Common Disability Related Acronyms

A | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | L | M | N | O | P | Q | R | S | T | U | V | W | Y

A

AAA: Area Agency on Aging
AAIDD-TX: American Association on Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities - Texas Chapter (previously called Texas Association on Mental Retardation/TAMR)
AARP: American Association of Retired Persons
ACA: Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (federal health care reform approved March 2010)
ACF: Administration for Children and Families
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAAG: Americans with Disability Act Accessibility Guidelines
ADD: Administration on Developmental Disabilities, Office of Human Development Services, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD: Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
ADL: Activities of Daily Living
ADRC: Aging and Disability Resource Center
AEP: Alternative Education Program
AFDC: Aid to Families with Dependent Children (now called TANF)
AI: Advocacy, Inc. (name changed to Disability Rights Texas, March 2011)
AIRS: Accessibility Internet Rally (Accessible website building competition)
APS: Adult Protective Services (Division of DFPS)
APSE: Association for Persons in Supported Employment
ARD: Admission, review and dismissal
Arc-Texas: The Arc of Texas
AT: Assistive Technology
ATW: Aging Texas Well (DADs program)
AUCD: Association of University Centers on Disabilities

C


CAP: Client Assistance Program (related to voc rehab, federally funded, under DRTx/state P&As)
CBA: Community Based Alternatives (Medicaid waiver)
CCAD: Community Care for the Aged and Disabled
CDBG: Community Development Block Grant
CDC: Centers for Disease Control
CDD: Center on Disability and Development, TX A&M University
CDS: Texas Center for Disability Studies, University of Texas/Austin
CDS: Consumer Directed Services
CHIP: Children's Health Insurance Program
CHODO: Community Housing Development Organization
CIL: Center for Independent Living
CLASS: Community Living Assistance and Support Services (Medicaid waiver in Texas)
CLOIP: Community Living Options Information Process
COG: Council of Government
COLA: Cost of Living Adjustment
CMS: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CP: Cerebral Palsy
CPPP: Center for Public Policy Priorities
CPS: Child Protective Services (Division of DFPS)
CRCG: Community Resource Coordination Group
CRCGA: Community Resource Coordination Group for Adults
CSHCN: Children with Special Health Care Needs
CTD: Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
CMPAS: Consumer-Managed Personal Assistance Services
CW/CWP: Consolidated Waiver/Program (Medicaid waiver)

D

DADS: Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services
DARS: Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services
DBS: Division for Blind Services (DARS)
DBMD: Deaf Blind/Multiple Disability
DD: Developmental Disabilities
DD Act: Developmental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act
DDS: Disability Determination Services
D&E: Diagnosis and Evaluation
DAEP: Disciplinary Alternative Education Program
DFPS: Texas Department of Family and Protective Services
DHHS: Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DARS)
DME: Durable medical equipment
DOCC: Delivery of Chronic Care
DPC: Texas Disability Policy Consortium
DRS: Division for Rehabilitation Services (DARS)
DRTx: Disability Rights Texas (name changed from Advocacy, Inc., March 2011)
DSHS: Texas Department of State Health Services

E

ECI: Early Childhood Intervention
EEOC: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
EMS: Emergency Medical Services
ENs: Employment Networks
EPSDT: Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment
ESY: Extended School Year ("summer school"; formerly EYS)

F

F2F: Family to Family Network (TCDD grantee, Houston)
FAPE: Free Appropriate Public Education
FAQs: Frequently Asked Questions
FEMA: Federal Management Emergency Agency
FERPA: Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act
FFY: Federal fiscal year (Begins Oct. 1)
FHA: Fair Housing Act 1968
FHAA: Federal Housing Act Amendments of 1988
FHEO: Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity
FMAP: Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentages
FNS: Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (administers SNAP/Food Stamps, etc.)
FPL: Federal poverty level
FTE: Full-time equivalent (equal to one staff person working full-time for one year)
FY: Fiscal Year (The state FY begins Sept. 1. The federal FY begins Oct. 1.)
FYI: For your information

G

GCPD: Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities
GOBPP: Governor's Office Budget, Planning & Policy Division
GR: General Revenue

