| AAC |
Adaptive, Augmentative Communication |
| AAMR |
American Association of Mental Retardation |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| APE |
Adapted Physical Education |
| APSI |
Advocacy and Protective Services, Inc. |
| BD |
Behavior Disorders |
| BSVI |
Bureau of Services for the Visually Impaired |
| BVR |
Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| CARF |
The Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission |
| CD |
Communication Disorders |
| CEC |
Council for Exceptional Children |
| CILO |
Center for Independent Living Options |
| CITE |
Community Integrated Training and Education |
| COEDI |
Children's Ohio Eligability Determination Instrument |
| CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
| DD |
Developmental Disability |
| DD Council |
Ohio Developmental Disabilties Council |
| DDA |
Developmental Disabilities Act |
| DJFS |
Department of Job and Familty Services |
| DOE |
Department of Education |
| DS |
Down Syndrome |
| EC |
Early Childhood |
| EI |
Early Intervention |
| EIA |
Early Intervention Assistant |
| EIS |
Early Intervention Specialist |
| FAST |
Functional Analysis Screening Tool |
| HIPAA |
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| ICF/MR |
Immediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded |
| IDEIA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvment Act |
| IEP |
Individual Education Plan |
| IFSP |
Individual Family Service Plan |
| ILO |
Independent Living Options |
| INFF |
Information Network for Families |
| IO |
Individual Options Waiver |
| IP |
Individual Plan |
| ISIS |
Individuals Served Information System |
| MR |
Mental Retardation |
| MUI |
Major Unusual Incident |
| NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
| OACBMR/DD |
Ohio Association of County Boards of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities |
| ODDC |
Ohio Developmental Disabilities Council |
| QI |
Quality Improvement |
| SERRC |
Special Education Regional Resource Council |
| SBH |
Severe Behavioral Handicap |
| SF |
Service facilitator |
| SLP |
Speech Language Pathologist |
| SSDI |
Social Securty Disability Income |
| TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
| UCP |
United Cerebral Palsy |
| UI |
Unusual Incident |
| VI |
Visually Impaired |
| WRC |
Work Resource Center |