Special Education Acronyms
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Acronym |
Meaning |
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AAC |
Alternative Augmentative Communication |
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ABA |
Applied Behavioral Analysis |
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ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
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ADD/ADHD |
Attention Deficit/Attention-Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
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ADR |
Alternative Dispute Resolution |
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APE |
Adapted Physical Education |
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ASD |
Autism Spectrum Disorder |
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ASL |
American Sign Language |
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AT |
Assistive Technology |
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AUT |
Autism |
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BIP |
Behavioral Intervention Plan |
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CAC |
Community Advisory Committee |
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CAPD |
Central Auditory Processing Disorder |
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CASEMIS |
California Special Education Management System |
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CBI |
Community Based Instruction |
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CDE |
California Department of Education |
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CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
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DB |
Deaf-Blind |
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DD |
Developmental Delay |
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D/HH |
Deaf/Hard of Hearing |
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DSM |
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders by the American Psychiatric Association |
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EC |
Education Code |
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ED |
Emotional Disturbance |
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ED |
U.S. Department of Education |
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ELL |
English Language Learner |
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EMD |
Established Medical Disability |
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ESL |
English as a Second Language |
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ESSA |
Every Student Succeeds Act |
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ESY |
Extended School Year |
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FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
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FBA |
Functional Behavioral Assessment |
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FERPA |
Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
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GE |
General Education |
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GATE |
Gifted and Talented |
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HI |
Hearing Impaired |
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HH |
Hard of Hearing |
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IA |
Instructional Assistant |
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ID |
Intellectual Disability |
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IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
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IEE |
Independent Educational Evaluation |
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IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
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IFSP |
Individualized Family Service Plan |
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ITP |
Individualized Transition Plan |
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LEA |
Local Education Agency |
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LI |
Low Incidence |
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LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
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MD or MH |
Multiple Disabilities or Multiply Handicapped |
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MDR |
Manifestation Determination Review |
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MM |
Mild Moderate |
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NCLB |
No Child Left Behind Act (Elementary and Secondary Education Act, reauthorized in 2015 as ESSA, Every Student Succeeds Act) |
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NPA |
Non-Public Agency |
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NPS |
Non-Public School |
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OAH |
Office of Administrative Hearings |
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OCR |
Office for Civil Rights |
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OHI |
Other Health Impairment |
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OI |
Orthopedic Impairment |
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O&M |
Orientation and Mobility Services |
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OSEP |
Office of Special Education Programs at the U.S. Department of Education |
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OT |
Occupational Therapy |
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PT |
Physical Therapy |
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RC |
Regional Center |
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RTI |
Response to Intervention |
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§ |
This symbol means "Section" as in "§ 300.7 Child with a disability" in the IDEA regulations |
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SAI |
Specialized Academic Instruction |
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SBE |
State Board of Education |
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SE |
Special Education |
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Section 504 |
Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act |
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SELPA |
Special Education Local Plan Area |
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SST |
Student Study Team |
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SLD |
Specific Learning Disability |
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SLI |
Speech/Language Impairment |
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SLP |
Speech/Language Pathologist |
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TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
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VI |
Visual Impairment |