VA Acronyms and Terminology

Acronym

Term

AAA

Area Agency or Agencies on Aging

AARP

American Association of Retired Persons

ABA

Applied Behavior Analysis

ACR

Adult Care Residence

AD

Alzheimer's Disease

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADAPT

Application Benefit Delivery Automation Project

ADC-FC

Aid to Dependent Children in Foster Care

ADD

Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD

Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

ADL's

Activities of Daily Living

AG

Auxiliary Grant

AHP

Affordable Housing Program

AIT

Auditory Integration Training

ALF

Assisted Living Facility

AMI

Area Median Income

AoA

Administration on Aging

APS

Adult Protective Services

APTD

Aid to the Permanently & Totally Disabled

ARC

Association for Retarded Citizens or Appalachian Regional Commission

AS

Asperger Syndrome

ASD

Autism Spectrum Disorder

AT

Assistive Technology

ATLFA

Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority

AUT

Autism

BIAA

Brain Injury Association of America

BIAV

Brain Injury Association of Virginia

BIP

Behavioral Intervention Plan

BLN

Business Leadership Network

BPAO

Benefits Planning Assistance & Outreach

CAC

Consumer Advisory Committee

CAP

Client Assistance Program

CARES

Crisis Assistance Response Emergency Shelter

CAS

Community Action Specialist

CCTV

Close Captioned Television Viewing or Closed Circuit Television

CD PAS

Consumer Directed Personal Assistance Services

CD Waiver

Consumer-Directed Personal Attendant Services Waiver

CDBG

Community Development Block Grant

CDC

Community Development Corporation or Centers for Disease Control

CHDO

Community Housing Development Organization

CIL

Center or Centers for Independent Living

CMS

Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (Federal)

CNA

Certified Nursing Assistant

CO

Central Office

COBRA

Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act or Continued healthcare coverage after leaving healthcare program

COC

Continuum of Care

COLA

Cost of Living Adjustment

CPMT

Community Policy Management Team

CPS

CPS Child Protective Services

CRC

Certified Rehabilitation Counselor

CRP

Community Rehabilitation Program

CRTF

Community Relations Task Force

CSA

Comprehensive Services Act

CSB

Community Services Board

CSBG

Community Services Block Grant

CSF

Consumer Services Fund

CSS

Children's Specialty Services

DBVI

Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired

DCSE

Division of Child Support Enforcement

DD

Developmental Disabilities or Developmental Delay or Dually Diagnosed

DD Waiver

Individual & Family Development Disabilities Support Waiver

DDHH

Department for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing

DHCD

Department of Housing & Community Development

DIT

Department of Information Technology

DJJ

Department of Juvenile Justice

DMAS

Department of Medical Assistance Services

DMHMRSAS

Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse Services

DOB

Date of Birth

DOE

Department of Education

DRS

Department of Rehabilitative Services

DSB

Disability Services Boards

DSS

Department of Social Services

DVS

Department of Veterans Services

E & D Waiver

Elderly & Disabled Waiver

EAP

Energy Assistance Program

EBT

Electronic Benefit Transfer

ECSE

Early Childhood Special Education

ED

Emotional Disturbance

EDGAR

Education Department General Administrative Rules

EITC

Earned Income Tax Credit

EPSDT

Early & Periodic Screening, Diagnosis & Treatment

ESI

Employment Support Institute at Virginia Commonwealth University

ESO

Employment Services Organization

FAMIS

Family Access to Medical Insurance Security Plan

FAP

Fuel Assistance Program

FAPE

Free Appropriate Public Education

FAPT

Family Assistance Planning Team

FC

Foster Care

FEPA

Fair Employment Practices Agencies

FERPA

Family Education Rights & Privacy Act

FHA

Federal Housing Administration

FHLB

FHLB Federal Home Loan Bank

GEC

Geriatric Education Center in Virginia

GSA

Gerontological Society of America

HAT

Housing Assistance Team

HCSB

Home & Community Based Services

HHR

Health and Human Resources

HHS

Health and Human Services

HI

Hearing Impairment

HIPAA

Healthcare Insurance Portability & Accountability Act

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HOME

Housing Opportunities Made Economical or Housing Opportunities Made Equal or Federal housing block grant program

