Vocational Technical Institute

W WA WAC WAT WC WE WECEP WED WEH WEP WIC WIN WISC WRAT WS

Work Activity Work Activity Center Work Adjustment Training Workforce Center Work Evaluation Work-Experience Career Exploration Program Work-Experience Disadvantaged Program Work-Experience Handicapped Program Work Experience Program Program for Women, Infants and Children (Nutrition, Education and Food) Work Incentive Program Intelligence Scale for Children Wide Range Achievement Test Waivered Services

XYZ   YES

Youth Employment Services

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