H

HAVA: Federal Help America Vote Act of 2002
HB: House Bill
HCS: Home and Community-based Services (Medicaid waiver/Texas)
HCBS: Home and community-based services (Medicaid waiver program/U.S.)
HCFA: Health Care Financing Administration (now called CMS)
HHS: Health and Human Services
HHSC: Texas Health and Human Services Commission
HICAP: Health Information Counseling and Advocacy Program
HIPAA: Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
HMO: Health Maintenance Organization
HOME: HOME Investment Partnerships Program
HOYO: Home of Your Own Program
HRC: Human Resources Code (state)
HUB: Historically underutilized business
HUD

I

IAC: Interagency Contract
ICF/ID (plural is ICFs/ID): Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Intellectual Disability
ICF/MR: Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation (Outdated term; see ICF/ID)
ICM: Integrated care management
ID/DD: Intellectual Disability / Developmental Disability
IDD: Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities
IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
IDEIA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004
IDT: Interdisciplinary Treatment Team
IEP: Individual Education Program
IFSP: Individual Family Service Plan
IHFS: In-Home and Family Support
ILC: Independent Living Center
ILRU: Independent Living Research Utilization project at Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston
ITP: Individual Transition Plan
I&R: Information and Referral
ISD: Independent School District

J

JJAEP: Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs
JTPA: Job Training Partnership Act

L

LAN: Local Advocacy Network
LAR: Legally authorized representative
LAR: Legislative Appropriations Request
LBB: Legislative Budget Board
L-HHS-ED: Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Committee in U.S. House of Representatives
LIHTC: Low Income Housing Tax Credits Program
LMHA: Local Mental Health Authority
LMRA: Local Authorities (previously called Mental Retardation Authorities)
LOC: Level of care
LON: Level of need
LRE: Least restrictive environment
LTC: Long-term care
LTCR: Long Term Care Regulatory
LTSS: Long Term Services and Supports
LVN: Licensed Vocational Nurse
LWDB: Local Workforce Development Board (under Texas Workforce Commission)

M

MBI: Medicaid Buy-In
MCAC: Medical Care Advisory Committee
MCO: Managed Care Organization
MDCP: Medically Dependent Children Program (Medicaid waiver)
Medicare:: Part A: Coverage for hospital and in-patient services
Part B: Coverage for doctor visits, outpatient services, durable medical equipment
Part C: Makes Medicare services available through private plans (HMO, PPO, etc.)
Part D: Coverage for prescription drugs (also called Medicare Rx)
Medicare Rx: Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program
MFP: Money Follows the Person
MH: Mental Health
MHA: Mental Health Authority
MMA: Medicare Modernization Act
(Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003)
MR: Mental Retardation (Outdated term)
Preferred term is: intellectual and developmental disabilities.
MRA: Mental Retardation Authority (Outdated term)
Preferred term is: Local Authority.
MRLA: Mental Retardation Local Authority
MTP: Medical Transportation Program
MOA: Memorandum of Agreement
MOU: Memorandum of Understanding
MSA: Metropolitan Statistical Areas

N

NACDD: National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities
NAMI: National Alliance on Mental Illness
NAMI Texas: National Alliance on Mental Illness of Texas
NASDDDS: National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services, Inc.
NASDSE: National Association of State Directors of Special Education
NCLB: No Child Left Behind Act
NDRN: National Disability Rights Network (national organization of state P&As)
NF: Nursing facility (commonly called a nursing home)
NOFA: Notice of Funding Availability
NPRM: Notice of Proposed Rulemaking

O

OAA: Older Americans Act
OAG: Office of the Attorney General
OCD: Obsessive Compulsive Disorder
OCR: Office of Civil Rights
OCTS: Office of Community Transportation Services
ODEP: Office of Disability Employment Policy in U.S. Department of Labor (DOL)
OSEP: Office of Special Education Programs (in OSERS)
OSERS: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (U.S. Dept. of Education)
OT: Occupational therapy

