THE ARC-IPEDIA
The ARC-IPEDIA is a handy guide to the many acronyms used by The Arc ECT — right at your fingertips (or mouseclick)!
COMMON ACRONYMS
Abuse Investigation Division at DDS
AID
Austism Spectrum Disorder
ASD
Assistive Technology
AT
Americans with Disabilities Act: A federal law protecting the civil rights of people with disabilities.
ADA
Applied Behavioral Analysis
ABA
Attention Deficit Disorder
ADD
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADHD
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services (in Connecticut’s Department of Social Services
BRS
The Board of Education and Services for the Blind (in Connecticut)
BESB
Board of Education
BOE
Community Living Arrangement (DDS Group Home)
CLA
Cost of Living Adjustment
COLA
Cerebral Palsy
CP
Continuous Residential Support
CRS
Connecticut Conference of Executives (of The Arcs)
CCE
Community Companion Home (DDS “adult foster home”)
CCH
Connecticut Community Nonprofit Alliance
CCNA
Connecticut Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired
CDHI
Council of United Way Executives of Southeastern Connecticut
CUWE
Federal Department of Education
DOE
Connecticut Department of Public Health
DPH
Connecticut Department of Social Services
DSS
Developmental Disabilities
DD
Connecticut Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services
DMHAS
Connecticut Department of Children and Families
DCF
Connecticut Department of Developmental Services
DDS
Early Intervention (aka Birth to Three)
EI
Fiscal Intermediary
FI
Free Appropriate Public Education
FAPE
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome
FAS
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HIPPA
Healthcare for Uninsured Kids and Youth
HUSKY
Individual Education Plan
IEP
Individual and Family Support
IFS
Individual Plan
IP
Individual Support Agreement
ISA
Intermediate Care Facility for People with Mental Retardation
ICF-MR
Intellectual Disability
ID
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
IDD
Federal Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDEA
Least Restrictive Environment
LRE
Local Education Agency
LEA
Learning Disability
LD
Federal Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services
OSERS
Occupational Therapy
OT
Planning and Placement Team
PPT
Physical Therapy
PT
See AID
P & A
Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PDD
Quality Assurance
QA
Request for Proposal
RFP
Federal Social Security Administration
SSA
Social Security Disability Insurance
SSDI
Supplemental Security Income
SSI
The Special Education Resource Center (in Connecticut)
SERC
Supported Living Arrangement
SLA
Speech and Language Pathologist
SLP
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (interchangeable with TTY)
TDD
Teletypewriter; often used in place of TDD
TTY
Visiting Nurses Association
VNA
Vocational Rehabilitation
VR
THE ARC ECT ACRONYMS
Administrative and General (The costs to run The Arc ECT’s administration)
A & G
Community Integration Program
CIP
Day Support Options
DSO
Group Supported Employment
GSE
Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
IDD
In-Home Supports
IHS
Individual Plan
IP
Individual Supported Employment
ISE
Personal Supports
PS
Retirement Services Program
RSP
Transitional Employment Services
TES
NOT an acronym; historically referred to the Association for Retarded Citizens. Used in The Arc of Connecticut, The Arc/US, The Arc ECT, etc.
The Arc
Transition to Work Program (aka School-To-Work Program)
TWP