Shorthand
ACS – Alternative Community Services Waiver
AD – Adult Development
CAP - Client Assistance Program
CARF – Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
CMHC – Community Mental Health Center
CSR - Continued Stay Revue
DDTCS - Developmental Day Treatment Clinic Services
DME - Durable Medical Equipment
EOMB - Explanation of Medicaid Benefits
HDC - Human Development Center
HCBW - Home and Community Based Waiver
ICF/MR - Intermediate Care Facility for the Mentally Retarded
IEP - Individualized Education Program
IHP - Individualized Habilitation Program
IFSP - Individualized Family Service Plan
IPP - Individual Program Plans
LRE - Least Restrictive Environment
LTC - Long Term Care
MAPS - Mulit-Agency Plan of Service
MSN - Medicaid Summary Notice
PCSP - Person Centered Service Plan
POC - Plan of Care
PRTF - Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility
Nonprofits
CLI - Creative Living, Inc. (Schneider House)
DDPA - Developmental Disabilities Provider Association
DRC - Disability Rights Center of Arkansas
FCCDD - Faulkner County Council on Developmental Disabilities
ILS - Independent Living Services
SLI – Sheltered Living, Inc. (Patterson House)
UCPA - United Cerebral Palsy Associations
UW – United Way
Disabilities
ADD - Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD - Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
CP – Cerebral Palsy
DD – Developmental Disability
ID - Intellectual Disability
LD - Learning Disability
MI - Mental Illness
PWD – People with Disabilities
SED – Severely Emotionally Disturbed
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury
Job Titles
AC - Adult Companion
CM - Case Manager
CST - Community Skills Trainer
DCS – Direct Care Supervisor
DSP - Direct Support Professional
LCSW - Licensed Clinical Social Worker
LST - Life Skills Trainer
LSW - Licensed Social Worker
OT – Occupational Therapist
PT – Physical Therapist
QMRP – Qualified Mental Retardation Professional
ST - Speech Therapist
Federal Agencies
ADD - Administration on Developmental Disabilities
ATBCB - Architecture and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board
CMS - Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services
DOE - Department of Education
DOJ - Department of Justice
DRS - Department of Rehabilitation Services
EEOC - Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
HHS - Department of Health and Human Services
HUD - Department of Housing and Urban Development
SSA - Social Security Administration
State Agencies
ADE - Arkansas Department of Education
ADH - Arkansas Department of Health
APS - Adult Protective Service
ARS - Arkansas Rehabilitation Services
CHDC – Conway Human Development Center
CMS - Children’s Medical Services
DDC - Arkansas Governor’s Developmental Disabilities Council
DDS - Developmental Disabilities Services
DHS - Department of Human Services
DHHS - Department of Health and Human Services
PIC - Partners for Inclusive Communities
Federal/State Programs & Laws
ABA - Architectural Barriers Act of 1968
ADA - Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAAG - Americans with Disabilities Act Architectural Guidelines
ESY - Extended School Year for Special Education Services
ICAN - Increasing Capabilities Access Network
IDEA - Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
PASS - Plan to Achieve Self Sufficiency
SSDI - Social Security Disability Insurance, Title 11
SSI - Supplemental Security Income
TANF - Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TERFA - Tax Equity Fiscal Responsibility Act
