| AAMR |
American Association on Mental Retardation |
| AB |
Area Board |
| AB |
Assembly Bill |
| ACA |
Assembly Constitutional Amendment |
| ACDD |
Accreditation Council on Services to Persons with Developmental
Disabilities |
| ACR |
Assembly Concurrent Resolution |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADA |
Average Daily Attendance |
| ADC |
Adult Development Center |
| ADD |
Administration on Developmental Disabilities |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| AFDC |
Aid to Families With Dependent Children |
| AJR |
Assembly Joint Resolution |
| ANDI |
A Normalization and Development Instrument |
| AOR |
Assembly Office of Research |
| ARC |
Association for Retarded Citizens (Arc also) |
| ARCA |
Association of Regional Centers |
| ARC-C |
Association for Retarded Citizens - California |
| Arc |
The Arc (San Francisco and The Arc - National) Formerly titled
ARC |
| B&C |
Board and Care |
| BCP |
Budget Channel Proposal |
| CAC |
California Adult Council |
| CAC |
Community Advisory Committee |
| CAHF |
California Association of Health Facilities |
| CAL-SAC |
California Society for Autistic Children |
| CAL-TRANS |
California Department of Transportation |
| CANHC |
California Association for Neurologically Handicapped Children |
| CAPH |
California Association of Physically Handicapped |
| CAPSES |
California Association of Private Special Education Schools |
| CARCH |
California Association of Residential Facilities |
| CARF |
Commission on the Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities |
| CARH |
Community Assistance for the Retarded and Handicapped |
| CARR |
California Association of Residential Resources |
| CASH-PCR |
California Association of State Hospital Parent Councils for the
Retarded |
| CASP |
California Association of Service Providers |
| CC |
Community College |
| CAA |
Community Action Agency |
| CCF |
Community Care Facility |
| CCS |
California Children’s Services (formerly Crippled Children’s
Services) |
| CDER |
Client Development Evaluation Report |
| CEC |
Council on Exceptional Children |
| CES |
California Epilepsy Society |
| CF |
Cystic Fibrosis |
| CFC |
Combined Federal Campaign |
| CFR |
Code of Federal Regulations |
| CHAD |
Combined Health Agencies Drive |
| CHDP |
Child Health and Disability Prevention |
| CHP |
Comprehensive Health Planning |
| CIL |
Center for Independent Living |
| COLA |
Cost of Living Adjustment |
| CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
| CPC |
Client Program Coordinator |
| CPEC |
California Postsecondary Education Commission |
| CPP |
Community Placement Plan |
| CPS |
Community Program Specialist |
| CRA |
California Rehabilitation Association |
| CRA |
Clients Rights Advocate |
| CSLA |
Community Supported Living Arrangement |
| DCH |
Developmental Centers for the Handicapped |
| DD |
Developmental Disabilities |
| DDS |
Department of Developmental Services |
| DOE |
Department of Education |
| DOF |
Department of Finance |
| DOH |
Department of Health Services |
| DOR/DR |
Department of Rehabilitation |
| DREDF |
Disability Rights Education Defense Fund |
| DSS |
Department of Social Services |
| DTAC |
Day Training and Activity Center |
| EDD |
Employment Development Department |
| GA |
General Assistance |
| GA |
Governmental Affairs |
| GAC |
Governmental Affairs Committee |
| GSA |
General Services Administration |
| HHS |
Health and Human Services |
| HR |
House Resolution |
| HSP |
Habilitation Services Program |
| HSP&S |
Handicapped Student Program and Services |
| HUD |
Housing and Urban Development |
| HWA |
Health and Welfare Agency |
| ICF/DD-H/N |
Intermediate Care Facility / Developmentally Disabled - Habilitative
/ Nursing |
| ICF/MR |
Intermediate Care Facility Mentally Retarded |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IDT |