HOPWA

Housing Opportunities for Persons With AIDS

HSC

Human Services Committee

HUD

Housing and Urban Development (U.S. Department of)

I & R

Information and Referral

IADL's

Instrumental Activities of Daily Living

IDEA

Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

IEP

Individualized Educational Plan

IFSP

Individualized Family Service Plan

IL

Independent Living

ILC

Independent Living Coordinator or Independent Living Center or Independent Living Council

ILP

Independent Living Plan

ILRU

Independent Living Research Utilization

ILST

Independent Living Skills Trainer or Training

IPE

Individual Plan for Employment

LDC

Learning Disabilities Council

LDSS

Local Department of Social Services

LEA

Local Educational Agency (according to federal DOE)

LI

Low Income

LIHTC's

Low-Income Housing Tax Credits

LISC

Local Initiatives Support Corporation

LMI

Low- and Moderate Income

LOA

LOA League of Older Americans

LPC

Licensed Professional Counselor

LRE

Least Restrictive Environment

LTC

Long Term Care

McKinney Act

Federal homeless assistance programs

MDS

Multiple Data Sets

MH

Mental Health

MHA

Mental Health Association

MHAV

Mental Health Association of Virginia

MI

Mental Illness

MMIS

Medicaid Management Information System

MOU

Memorandum of Understanding

MR

Mental Retardation

MR

Waiver Mental Retardation Waiver

N4A

National Association of Area Agencies on Aging

NAMI

National Alliance for the Mentally Ill

NASUA

National Association of State Units on Aging

NCIL

National Council on Independent Living

NCLB

No Child Left Behind

NCOA

National Council on Aging

NF

Nursing Facility

NFB

National Federation of the Blind

NFBV

National Federation of the Blind of Virginia

NH

Nursing Home

NICHCY

National Information Center for Children & Youth with Disabilities

OAA

Old Age Assistance or Older Americans Act

OBG

Older Blind Grant

OBRA

Reconciliation Act

OCR

Office for Civil Rights

OCS

Office of Comprehensive Services

OIG

Office of the Inspector General

OJT

On the Job Training

OSEP

Office of Special Education Programs

OT

Occupational Therapy

OTA

Occupational Therapy Assistant

PA

Public Assistance

PACCT

Parents & Children Coping Together

PAIR

Parents & Associates of the Institutionalized Retarded

PAS

Personal Assistance Services

P-CP

Person-Centered Planning

PEATC

Parent Educational Advocacy Training Center

PHA

Public Housing Authority

POC

Plan of Care orPoint of Contact

PPD

Partnership for People with Disabilities

PRC

Parent Resource Center

PSA

Planning and Service Area

PT

Physical Therapy

PTA

Physical Therapy Assistant

PVA

Paralyzed Veterans of America

QAP

Qualified Allocation Plan

RHS

Rural Housing Service (U.S. Dept. of Agriculture)

