Disability Acronyms
- ACF
- Administration for Children and Families
- ADA
- Americans with Disabilities Act
- ADD
- Administration on Developmental Disabilities
- ADD
- Attention Deficit Disorder
- AT
- Assistive Technology
- AUCD
- Association of University Centers on Disabilities
- CAP
- Client Assistance Program
- CBA
- Community Based Alternatives (Medicaid waiver)
- CIL
- Center for Independent Living
- CLASS
- Community Living Assistance and Support Services
- CMS
- Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
- CP
- Cerebral Palsy
- DD
- Developmental Disabilities
- DHCP
- Developmental Disabilities
- DME
- Delaware Health Children’s Program
- DHSS
- Department of Health and Social Services
- DME
- Durable Medical Equipment
- DSAMH
- Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health
- ECI
- Early Childhood Intervention
- FAPE
- Free Appropriate Public Education
- HHS
- Health and Human Services
- ICF/MR
- Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation
- IDEA
- Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- ILC
- Independent Living Center
- LRE
- Least Restrictive Environment
- MH
- Mental Health
- MR
- Mental Retardation
- NAMI
- National Alliance on Mental Illness
- OCD
- Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
- OCR
- Office of Civil Rights
- OT
- Occupational Therapy
- P&As
- Protection and Advocacy Agencies
- PAS
- Personal Assistance Services
- PDD
- Pervasive Developmental Disorder
- PT
- Physical Therapy
- PTSD
- Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
- SCHIP
- State Children’s Health Insurance Program
- SILC
- State Independent Living Council
- SSA
- Social Security Administration
- SSDI
- Social Security Disability Insurance
- SSI
- Supplemental Security Income
- TANF
- Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
- TBI
- Traumatic Brain Injury
- TDD
- Telecommunication Device for Persons with Hearing Loss
- TTY
- Teletypewriters for Persons with Hearing Impairments
- VR
- Vocational Rehabilitation
- WIC
- Women, Infants, and Children program
Contacts for Services and Support:
Center for Disabilities Studies
University of Delaware
302-831-7464 fax: 302-831-4690
pguiniva@udel.edu