| Acronym |
Term |
| AAA |
Area Agency or Agencies on Aging |
| AARP |
American Association of Retired Persons |
| ABA |
Applied Behavior Analysis |
| ACR |
Adult Care Residence |
| AD |
Alzheimer's Disease |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADAPT |
Application Benefit Delivery Automation Project |
| ADC-FC |
Aid to Dependent Children in Foster Care |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
| ADL's |
Activities of Daily Living |
| AG |
Auxiliary Grant |
| AHP |
Affordable Housing Program |
| AIT |
Auditory Integration training |
| ALF |
Assisted Living Facility |
| AMI |
Area Median Income |
| AoA |
Administration on Aging |
| APS |
Adult Protective Services |
| APtd |
Aid to the Permanently & Totally Disabled |
| ARC |
Association for Retarded Citizens or Appalachian Regional Commission |
| AS |
Asperger Syndrome |
| ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| AT |
Assistive Technology |
| ATLFA |
Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority |
| AUT |
Autism |
| BIAA |
Brain Injury Association of America |
| BIAV |
Brain Injury Association of Virginia |
| BIP |
Behavioral Intervention Plan |
| BPAO |
Benefits Planning Assistance & Outreach |
| CAC |
Consumer Advisory Committee |
| CAP |
Client Assistance Program |
| CARES |
Crisis Assistance Response Emergency Shelter |
| CAS |
Community Action Specialist |
| CCTV |
Close Captioned Television Viewing or Closed Circuit Television |
| CD PAS |
Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services |
| CD Waiver |
Consumer-Directed Personal Attendant Services Waiver |
| CDBG |
Community Development Block Grant |
| CDC |
Community Development Corporation or Centers for Disease Control |
| CHDO |
Community Housing Development Organization |
| CIL |
Center or Centers for Independent Living |
| CMS |
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Federal) |
| CNA |
Certified Nursing Assistant |
| CO |
Central Office |
| COBRA |
Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act or Continued healthcare coverage after leaving healthcare program |
| COC |
Continuum of Care |
| COLA |
Cost of Living Adjustment |
| CPMT |
Community Policy Management Team |
| CPS |
CPS Child Protective Services |
| CRC |
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor |
| CRP |
Community Rehabilitation Program |
| CRTF |
Community Relations Task Force |
| CSA |
Comprehensive Services Act |
| CSB |
Community Services Board |
| CSBG |
Community Services Block Grant |
| CSF |
Consumer Services Fund |
| CSS |
Children's Specialty Services |
| DBVI |
Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired |
| DCSE |
Division of Child Support Enforcement |
| DD |
Developmental Disabilities or Developmental Delay or Dually Diagnosed |
| DD Waiver |
Individual & Family Development Disabilities Support Waiver |
| DDHH |
Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing |
| DHCD |
Department of Housing & Community Development |
| DIT |
Department of Information Technology |
| DJJ |
Department of Juvenile Justice |
| DMAS |
Department of Medical Assistance Services |
| DBHDS |
Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services |
| DOB |
Date of Birth |
| DOE |
Department of Education |
| DRS |
Department of Rehabilitative Services |
| DSB |
Disability Services Boards |
| DSS |
Department of Social Services |
| E & D Waiver |
Elderly & Disabled Waiver |
| EAP |
Energy Assistance Program |
| EBT |
Electronic Benefit transfer |
| ECSE |
Early Childhood Special Education |
| ED |
Emotional Disturbance |
| EDGAR |
Education Department General Administrative Rules |
| EITC |
Earned Income Tax Credit |
| EPSDT |
Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & treatment |
| ESO |
Employment Services Organization |
| FAMIS |
Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan |
| FAP |
Fuel Assistance Program |
| FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FAPT |
Family Assistance Planning Team |
| FC |
Foster Care |
| FEPA |
Fair Employment Practices Agencies |
| FERPA |
Family Education Rights & Privacy Act |
| FHA |
Federal Housing Administration |
| FHLB |
FHLB Federal Home Loan Bank |
| GEC |
Geriatric Education Center in Virginia |
