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Self-determination Guide for Parents

ABBREVIATIONS AND ACRONYMS

ACE
ADA
ADHD
AHFC
AMHTA
APA
ASD
AT
ATI
CD
CHD
CMI
CP
DB
DD
D/HH
DHSS
DLC
DBH
DVR
EED
FASD
GCDSE
HUD
IDEIA
IEP
IHP
II
ILC
ILP
ISP
IWRP
MR
OCS
OHI
OSERS
PCA
PCP
PG
POM
SED
SESA
SILC
SPED
SSA
SSDI
SSI
STeP
TBI
TDD
TTY
UCEDD

Alternative Career Education
Americans with Disability Act
Attention Deficit/Hyperactive Disorder
Alaska Housing Finance Corporation
Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority
Adult Public Assistance
Anchorage School District
Assistive Technology
Alaska Transition Initiative
Communication Disorder
Center for Human Development
Chronic Mental Illness
Cerebral Palsy
Deaf/Blind
Developmental Disabilities
Deaf or Hard of Hearing
Department of Health & Social Services
Disability Law Center of Alaska
Division of Behavioral Health
Division of Vocational Rehabilitation
Department of Education and Early Development
Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder
Gov’s Council on Disabilities and Special Education
Housing and Urban Development
Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act
Individual Education Plan
Individual Habilitation Plan
Intellectually Impairment
Independent Living Center
Infant Learning Program
Individualized Service Plan
Individual Written Rehabilitation Plan
Mental Retardation
Office of Children’s Services
Other Health Impairment
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitation Services
Personal Care Attendant
Person Centered Plan
Public Guardian
Public Opinion Message
Seriously Emotional Disturbed
Special Education Service Agency
State Independent Living Council
Special Education
Social Security Administration
Social Security Disability Insurance
Supplemental Security Income
Student Teacher Parent Center
Traumatic Brain Injury
Telecommunication Device of the Deaf
Teletypewriter (for the deaf and/or speech impaired)
University Center for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities

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