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Frequently Used Acronyms

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AAA
AARP
ABA
ABE
ADA ADAAG
ADAPT
ADEA
ADD
ADHD
ADL 
ADLs
AHCA
AHP
ALEX
ARC
ARO
ASL
AT 
ATF 
ATK 
ATCB
AVTS
CAP 
CDDO
CFI
CIL 
CLC 
CLO
CMS
COTA 
CPR/CPRF
CSP
CSS
CTBI
DBS/DSB 
DBTAC 
DD
DDS
DEAM
DME 
DOA 
DOE 
DOJ 
DOL
DOT 
DRACH 
DREDF
DRC
DREDF
EEOC
E & T
FAPE
FCC
FE 
FHAA
HCBS 
HI
HOYO
HRC
ICF/MR
IDEA 
IE
IEP 
IE 
IFSP 
ILC-PD
ILP
ILRC
ILRU 
ILS 
IPE
I & R
IWRP 
JAN 
JTPA 
KACHA
KACIL 
KAMP
KAPS 

KCDC 
KCDHH
KDOA
KDOL
KEE
KHRC
KMIAC
KRA
KRS 
KSDE
LHA
LHS
LINK
LINK
LOC
MiCASSA
MR/DD
NAMI (KS)
NCD 
NCIL 
NDEAM
NEAT
NID/RR
NOD
NRA
OCCK 
ODEP
OESP
OMB
OTR 
PA or PCA 
PAS
PASS
P & P
PCEPD
PD 
PIL
PL 94-142
POC
PT
PTAC
PWI
RCIL
Rehab Act
RESNA 
RPT 
RSA 
RSR 
R&T Center
RVSS
SE 
Section 504

Section 508


SED
SHICK
SILCK 
SKIL
SLP 
SRS
SSA
SSDI
SSI
TA
TA
TANF
TAP
TARC 
TDD 
Tech Act
TILRC 
Title I
Title II
Title III
Title IV
Title V
TTD 
TTY 
TWWIA
UAI 
UD
UI
VNA
VPC 
VR 


WID 
WIIA
WOTC 
WTCS
Area Agency on Aging
American Association of Retired Persons
Architectural Barriers Act
Adult Basic Education
Americans with Disabilities Act
Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines
American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today
Age Discrimination in Employment Act
attention deficit disorder
attention deficit hyperactivity disorder
Aids for Daily Living
Activities for Daily Living
American Health Care Association
Accessible Housing Program
Automated Labor Exchange
Association of Retarded Citizens
Accessible Residential Options
American Sign Language
Assistive Technology
Access Task Force
Assistive Technology for Kansans Project
Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
Area Vocational Technical School
Client Assistance Program
Community Developmental Disability Organization
Coalition for Independence (Kansas City CIL)
Center for Independent Living
Computer Learning Center
Community Living Opportunities
Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services
Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant
Cerebral Palsy Research Foundation
Community Service Provider (Developmental Disabilities Sevices
Community Supports and Services (a unit of SRS)
Center for Training, Business & Industry
Division of Blind Services
Disability and Business Technical Center
Developmental Disability
Disability Determination Service
Disability Employment Awareness Month
Durable Medical Equipment
Department on Aging
US Department of Education
US Department of Justice
US Department of Labor
US Department of Transportation
Disability Rights Action Coalition for Housing
Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund
Disability Rights Center of Kansas (formerly KAPS) 
Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Employment and Training
Free & Appropriate Public Education
Federal Communications Commission
Frail Elderly
Fair Housing Amendments Act of 1988
Home and Community Based Services
Head Injury
Home of Your Own
Human Rights Commission
Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Industrial Evaluation
Individual Education Plan
Industrial Evaluation
Individual Family Service Plan
Independent Living Counseling/Physical Disabilities (HCBS waiver program)
Independent Living Plan
Independent Living Resource Center (CIL in Wichita)
Independent Living & Research Utilization (Project/TX)
Independent Living Skills
Individual Education Plan
information and referral
Individual Written Rehabilitation Plan
Job Accommodations Network
Job Training Partnership Act
Kansas Advisory Committee on Hispanic Affairs
Kansas Association of Centers for Independent Living
Kansas Accessibility Modification Program
formerly Kansas Advocacy & Protective Services 
CHANGED TO: the Disability Rights Center of Kansas (DRC)
Kansas Commission on Disability Concerns
Kansas Commission for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing
Kansas Department on Aging
Kansas Department of Labor
Kansas Equipment Exchange
Kansas Human Rights Commission (also HRC)
Kansas Mental Illness Awareness Council
Kansas Rehabilitation Association (professional organization)
Kansas (Department) of Rehabilitation Services
Kansas State Department of Education
Lawrence Housing Authority
Lawrence High School
Living Independently in Northwest Kansas (CIL in Hays)
Lawrence Interdenominational Nutrition Kitchen
Level of Care
Medicaid Attendant Services and Supports Act
Mental Retardation/Developmental Disability (HCBS waiver)
National Alliance on Mental Illness, Kansas Chapter
National Council on Disability
National Council on Independent Living
Nation Disability Employment Month
Northeast Assistive Technology Site
National Institute on Disability & Rehabilitation Research
Nation Organization on Disability
National Rehabilitation Association (professional organization)
Occupational Center of Central Kansas
Office of Disability Employment Policy
Office of Employment Support Programs (formerly PCPED)
Office of Management and Budget
Registered Occupational Therapist
personal (care) assistant/assistance/attendant
Personal Assistance Services
Personal Assistance Service System
Protection and Advocacy
President's Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities (now OESP)
Physical Disability
Protected Income Level
Education for All Handicapped Children's Act (now IDEA)
Plan of Care
Physical Therapist or Physical Therapy
Public Transit Advisory Council
Projects with Industry
Resource Center for Independent Living (CIL in Osage City)
The Rehabilitation Act of 1973 and its amendments
Rehabilitation Engineering Society of North America
Registered Physical Therapist
Rehabilitation Services Administration
Resident Status Review
Research and Training Center on Independent Living
Rape Victim Support Services
Supported Employment
The section in the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 which prohibits discrimination in programs that receive Federal funds
The section of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 pertaining to the accessibility of items procured by the Federal government including electronic and information technologies
Serious Emotional Disturbances waiver
Senior Health Insurance Counseling for Kansas
Statewide Independent Living Council of Kansas
Southeast Kansas Independent Living, Inc. (CIL in Chanute)
Speech & Language Pathologist
Social & Rehabilitation Services (Kansas Department of)
Social Security Administration
Social Security Disability Insurance
Supplemental Security Income
technical assistance
Technology Assisted Children's waiver
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families
Telecommunications Access Program
Topeka Association of Retarded Citizens
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
Technology-Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities
Topeka Independent Living Resource Center, Inc. (CIL in Topeka)
the employment section in the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
the public services (government) section in the ADA
the public accommodation (business) section in the ADA
the telecommunications section in the ADA
the section in the ADA that contains miscellaneous information and requirements
Text Telephone for Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Teletype
Ticket to Work/Workforce Incentives Improvement Act
Uniform Assessment Instrument
Universal Design
Unemployment Insurance
Visiting Nurses Association
Volunteer Peer Counselor
Vocational Rehabilitation (an employment and training program specifically for people with disabilities administered by the Department of Social and Rehabilitation Services (see also KRS)
World Institute on Disability
Work Incentives Improvement Act
Work Opportunity Tax Credit
Women's Transitional Care Services

 

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