Interdisciplinary Team |
| IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
| IHP |
Individualized Habilitation Plan |
| IHSS |
In-Home Support Services |
| ILC |
Independent Living Center |
| ILP |
Independent Living Program |
| ILP |
Independent Living Services Program |
| IPP |
Individualized Program Plan |
| JTPA |
Job Training Partnership Act |
| LAC |
Legislative Advisory Committee |
| LAO |
Legislative Analysts Office |
| LEA |
Local Education Agency |
| LD |
Learning Disabled |
| LMU |
Local Member Unit |
| LOC |
Level of Care |
| LPS |
Lanterman-Petris-Short |
| LPE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
| LTC |
Long Term Care |
| LTCF |
Long Term Care Facility |
| MCH |
Maternal and Child Health |
| MH |
Multiply Handicapped |
| MHAB |
Mental Health Advisory Board |
| MI |
Mental Illness |
| MIS |
Management Information System |
| MR |
Mental Retardation |
| MS |
Multiple Sclerosis |
| NADD |
National Association for the Dually Diagnosed |
| NADDC |
National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils |
| NASMRPD |
National Association of State Mental Retardation Program Directors |
| NEARC |
National Conference of Executives of Associations for Retarded
Citizens |
| NHA |
National Health Agency |
| NISH |
National Industries for the Severely Handicapped |
| NIH |
National Institutes of Health |
| NIMBY |
"Not in my back yard" |
| NISH |
National Industries for the Severely Handicapped |
| OAB |
Organization of Area Boards |
| OAH |
Office of Administrative Hearings |
| OAL |
Office of Administrative Law |
| OEO |
Office of Economic Opportunity |
| OH |
Office of the Handicapped |
| OHDS |
Office of Human Development Services |
| OJT |
On the Job Training |
| OSE |
Office of Special Education |
| OSERS |
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services |
| OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OT |
Occupational Therapy |
| OT/PT |
Occupational Therapy / Physical Therapy |
| PAI/P&A |
Protection and Advocacy, Inc. |
| PAC |
Political Action Committee |
| PASS |
Program Analysis of Service Systems |
| PCMR |
President’s Committee on Mental Retardation |
| PDF |
Program Development Fund |
| PIC |
Private Industry Council |
| PKU |
Phenylketonuria |
| PL |
Public Law |
| POS |
Purchase of Service Agreement |
| PT |
Physical Therapy |
| PWS |
Prader-Willi Syndrome |
| QA |
Quality Assurance |
| RAC |
Rehabilitation Advisory Committee |
| RC |
Regional Center |
| RCOM |
Regional Center Operations Manual |
| RFP |
Request for Proposals |
| RSA |
Rehabilitation Services Administration |
| RRDP |
Regional Resource Development Plan |
| SB |
Senate Bill |
| SCA |
Senate Constitutional Amendment |
| SCDD |
State Council on Developmental Disabilities |
| SCR |
Senate Concurrent Resolution |
| SDC |
State Developmental Center |
| SE |
Sheltered Employment or Supported Employment |
| SED |
Seriously Emotionally Disturbed |
| SELPA |
Special Education Local Planning Agency |
| SJR |
Senate Joint Resolution |
| SOCCO |
Society of Care-Home Operators |
| SNF |
Skilled Nursing Facility |
| SOAR |
Sufficiency of Allocation Report (Regional Centers) |
| SOR |
Senate Office of Research |
| SSA |
Social Security Administration or Social Services Agency |
| SSDI |
Social Security Disability Insurance |
| SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
| SSP |
State Supplementary Program |
| SWITP |
School to Work Interagency Transition Partnership |
| TANF |
Temporary Assistance to Needy Families |
| TASH |
The Association for Persons with Severe Disabilities |
| UCPA |
United Cerebral Palsy Association |
| USC |
United States Code |
| VOC ED |
Vocational Education |
| VR |
Vocational Rehabilitation |
| WAC |
Work Activity Center |
| WAP |
Work Activity Program |
| WIIP |
Work Incentives Improvement Plan |