| GSA |
Gerontological Society of America |
| HAT |
Housing Assistance Team |
| HCSB |
Home & Community Based Services |
| HHR |
Health and Human Resources |
| HHS |
Health and Human Services |
| HI |
Hearing Impairment |
| HIPAA |
Healthcare Insurance Portability & Accountability Act |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| HOME |
Housing Opportunities Made Economical or Housing Opportunities Made Equal or Federal housing block grant program |
| HOPWA |
Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS |
| HSC |
Human Services Committee |
| HUD |
Housing and Urban Development (U.S. Department of) |
| I & R |
Information and Referral |
| IADL's |
Instrumental Activities of Daily Living |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEP |
Individualized Educational Plan |
| IFSP |
Individualized Family Service Plan |
| IL |
Independent Living |
| ILC |
Independent Living Coordinator or Independent Living Center or Independent Living Council |
| ILP |
Independent Living Plan |
| ILRU |
Independent Living Research Utilization |
| ILST |
Independent Living Skills trainer or training |
| IPE |
Individual Plan for Employment |
| LDC |
Learning Disabilities Council |
| LDSS |
Local Department of Social Services |
| LEA |
Local Educational Agency (according to federal DOE) |
| LI |
Low Income |
| LIHTC's |
Low-Income Housing Tax Credits |
| LISC |
Local Initiatives Support Corporation |
| LMI |
Low- and Moderate Income |
| LOA |
LOA League of Older Americans |
| LPC |
Licensed Professional Counselor |
| LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
| LTC |
Long Term Care |
| McKinney Act |
Federal homeless assistance programs |
| MDS |
Multiple Data Sets |
| MH |
Mental Health |
| MHA |
Mental Health Association |
| MHAV |
Mental Health Association of Virginia |
| MI |
Mental Illness |
| MMIS |
Medicaid Management Information System |
| MOU |
Memorandum of Understanding |
| MR |
Mental Retardation |
| MR |
Waiver Mental Retardation Waiver |
| N4A |
National Association of Area Agencies on Aging |
| NAMI |
National Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
| NASUA |
National Association of State Units on Aging |
| NCIL |
National Council on Independent Living |
| NCLB |
No Child Left Behind |
| NCOA |
National Council on Aging |
| NF |
Nursing Facility |
| NFB |
National Federation of the Blind |
| NFBV |
National Federation of the Blind of Virginia |
| NH |
Nursing Home |
| NICHCY |
National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities |
| OAA |
Old Age Assistance or Older Americans Act |
| OBG |
Older Blind Grant |
| OBRA |
Reconciliation Act |
| OCR |
Office for Civil Rights |
| OCS |
Office of Comprehensive Services |
| OIG |
Office of the Inspector General |
| OJT |
On the Job training |
| OSEP |
Office of Special Education Programs |
| OT |
Occupational therapy |
| OTA |
Occupational therapy Assistant |
| PA |
Public Assistance |
| PACCT |
Parents & Children Coping Together |
| PAIR |
Parents & Associates of the Institutionalized Retarded |
| PAS |
Personal Assistance Services |
| P-CP |
Person-Centered Planning |
| PEATC |
Parent Educational Advocacy training Center |
| PHA |
Public Housing Authority |
| POC |
Plan of Care or Point of Contact |
| PPD |
Partnership for People with Disabilities |
| PRC |
Parent Resource Center |
| PSA |
Planning and Service Area |
| PT |
Physical therapy |
| PTA |
Physical therapy Assistant |
| QAP |
Qualified Allocation Plan |
| RHS |
Rural Housing Service (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture) |
| RID |
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf |
| RNT |
Regional Network for transportation |
| RRTC |
Rehabilitation Research & training Center |
| RSIF |
Rehab Services Incentive Fund |
| RT |
Rehabilitation Teaching |
| SAARA |
Substance Abuse & Addiction Recovery Alliance |
| SCC |
State Corporation Commission |
| SCI |
Spinal Cord Injury |
| Section 202 |
Federal housing development program for elderly |
| Section 515 |
Federal low-income rental housing program |
| Section 8 |
Federal rent subsidy program |
| Section 811 |
Federal disability housing development program |
| SHEP |
School Health Education Profile Survey |