P

P2P: Texas Parent to Parent organization (TCDD grantee)
P&As: Protection and Advocacy agencies (state-level, e.g. Disability Rights Texas)
PAC: Project Advisory Committee
PACE: Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (DADS)
PACER: Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights
PACSTX: Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas
PART: Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas
PAS: Personal Assistance Services
PASARR: Preadmission Screening and Resident Reviews
PASS: Plan for Achieving Self-Support (an SSI work incentive provision)
PBIS: Positive behavioral interventions and supports
PCCM: Primary care case management
PCP: Primary care physician or Primary care provider
PDD: Pervasive Developmental Disorder
PDL: Preferred Drug List
PDP: Person-Directed Planning
PEIMS: Public Education Information Management System (computer-based)
PHA: Public Housing Authority
PHC: Primary Health Care Program (also Primary Home Care)
PIAC: Promoting Independence Advisory Committee
P.L.: Public Law
PMSA: Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas – Bureau of the Census term
PPAT: Private Providers Association of Texas (intellectual and developmental disabilities)
PPO: Preferred provider organization
PT: Physical therapy
PTAC: Public Transportation Advisory Committee

Q

Q&A: Questions and Answers
QAIS: Quality Assurance and Improvement System
QMB: Qualified Medicare Beneficiary
QMRP: Qualified MR Professional (Outdated term)
Preferred terminology for MR is: intellectual and developmental disabilities

R

RAR: Request for advance or reimbursement (for TCDD grantees)
RFI: Request for ideas
RFP: Request for proposals
RN: Registered Nurse

S

SABE: Self Advocates Becoming Empowered
SABR: Statewide Architectural Barrier Removal Program
SafePlace: Travis County Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Survival Center
SB: Senate Bill
SBOE: State Board of Education
SCR: Senate Concurrent Resolution
SDA: Service delivery area
SFY: State fiscal year
SGA: Substantial gainful activity
SHIP: State Health Insurance Program
SILC: Texas State Independent Living Council
SLIHP: State of Texas Low Income Housing Plan and Annual Report
SNAP: Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (previously called Food Stamps)
SNF: Skilled Nursing Facility
SPW: STAR+PLUS Waiver (A Texas Medicaid managed care program)
SRO: Shared Responsibility Option
SSA: Social Security Administration
SSDI: Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI: Supplemental Security Income
SSLC: State Supported Living Center (previously called a State School)
STAP: Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program
STAR: State of Texas Access Reform (Texas Medicaid managed care program)
STAR+PLUS: (Texas Medicaid managed care program designed to provide health care, acute and long-term services and support through a managed care system)
STAAR™: State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (to replace the TAKS program, Spring 2012)

T

TA: Technical Assistance
TAAS: Texas Assessment of Academic Skills achievement test
TAC: Texas Administrative Code
TAKS: Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (to be replaced with STAAR program, Spring 2012)
TALAC: Texas Advanced Leadership and Advocacy Conference
TANF: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TAS: Texas Accessibility Standards
TASA: Texas Association of School Administrators
TASB: Texas Association of School Boards
TASP: Texas Academic Skills Program
TBI: Traumatic brain injury
TBIAC: Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council
TBPC: Texas Building and Procurement Commission
TBRA: Tenant Based Rental Assistance
TCASE: Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education
TCDD: Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities
TCDS: Texas Center for Disability Studies, University of Texas at Austin
TCICP: Texas Community Integration Collaborative
TCOOMMI: Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments
TDD: Telecommunication device for persons with hearing impairments (also TTY)
TDHCA: Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs
TDI: Texas Department of Insurance
TEA: Texas Education Agency
TEC: Texas Education Code
TEFRA: Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (allows states to extend Medicaid coverage to certain children with disabilities)
TEKS: Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills
THECB: Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board
THSteps: Texas Health Steps (known nationally as the EPSDT Program)
TIERS: Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System
TIRN: Texas Information and Referral Network (operates 2-1-1 Texas)
TIRR/ILRU: The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research/Independent Living Research Utilization
Title XIX: Medicaid Program (federal)
Title XX: Social Services Block Grant Program (federal)
TMHP: Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership
TSTA: Texas State Teachers Association
TTAP: Texas Technology Access Program
TTY: Teletypewriters (also see TDD)
TWC: Texas Workforce Commission
TWIC: Texas Workforce Investment Council
TxHmL: Texas Home Living Medicaid waiver program
TxDOT: Texas Department of Transportation
TxP2P: Texas Parent to Parent (TCDD grantee)

