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