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AAC – Augmentative and Alternative Communication
AAPD – American Association of People with Disabilities
AB – Assembly Bill
ABD Medi-Cal – The Medi-Cal Program for the Aged, Blind and Disabled
ACB – American Council of the Blind
Accessible IT – Accessible Information Technology
ACD – Augmentative Communication Device (same as AAC)
ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAAG – Americans with Disabilities Act Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities
ADL – Aids for Daily Living
AFB – American Foundation for the Blind
AFDC – Aids to Families with Dependent Children, now TANF
AFP – Alternative Financing Program
AHEAD – Association on Higher Education and Disability
ALJ – Administrative Law Judge
ALD – Assistive Listening Devices
ALS – Amorphous Lateral Sclerosis
AT – Assistive Technology
ATA – Alliance for Technology Access
ATA of 98 – Assistive Technology Act of 1998
ATACP – Assistive Technology Applications Certificate Program
ATAP – Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs
ATIA – Assistive Technology Industry Association
ATI – Accessible Technology Initiative
ATM – Automated Teller Machine
ATP – Assistive Technology Practitioner (certification by RESNA)
ATS – Assistive Technology Specialist (certification by RESNA)
BIC - Beneficiary Identification Card
BWE - Blind Work Expense
C&P Exam – Compensation and Pension Exam
Cal. Civ. Code – California Civil Code
Code of Regs – See C.C.R.
Cal. Ed. Code – California Education Code
CAP – Client Assistance Program
CATE – California Assistive Technology Exchange
CATS – California Assistive Technology System
C.C.R. – California Code of Regulations
CCS – California Children's Services
CCTV – Closed-Circuit Television magnification system
CDE – California State Department of Education
CDR – Californians for Disability Rights
C.F.R. – Code of Federal Regulations
CFILC – California Foundation of Independent Living Centers
CHDP Program – Child Health and Disability Prevention Program
CHDR – Center for Health Dispute Resolution
CMS – Centers fro Medicare and Medicaid Services
COBRA – Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
CRA – Clients' Rights Advocate
CPRC – Community Parent Resource CentersCRA – Clients' Rights Advocate
CSUN – CA State University at Northridge’s Annual Conference on Technology and Disability
CTG – Closing The Gap
CTC – Community Technology Center
DAB – Department Appeals Board
DC – Developmental Center
DDS – California Department of Developmental Services
DDTP – Deaf and Disabled Telecommunications Program
DFEH – California Department of Fair Employment and Housing
DHS – California Department of Health Services
DHHS – U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
DIS – Designated Instruction and Services
DME – Durable Medical Equipment
DOJ – U.S. Department of Justice
DOT – U. S. Department of Transportation
DOR – California Department of Rehabilitation
DSS – California Department of Social Services
EADL – Electronic Aids for Daily Living
EASI – Equal Access to Software and Information
ECR – Early Complaint Resolution
ECUs – Environmental Control Units
EEO Counselor – Equal Employment Opportunity Counselor
EEOC – Equal Employment Opportunities Commission
E&IT – Electronic & Information Technology
EPSDT – Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis, and Treatment
ERISA – Employee's Retirement Income Security Act
et seq – and the following sections
FCTD – Family Center on Technology and Disability
FAPE – Free and Appropriate Public Education
FCC – Federal Communications Commission
FEHA – Fair Employment and Housing Act
FEHC – Fair Employment and Housing Commission
FINs – Field Instruction Notices
FPL – Federal Poverty Level
FRC – Family Resource Center
GPS - Global Positioning System
HCB waiver – Home and Community-Based Waiver
HCFA – Health Care Financing Administration (now Centers fro Medicare and Medicaid Services)
HICAP – Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy Program
HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996
HISA – Home Improvements and Structural Alterations Program
HMO – Health Maintenance Organization
HUD – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
IICF – Intermediate Care Facility
ICF/DD-H – Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled-Habilitative.
ICF/DD-N – Intermediate Care Facility for the Developmentally Disabled-Nursing
IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Act 2004
IDELR – Individuals with Disabilities Education Law Reporter
IHSS – In-Home Supportive Services
IFSP – Individualized Family Service Plan
IHP – Individual Health Plan
IEP – Individual Education Program
ILC – Independent Living Center
IPE – Individualized Plan for Employment
IPP – Individual Program Plan
IRWE – Impairment Related Work Expense
ITP – Individual Transition Plan
IWRP – Individualized Written Rehabilitation (Plan now IPE)
JAN - Job Accommodation Network
JFA - Justice for All
Lemon Law - California Song-Beverley Consumer Protection Act
LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
Medi-Medi's - Individuals who are dually eligible for both Medicare and Medi-Cal.
