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Business Leadership Network - Acronym Listing

 

US Business Leadership Network logoEmployers (especially those new to the disability employment arena) can get easily confused over the acronyms used by service providers. The listing below was created for the Business Leadership Network (BLN), with input from participating BLN service providers and the U.S Department of Labor, Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP).

A

 

AAPD

American Association of People with Disabilities

ABLEDATA

National database of assistive technology information

ABA

Architecture Barriers Act

ACB

American Council of the Blind

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADAAG

Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines

ADL

Activities of Daily Living

ADR

Alternate Dispute Resolution

AFB

American Foundation for the Blind

AHEAD

Association of Higher Education and Disability

ANSI

American National Standards Institute

APA

American Psychiatric Association

APSE

Association for Persons in Supported Employment

ARC

Association for Retarded Citizens

ASL

American Sign Language

AT

Assistive Technology

ATA

Alliance for Technology Access

ATW

Access to Work

AWN

America's Workforce Network

B

 

BRS

Bureau of Rehabilitative Services

BLN

Business Leadership Network

BLS

Bureau of Labor Statistics

C

 

CA

Communication Assistance

CDC

Centers for Disease Control

CDS

Center on Disability Studies

CHADD

Children and Adults with Attention Deficit Disorder

CHDD

Center on Human Development and Disability

CIL

Center for Independent Living

CMI

Computer Managed Instruction

CRC

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor

D

 

DAV

Disabled American Veterans

DBTAC

Disability and Business Technical Assistance Centers

DDS

Disability Determination Service (often a state agency)

DOJ

Department of Justice

DOL

Department of Labor

D.O.R.S./D.V.R.S.

Department or Division of Rehabilitation Services/Department or Division of Vocational Rehabilitation Services (varies by state)

DREDF

Disability Rights and Education Defense Fund

DSM

Diagnostic Statistical Manual

DX

Diagnosis

E

 

EARN

Employer Assistance Referral Network (ODEP)

ED

Department of Education

EEO

Equal Employment Opportunity

EEOC

Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

ESA

Employment Standards Administration (DOL)

ETA

Employment and Training Administration

F

 

FCC

Federal Communications Commission

G

 

H

 

I

 

ILC

Independent Living Center

IPE

Individualized Plan for Employment

ISP

Individual Service Plan

ITA

Individual Training Accounts

IWEP

Individualized Written Employment Plan

I-NABIR

Association of Projects with Industry

J

 

JAN

Job Accommodation Network (ODEP)

K

 

L

 

LDA

Learning Disability Association

LICC

Local Interagency Coordinating Council

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment

M

 

MDA

Muscular Dystrophy Association

MHA

Mental Health Association

N

 

NAGC

National Association of Governors’ Committees

NCD

National Council on Disability

NFB

National Federation of the Blind

NFI

New Freedom Initiative

NICHCY

National Information Center for Children and Youth with Disabilities

NIDRR

National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research

NLS

National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped

NTID

National Technical Institute for the Deaf

O

 

ODEP

Office of Disability Employment Policy (DOL)

OFCCP

Office of Federal Contract Compliance Programs (ESA)

OJT

On the Job Training

OLMS

Office of Labor Management Standards (ESA)

OSEP

Office of Special Education Programs (ED)

OSERS

Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (ED)

OSHA

Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OT

Occupational Therapy

OTDA

Office of Temporary Disability Assistance

OWCP

Office of Workers’ Compensation Programs (ESA)

P

 

PASS

Plan for Achieving Self Support

PCA

Personal Care Assistant

PFL

People First Language

PT

Physical Therapy

PVA

Paralyzed Veterans of America

Q

 

R

 

RID

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

RSA

Rehabilitation Services Administration

RRTC

Rehabilitation Research and Training Center

S

 

SARDI

Substance Abuse Resource and Disability Issues Program

SOAR

Searchable Online Accommodation Resource (JAN)

SSA

Social Security Administration

SSDI

Social Security Disability Insurance

SSI

Supplemental Security Income

STS

Speech-To-speech Telephone Assistance Services

T

 

TDD/TT/TTY

Telecommunication Device for the Deaf, Text Telephone, or Teletypewriter (preferred term in the Deaf community)

TRS

Telecommunication Relay Service

TWWIIA

Ticket to Work and Work Incentive Improvement Act

U

 

UCPA

United Cerebral Palsy Association

UFAS

Uniform Federal Accessibility Standards

V

 

VA

Department of Veterans Affairs

VR

Vocational Rehabilitation

W

 

WHD

Wage and Hour Division (ESA)

WIA

Workforce Investment Act

WOTC

Work Opportunity Tax Credit

WRP

Workforce Recruitment Program (ODEP)

WTO

Work Try Out

X

 

Y

 

Z

 

 

See Also:

Business Leadership Network

Iowa Business Leadership Network

Massachusetts Business Leadership Network

Oklahoma Business Leadership Network

South Dakota [Sioux Falls] Business Leadership Network

Virginia Business Leadership Network

Source

Information for this topic was originally drawn from the USBLN website at http://www.usbln.com/tools/acronyms.html, which is no longer an active page.


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