Frequently Used Acronyms
Department of Special Education
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ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADD | Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD | Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| AU | Autism |
| BAT | Building Assistance Team |
| BIP | Behavior Intervention Plan |
| CAO | Community Action Organization |
| CP | Cerebral Palsy |
| CD | Cognitive Disability |
| DD | Developmental Delay |
| ED | Emotional Disturbance |
| EHA | Education of Handicapped Children Act, P.L. 94-142 |
| EI | Early Intervention |
| ESY | Extended School Year |
| FAPE | Free and Appropriate Public Education |
| FBA | Funtional Behavior Assessment |
| HI | Hearing Impaired |
| IAES | Interim Alternative Educational Setting |
| IAEP | Interim Alternative Educational Placement |
| IAT | Intervention Assistance Team |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, P.L. 105-17 |
| IDEIA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act (2004) |
| IEP | Individual Education Plan |
| IFSP | Individual Family Service Plan for Early Intervention |
| LEA | Local Education Agence |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| MFE | Multifactored Evaluation |
| MD | Multiple Disabilities |
| MR/DD | Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities |
| O&M | Orientation and Mobility Training |
| OCECD | Ohio Coalition for the Education of Children with Disabilities |
| ODE | Ohio Department of Education |
| OI | Orthopedically Impairment |
| OHI(Major) | Other Health Impaired (Major) |
| OHI(Minor) | Other Health Impaired (Minor) |
| OT | Occupational Therapy |
| PDD | Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PT | Physical Therapy |
| SEA | State Education Agency |
| SERRC | Special Education Regional Resource Center |
| S/L | Speech or Language Impairment |
| SLD | Specific Learning Disabilities |
| SLP | Speech-Language Pathologist |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
| SST | Supplemental Service Teacher |
| SWD | Student with a Disability |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| VI | Visual Impairment |
| VOSE | Vocational Special Education Coordinator |
| P.L. 94-142 | Public law for EHA |
| P.L. 105-17 | Public law for IDEA |
| 504 Section | 504 of Rehabilitation Act |