MR-MIP - Major Risk Medical Insurance Program
MSA - Medical Savings Accounts
MTU - CCS Medical Treatment Unit
NAD – National Association of the Deaf
NATTAP – National Assistive Technology Technical Assistance Partnership
NCAM – National Center on Accessible Media at WGBH
NCD – National Coverage Decision
NEAT – New England Assistive Technology
NF waiver – Nursing Facility Waiver
NFB – National Federation of the Blind
NHRA – Nursing Home Reform Act
NIDRR – National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
NN – Neighborhood Network Center in public housing
OAB – Organization of Area Boards
OAH – Office of Administrative Hearing
OCR – Office of Clients' Rights
OCR – Optical Character Recognition software
OCRA – Office of Clients' Rights Advocates
OFCCP – Office of Federal Contracts Compliance Programs at the Department of Labor
OILs – Operating Instruction Letters
OPR – Office of Patients' Rights
OSEP – Office of Special Education Programs, U.S. Department of Special Education
OT/OTR – Occupational Therapy; Occupational Therapist
PAI – Protection & Advocacy, Inc.
PAAT – Protection and Advocacy for Assistive Technology
PADD – Protection and Advocacy for Developmental Disabilities
PAIR – Protection and Advocacy for Individuals Rights
PAIMI – Protection and Advocacy for Mental Illness
PASS – Plan to Achieve Self Support
PDA – Personal Digital Assistant
PFFS – Private Fee-For-Service Plan
PL – Public Law
PPO – Physician Provider Organization
PSO – Provider Sponsored Organization
PT – Physical Therapy
PTI – Parent Training and Information Center
QDWI – Qualified Disabled Working Individual Program
QI-1 Programs – Qualified Individual-1 Programs
QI-2 Programs – Qualified Individual-2 Programs
QMB – Qualified Medicare Beneficiaries
Quimbies – See QMB
RSA – Rehabilitation Services Administration, US Dept. of Education
RC – Regional Center
RAB – Rehabilitation Appeals Board
Rehab Act – The Federal Rehabilitation Act of 1973
RESNA – Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
RE – Rehabilitation Engineering
RET – Rehabilitation Engineering Technologist (certification by RESNA); also, Rehabilitation Engineering Technology
SB – Senate Bill
SCHIP – State Children’s Health Insurance Program
Section 255 – Section 255 of the Telecommunications Act of 1996
Section 54 – Section 54 of California Civil Code
Section 11135 – Section 11135 of California Government Code
Section 503 – Section 503 of the federal Rehabilitation Act.
Section 504 – Section 504 of the federal Rehabilitation Act.
Section 508 – Section 508 of the federal Rehabilitation Act.
SGA – Substantial Gainful Activity
SLMB – Specified Low Income Medicare Beneficiaries
SNF – Skilled Nursing Facility
SP – Speech Therapy
SLP – Speech and Language Pathologist
SSA – Social Security Administration
SSDI – Social Security Disability Income
SSI – Supplemental Security Income
SSP – State Supplemental Program
STS – Speech-to-Speech Relay System
TANF – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TAR – Treatment Authorization Request
TDD – Telecommunication device for the deaf (same as TTY)
Tech Act – Technology Related Assistance for Individuals with Disabilities Act of 1988 (now the Assistive Technology Act)
TTS – Text-to-Speech
TTY – Teletypewriter
711 – Telecommunications Relay Service
UCPA - United Cerebral Palsy Association
Unruh Act - Unruh Civil Rights Act
U.S.C. - United States Code
v. – Versus
v. – Version
VA – Veterans' Administration
Voice Reco – Voice Recognition System
VR – Vocational Rehabilitation
VRS – Video Relay Service
WAI – Web Accessibility Initiative of the World Wide Web Consortium
WAT – Web Accessibility Toolbar
W3C – World Wide Web Consortium
Welf. and Inst. Code – California Welfare and Institution Code
WIA – Workforce Investment Act of 1998
WIB – Workforce Investment Board
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Thanks to the California Telephone Access Program (www.ddtp.org/CTAP), Vipasha received an Ameriphone Dialogue RC-200, a telephone designed to provide independent communication for persons with any degree of mobility and/or dexterity loss. ."