| SILC |
Statewide Independent Living Council |
| SNF |
Skilled Nursing Facility |
| SPC |
Shelter Plus Care |
| SPIL |
Statewide Plan for Independent Living |
| SRO |
Single Room Occupancy housing |
| SSA |
Social Security Administration |
| SSDI |
Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
| SSN |
Social Security Number |
| STEP |
Student transition & Educational Planning |
| SUA |
State Unit on Aging |
| SW |
Social Worker |
| TA |
Technical Assistance |
| TANF |
Temporary Assistance for Needy Families |
| TAP |
Telecommunications Assistance Program |
| TAP-VA |
the Autism Program of Virginia |
| TBI |
traumatic Brain Injury |
| tdD |
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf |
| Tech Waiver |
Technology Assisted Waiver |
| Title III of OAA |
Funding for home & community-based programs & services |
| Title V of OAA |
Funding for employment services |
| Title VI of OAA |
Funds Elder Rights |
| TTY |
Text Telephone or Teletypewriter |
| TWWIIA |
Ticket to Work & Work Incentives Improvement Act |
| UAI |
Uniform Assessment Instrument |
| USDHHS |
United States Department of Health & Human Services |
| USDOJ |
United States Department of Justice |
| V4A |
Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging |
| VA |
Veterans Administration (U.S.) |
| VAA |
Virginia Association on Aging |
| VAAAA |
Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging |
| VAC |
Virginia Association of Counties |
| VACIL |
Virginia Association of Centers for Independent Living |
| VACMSIP |
Virginia Children's Medical Security Insurance Plan |
| VACSB |
Virginia Association of Community Services Boards |
| VAHA |
Virginia Association of Homes for the Aged |
| VAHC |
Virginia Association for Home Care |
| VAHCDO |
Virginia Association of Housing & Community Development Officials |
| VAMI |
Virginia Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
| VANHA |
Virginia Association of Nonprofit Homes for the Aging |
| VATLFA |
Virginia Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority |
| VATS |
Virginia Assistive Technology System |
| VBPD |
Virginia Board for People with Disabilities |
| VCA |
Virginia Coalition for the Aging |
| VCoA |
Virginia Center on Aging |
| VCSW |
Virginia Counsel on Social Welfare |
| VDA |
Virginia Department for the Aging |
| VDBVI |
Virginia Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired |
| VDDHH |
Virginia Department for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing |
| VDH |
Virginia Department of Health |
| VDHCD |
Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development |
| VDHP |
Virginia Department of Health Professions |
| VDMAS |
Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services |
| VDBHDS |
Virginia Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services |
| VDOE |
Department of Education |
| VDOT |
Virginia Department of transportation |
| VDRS |
Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services |
| VDSS |
Virginia Department of Social Services |
| VEC |
Virginia Employment Commission |
| VGA |
Virginia Guardianship Association |
| VHCA |
Virginia Health Care Association |
| VHCD |
Virginia Housing and Community Development |
| VHDA |
Virginia Housing Development Authority |
| VHF |
Virginia Housing Fund |
| VHHA |
Virginia Hospitals and Healthcare Association |
| VHPF |
Virginia Housing Partnership Fund |
| VHSC |
Virginia Housing Study Commission |
| VI |
Visually Impaired |
| VITC |
Virginia Intercommunity transition Council |
| VML |
Virginia Municipal League |
| VOPA |
Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy |
| VR |
Vocational Rehabilitation |
| VRCB |
Vocational Rehabilitation Center for the Blind |
| VRCB |
Vocational Rehabilitation Center for the Blind |
| VRCBVI |
Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired |
| VSDBM-H |
Virginia School for the Deaf, Blind & Multi-Disabled at Hampton |
| VSDB-S |
Virginia School for the Deaf & the Blind at Staunton |
| WIA |
Workforce Investment Act |
| WIG |
Workforce Incentive Grant |
| WWRC |
Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center |
| YTSS |
YTSS Youth transitioning to Self-Sufficiency |
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