Acronyms

Special Education Acronyms:

504: for disabled children who do not need or qualify for special education 

ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act 

ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder

APE: Adapted Physical Education

ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder 

AT: Assistive Technology

AU: Autism

CDSA: Children’s Developmental Services Agency

DB: Deafness-Blindness

DD: Developmental Delayed or Developmental Disability

DF: Deaf

DHH: Deaf and Hard of Hearing

EC: Exceptional Children 

ECAC: Exceptional Children’s Assistance Center

ELL: English Language Learner

ESL: English as a Second Language 

ESSA: Every Student Succeeds ACT 

ESY: Extended School Year

FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act

FRCOS: Future Ready Course of Study

HI: Hearing Impairment

ID: Intellectual Disability (Mild, Moderate, Severe)

IDEA: Individual with Disabilities Education Act

IEP: Individualized Education Program

IFSP: Individualized Family Service Plan

IPOL: Indicator Proof of Learning 

LEA: Local Education Agency

LEP: Limited English Proficiency

LRE: Least Restrictive Environment

MU: Multiple Disabilities

O&M: Orientation and Mobility

OCR: Office of Civil Rights

OCS: Occupational Course of Study

OEL: Office of Early Learning

OHI: Other Health Impairment

OI: Orthopedic Impairment

OSERS: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services

OT: Occupational Therapy

PT: Physical Therapy

SDI: Specially Designed Instruction 

SI: Speech or Language Impaired

SED: Serious Emotional Disability

SEFEL: Social Emotional Foundations for Early Learning

SLD: Specific Learning Disabilities (sometimes listed as LD)

SPC: Special Populations Coordinator 

TBI: Traumatic Brain Injured

TDD/TTY: Telecommunications Devices for the Deaf

VI: Visually Impaired, to include Blindness

VR: Vocational Rehabilitation