Educators and others in the special education community will use an acronym to describe a service, disability or agency. Here is a list of commonly used acronyms:
| ADA |
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Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADD |
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Attention Deficit Disorder
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| ADHD |
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Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder |
| APE |
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Adaptive Physical Education |
| AE |
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Age Equivalent |
| AIS |
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Academic Intervention Services |
| ASL |
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American Sign Language |
| AT |
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Assistive Technology |
| BIP |
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Behavior Intervention Plan |
| BOCES |
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Board of Cooperative Educational Services |
| BOE |
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Board of Education |
| CPSE |
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Committee on Preschool Special Education |
| CSE |
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Committee on Special Education |
| DD |
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Developmental Disability |
| ED |
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Emotionally Disabled |
| ESEA |
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Elementary and Secondary Education Act |
| ESY |
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Extended School Year Services
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| FAPE |
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Free and Appropriate Public Education |
| FBA |
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Functional Behavioral Assessment |
| FERPA |
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Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act |
| IAES |
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Interim Alternative Educational Setting
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| IDEA |
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Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
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| IEP |
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Individualized Education Program
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| IEE |
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Independent Educational Evaluation
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| IHO |
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Impartial Hearing Officer
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| IQ |
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Intelligence Quotient
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| LD |
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Learning Disabled
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| LRE |
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Least Restrictive Environment
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| NCLB |
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No Child Left Behind
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| OHI |
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Other Health Impaired
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| OT |
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Occupational Therapy |
| PDD |
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Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PT |
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Physical Therapy
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| RR |
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Resource Room |
| RtI |
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Response to Intervention |
| SAI |
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Specialized Academic Instruction |
| SED |
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State Education Department |
| SEIT |
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Special Education Itinerant Teacher Services |
| SETRC |
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Special Education Training Resource Centers |
| SGI |
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Small Group Instruction |
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Speech Impaired |
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Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TDD |
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Telecommunication Devices for the Deaf |
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Universal Design for Learning |
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Office of Vocational & Educational Services for Individuals with Disabilities |
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Visually Impaired
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Vocational Rehabilitation |
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