U

UCEDD: University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

V

VAC: Vocational Adjustment Coordinator
VR: Vocational Rehabilitation
VSATX: VSA Texas (organization on arts and disability)

W

WIA: Workforce Investment Act of 1998
WIIA: Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999
WIC: Women, Infants, and Children program

Y

YLF: Youth Leadership Forum (TCDD Grant)

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(name changed to Disability Rights Texas, March 2011) AIRS Accessibility Internet Rally (Accessible website building competition) APS Adult Protective Services (Division of DFPS) APSE Association for Persons in Supported Employment ARD Admission, review and dismissal Arc-Texas The Arc of Texas AT Assistive Technology ATW Aging Texas Well (DADs program) AUCD Association of University Centers on Disabilities C CAP Client Assistance Program (related to voc rehab, federally funded, under DRTx/state P&As) CBA Community Based Alternatives (Medicaid waiver) CCAD Community Care for the Aged and Disabled CDBG Community Development Block Grant CDC Centers for Disease Control CDD Center on Disability and Development, TX A&M University CDS Texas Center for Disability Studies, University of Texas/Austin CDS Consumer Directed Services CHIP Children's Health Insurance Program CHODO Community Housing Development Organization CIL Center for Independent Living CLASS Community Living Assistance and Support Services (Medicaid waiver in Texas) CLOIP Community Living Options Information Process COG Council of Government COLA Cost of Living Adjustment CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CP Cerebral Palsy CPPP Center for Public Policy Priorities CPS Child Protective Services (Division of DFPS) CRCG Community Resource Coordination Group CRCGA Community Resource Coordination Group for Adults CSHCN Children with Special Health Care Needs CTD Coalition of Texans with Disabilities CMPAS Consumer-Managed Personal Assistance Services CW/CWP Consolidated Waiver/Program (Medicaid waiver) D DADS Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services DARS Texas Department of Assistive and Rehabilitative Services DBS Division for Blind Services (DARS) DBMD Deaf Blind/Multiple Disability DD Developmental Disabilities DD Act Developmental Disabilities and Bill of Rights Act DDS Disability Determination Services D&E Diagnosis and Evaluation DAEP Disciplinary Alternative Education Program DFPS Texas Department of Family and Protective Services DHHS Office for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services (DARS) DME Durable medical equipment DOCC Delivery of Chronic Care DPC Texas Disability Policy Consortium DRS Division for Rehabilitation Services (DARS) DRTx Disability Rights Texas (name changed from Advocacy, Inc., March 2011) DSHS Texas Department of State Health Services E ECI Early Childhood Intervention EEOC Equal Employment Opportunity Commission EMS Emergency Medical Services ENs Employment Networks EPSDT Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment ESY Extended School Year ("summer school"; formerly EYS) F F2F Family to Family Network (TCDD grantee, Houston) FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education FAQs Frequently Asked Questions FEMA Federal Management Emergency Agency FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act FFY Federal fiscal year (Begins Oct. 1) FHA Fair Housing Act 1968 FHAA Federal Housing Act Amendments of 1988 FHEO Fair Housing and Equal Opportunity FMAP Federal Medicaid Assistance Percentages FNS Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture (administers SNAP/Food Stamps, etc.) FPL Federal poverty level FTE Full-time equivalent (equal to one staff person working full-time for one year) FY Fiscal Year (The state FY begins Sept. 1. The federal FY begins Oct. 1.) FYI For your information G GCPD Governor's Committee for People with Disabilities GOBPP Governor's Office Budget, Planning & Policy Division GR General Revenue H HAVA Federal Help America Vote Act of 2002 HB House Bill HCS Home and Community-based Services (Medicaid waiver/Texas) HCBS Home and community-based services (Medicaid waiver program/U.S.) HCFA Health Care Financing Administration (now called CMS) HHS Health and Human Services HHSC Texas Health and Human Services Commission HICAP Health Information Counseling and Advocacy Program HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act HMO Health Maintenance Organization HOME HOME Investment Partnerships Program HOYO Home of Your