RID

Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf

RNT

Regional Network for Transportation

RSIF

Rehab Services Incentive Fund

RT

Rehabilitation Teaching

SAARA

Substance Abuse & Addiction Recovery Alliance

SCC

State Corporation Commission

SCI

Spinal Cord Injury

Section 202

Federal housing development program for elderly

Section 515

Federal low-income rental housing program

Section 8

Federal rent subsidy program

Section 811

Federal disability housing development program

SHEP

School Health Education Profile Survey

SILC

Statewide Independent Living Council

SNF

Skilled Nursing Facility

SPC

Shelter Plus Care

SPIL

Statewide Plan for Independent Living

SRO

Single Room Occupancy housing

SSA

Social Security Administration

SSDI

Social Security Disability Insurance

SSI

Supplemental Security Income

SSN

Social Security Number

STEP

Student Transition & Educational Planning

SUA

State Unit on Aging

SW

Social Worker

TA

Technical Assistance

TANF

Temporary Assistance for Needy Families

TAP

Telecommunications Assistance Program

TAP-VA

The Autism Program of Virginia

TBI

Traumatic Brain Injury

TDD

Telecommunication Device for the Deaf

Tech Waiver

Technology Assisted Waiver

Title III of OAA

Funding for home & community-based programs & services

Title V of OAA

Funding for employment services

Title VI of OAA

Funds Elder Rights

TTY

Text Telephone or Teletypewriter

TWWIIA

Ticket to Work & Work Incentives Improvement Act

UAI

Uniform Assessment Instrument

USDHHS

United States Department of Health & Human Services

USDOJ

United States Department of Justice

V4A

Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging

VA

Veterans Administration (U.S.)

VAA

Virginia Association on Aging

VAAAA

Virginia Association of Area Agencies on Aging

VABLN

Virginia Business Leadership Network

VAC

Virginia Association of Counties

VACIL

Virginia Association of Centers for Independent Living

VACMSIP

Virginia Children's Medical Security Insurance Plan

VACSB

Virginia Association of Community Services Boards

VAHA

Virginia Association of Homes for the Aged

VAHC

Virginia Association for Home Care

VAHCDO

Virginia Association of Housing & Community Development Officials

VAMI

Virginia Alliance for the Mentally Ill

VANHA

Virginia Association of Nonprofit Homes for the Aging

VATLFA

Virginia Assistive Technology Loan Fund Authority

VATS

Virginia Assistive Technology System

VBPD

Virginia Board for People with Disabilities

VCA

Virginia Coalition for the Aging

VCoA

Virginia Center on Aging

VCSW

Virginia Counsel on Social Welfare

VCU

Virginia Commonwealth University

VDA

Virginia Department for the Aging

VDBVI

Virginia Department for the Blind & Vision Impaired

VDDHH

Virginia Department for the Deaf & Hard of Hearing

VDH

Virginia Department of Health

VDHCD

Virginia Department of Housing & Community Development

VDHP

Virginia Department of Health Professions

VDMAS

Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services

VDMHMRSAS

Virginia Department of Mental Health, Mental Retardation & Substance Abuse Services

VDOE

Department of Education

VDOT

Virginia Department of Transportation

VDRS

Virginia Department of Rehabilitative Services

VDSS

Virginia Department of Social Services

VEC

Virginia Employment Commission

VGA

Virginia Guardianship Association

VHCA

Virginia Health Care Association

VHCD

Virginia Housing and Community Development

VHDA

Virginia Housing Development Authority

VHF

Virginia Housing Fund

VHHA

Virginia Hospitals and Healthcare Association

VHPF

Virginia Housing Partnership Fund

VHSC

Virginia Housing Study Commission

VI

Visually Impaired

VIB

Virginia Industries for the Blind

VITC

Virginia Intercommunity Transition Council

VML

Virginia Municipal League

VOPA

Virginia Office for Protection and Advocacy

VR

Vocational Rehabilitation

VRCB

Vocational Rehabilitation Center for the Blind

VRCB

Vocational Rehabilitation Center for the Blind

VRCBVI

Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired

VSDBM-H

Virginia School for the Deaf, Blind & Multi-Disabled at Hampton

VSDB-S

Virginia School for the Deaf & the Blind at Staunton

WIA

Workforce Investment Act

WIG

Workforce Incentive Grant

WW

WorkWORLD Software from the Employment Support Institute at Virginia Commonwealth University

WWRC

Woodrow Wilson Rehabilitation Center

YTSS

YTSS Youth Transitioning to Self-Sufficiency