Special Ed. Law and Agencies
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
ASHA: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association
FAPE: Free Appropriate Public Education
IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
NCLB: No Child Left Behind
LRE: Least Restrictive Environment
OPWDD: Office for People With Developmental Disabilities
ACCES-VR: Adult Career and Continuing Educational Services
DDSO: Developmental Disabilities Offices
Classifications and Diagnoses
ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder
LD: Learning Disability
ODD: Oppositional Defiant Disorder
OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OHI: Other Health Impaired
OI: Orthopedic Impairment
ID– Intellectual Disability
PDD: Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PDD-NOS: Pervasive Developmental Disorder-Not Otherwise Specified
TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury
VI: Visual Impairment
HI: Hearing Impairment
SLI: Speech Language Impairment
New York State Ed.:
AIS: Academic Intervention Services
AYP: Adequate Yearly Progress
ELA: English Language Arts
SWD: Student(s) with Disability
RTI: Response to Intervention
ELL: English Language Learners
SED: State Education Department
CCLS: Common Core Learning Standards
Committee on Special Education Meetings:
AT: Assistive Technology
BIP: Behavior Intervention Plan
BOE: Board of Education
CDOS: Career Development and Occupational Studies Credential
EI: Early Intervention
CPSE: Committee on Preschool Special Education
CSE: Committee of Special Education
NYSAA: New York State Alternative Assessment
O&M: Orientation and Mobility
OT: Occupational Therapy
ESY: Extended School Year
FBA: Functional Behavior Assessment
IEP: Individualized Education Plan
IQ: Intelligence Quotient
PT: Physical Therapy
SACC: Skills and Achievement Commencement Credential
LOTE: Language Other Than English