Own Program HRC Human Resources Code (state) HUB Historically underutilized business HUD I IAC Interagency Contract ICF/ID (plural is ICFs/ID) Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Intellectual Disability ICF/MR Intermediate Care Facility for Persons with Mental Retardation (Outdated term; see ICF/ID) ICM Integrated care management ID/DD Intellectual Disability / Developmental Disability IDD Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IDEIA Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act of 2004 IDT Interdisciplinary Treatment Team IEP Individual Education Program IFSP Individual Family Service Plan IHFS In-Home and Family Support ILC Independent Living Center ILRU Independent Living Research Utilization project at Texas Institute for Rehabilitation and Research, Houston ITP Individual Transition Plan I&R Information and Referral ISD Independent School District J JJAEP Juvenile Justice Alternative Education Programs JTPA Job Training Partnership Act L LAN Local Advocacy Network LAR Legally authorized representative LAR Legislative Appropriations Request LBB Legislative Budget Board L-HHS-ED Labor, Health and Human Services and Education Committee in U.S. House of Representatives LIHTC Low Income Housing Tax Credits Program LMHA Local Mental Health Authority LMRA Local Authorities (previously called Mental Retardation Authorities) LOC Level of care LON Level of need LRE Least restrictive environment LTC Long-term care LTCR Long Term Care Regulatory LTSS Long Term Services and Supports LVN Licensed Vocational Nurse LWDB Local Workforce Development Board (under Texas Workforce Commission) M MBI Medicaid Buy-In MCAC Medical Care Advisory Committee MCO Managed Care Organization MDCP Medically Dependent Children Program (Medicaid waiver) Medicare: Part A: Coverage for hospital and in-patient services Part B: Coverage for doctor visits, outpatient services, durable medical equipment Part C: Makes Medicare services available through private plans (HMO, PPO, etc.) Part D: Coverage for prescription drugs (also called Medicare Rx) Medicare Rx Medicare Part D Prescription Drug Program MFP Money Follows the Person MH Mental Health MHA Mental Health Authority MMA Medicare Modernization Act (Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003) MR Mental Retardation (Outdated term) Preferred term is: intellectual and developmental disabilities. MRA Mental Retardation Authority (Outdated term) Preferred term is: Local Authority. MRLA Mental Retardation Local Authority MTP Medical Transportation Program MOA Memorandum of Agreement MOU Memorandum of Understanding MSA Metropolitan Statistical Areas N NACDD National Association of Councils on Developmental Disabilities NAMI National Alliance on Mental Illness NAMI Texas National Alliance on Mental Illness of Texas NASDDDS National Association of State Directors of Developmental Disabilities Services, Inc. NASDSE National Association of State Directors of Special Education NCLB No Child Left Behind Act NDRN National Disability Rights Network (national organization of state P&As) NF Nursing facility (commonly called a nursing home) NOFA Notice of Funding Availability NPRM Notice of Proposed Rulemaking O OAA Older Americans Act OAG Office of the Attorney General OCD Obsessive Compulsive Disorder OCR Office of Civil Rights OCTS Office of Community Transportation Services ODEP Office of Disability Employment Policy in U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) OSEP Office of Special Education Programs (in OSERS) OSERS Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (U.S. Dept. of Education) OT Occupational therapy P P2P Texas Parent to Parent organization (TCDD grantee) P&As Protection and Advocacy agencies (state-level, e.g. Disability Rights Texas) PAC Project Advisory Committee PACE Program of All-inclusive Care for the Elderly (DADS) PACER Parent Advocacy Coalition for Educational Rights PACSTX Providers Alliance for Community Services of Texas PART Parent Association for the Retarded of Texas PAS Personal Assistance Services PASARR Preadmission Screening and Resident Reviews PASS Plan for Achieving Self-Support (an SSI work incentive provision) PBIS Positive behavioral interventions and supports PCCM Primary care case management PCP Primary care physician or Primary care provider PDD Pervasive Developmental Disorder PDL Preferred Drug List PDP Person-Directed Planning PEIMS Public Education Information Management System (computer-based) PHA Public Housing Authority PHC Primary Health Care Program (also Primary Home Care) PIAC Promoting Independence Advisory Committee P.L. Public Law PMSA Primary Metropolitan Statistical Areas – Bureau of the Census term PPAT Private Providers Association of Texas (intellectual and developmental disabilities) PPO Preferred provider organization PT Physical therapy PTAC Public Transportation Advisory Committee Q Q&A Questions and Answers QAIS Quality Assurance and Improvement System QMB Qualified Medicare Beneficiary QMRP Qualified MR Professional (Outdated term) Preferred terminology for MR is: intellectual and developmental disabilities R RAR Request for advance or reimbursement (for TCDD grantees) RFI Request for ideas RFP Request for proposals RN Registered Nurse S SABE Self Advocates Becoming Empowered SABR Statewide Architectural Barrier Removal Program SafePlace Travis County Domestic Violence & Sexual Assault Survival Center SB Senate Bill SBOE State Board of Education SCR Senate Concurrent Resolution SDA Service delivery area SFY State fiscal year SGA Substantial gainful activity SHIP State Health Insurance Program SILC Texas State Independent Living Council SLIHP State of Texas Low Income Housing Plan and Annual Report SNAP Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (previously called Food Stamps) SNF Skilled Nursing Facility SPW STAR+PLUS Waiver (A Texas Medicaid managed care program) SRO Shared Responsibility Option SSA Social Security Administration SSDI Social Security Disability Insurance SSI Supplemental Security Income SSLC State Supported Living Center (previously called a State School) STAP Specialized Telecommunications Assistance Program STAR State of Texas Access Reform (Texas Medicaid managed care program) STAR+PLUS (Texas Medicaid managed care program designed to provide health care, acute and long-term services and support through a managed care system) STAAR™ State of Texas Assessments of Academic Readiness (to replace the TAKS program, Spring 2012) T TA Technical Assistance TAAS Texas Assessment of Academic Skills achievement test TAC Texas Administrative Code TAKS Texas Assessment of Knowledge and Skills (to be replaced with STAAR program, Spring 2012) TALAC Texas Advanced Leadership and Advocacy Conference TANF Temporary Assistance for Needy Families TAS Texas Accessibility Standards TASA Texas Association of School Administrators TASB Texas Association of School Boards TASP Texas Academic Skills Program TBI Traumatic brain injury TBIAC Texas Traumatic Brain Injury Advisory Council TBPC Texas Building and Procurement Commission TBRA Tenant Based Rental Assistance TCASE Texas Council of Administrators of Special Education TCDD Texas Council for Developmental Disabilities TCDS Texas Center for Disability Studies, University of Texas at Austin TCICP Texas Community Integration Collaborative TCOOMMI Texas Correctional Office on Offenders with Medical or Mental Impairments TDD Telecommunication device for persons with hearing impairments (also TTY) TDHCA Texas Department of Housing and Community Affairs TDI Texas Department of Insurance TEA Texas Education Agency TEC Texas Education Code TEFRA Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1982 (allows states to extend Medicaid coverage to certain children with disabilities) TEKS Texas Essential Knowledge and Skills THECB Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board THSteps Texas Health Steps (known nationally as the EPSDT Program) TIERS Texas Integrated Eligibility Redesign System TIRN Texas Information and Referral Network (operates 2-1-1 Texas) TIRR/ILRU The Institute for Rehabilitation and Research/Independent Living Research Utilization Title XIX Medicaid Program (federal) Title XX Social Services Block Grant Program (federal) TMHP Texas Medicaid and Healthcare Partnership TSTA Texas State Teachers Association TTAP Texas Technology Access Program TTY Teletypewriters (also see TDD) TWC Texas Workforce Commission TWIC Texas Workforce Investment Council TxHmL Texas Home Living Medicaid waiver program TxDOT Texas Department of Transportation TxP2P Texas Parent to Parent (TCDD grantee) U UCEDD University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities V VAC Vocational Adjustment Coordinator VR Vocational Rehabilitation VSATX VSA Texas (organization on arts and disability) W WIA Workforce Investment Act of 1998 WIIA Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 WIC Women, Infants, and Children program Y YLF Youth Leadership Forum (TCDD Grant)
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