Acronyms List
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AA – An alternate assessment
AA-AAAS – Alternate Assessments based on Alternate Academic Achievement Standards
ABD – Aged, Blind, and Disabled
ACA – The Affordable Care Act or ObamaCare
ADRC – Aging and Disability Resource Center
ASD – Autism Spectrum Disorder
BI – Brain Injury
CDDO – Community Developmental Disabilities Organization
CHIP – The Children’s Health Insurance Program
CMS – The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
CMHC – Community Mental Health Center
CSW – Community Support Waiver
DDS – Disability Determination Services
DEERS – Defense Enrollment Eligibility Reporting System
DHA – The Defense Health Agency
DCF – Department for Children and Families
DOL – The U.S. Department of Labor
ECHO – Extended Care Health Option
EHA – The Education for All Handicapped Children Act
ESEA – The Elementary and Secondary Education Act
ESSA – The Every Student Succeeds Act
EPSDT – Early and Periodic Screening, Diagnostic, and Treatment
EFMP – Exceptional Family Member Program
FAFSA – Free Application for Federal Student Aid
FAPE – A Free Appropriate Public Education
FMS – Fiscal/Financial Management Services
FSA – Federal Student Aid
FSEOG – Federal Supplemental Educational Opportunity Grant
HCBS – Home and Community-Based Services
HHS – Health and Human Services
HUD – The U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
IFSP – Individualized Family Service Plan
IDD – Intellectual & Developmental Disabilities
ILC – Independent Living Counseling
IRS – The Internal Revenue Service
ISP – An Individualized Services Plan
IPE – Individual Plan for Employment
ITS – Infant Toddler Services
JCCC – Johnson County Community College
KanCare – Kansas’s Medicaid program
K.S.A. – Kansas Statutes Annotated
KDADS – The Kansas Department for Aging and Disability Services
KDHE – The Kansas Department of Health and Environment
KHRC – The Kansas Housing Resources Corporation
KSDE – The Kansas State Department of Education
KRS – Kansas Rehabilitation Services
KU – The University of Kansas
LIEAP – Low Income Energy Assistance Program
MCO – Managed Care Organization
NCI – National Cancer Institute
OSEP – The U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Special Education Programs
PAS – Personal Assistance Services
PD – Physical Disability
PHA – The Public Housing Agency
PRE-ETS – Pre-Employment Transition Services
PTSD – Post-traumatic stress disorder
P.L. – Public Law
QDE – Qualified disability expenses
SNT – Special Needs Trusts
SETS – Special Education and Title Services
SED – Serious Emotional Disturbance
SEECA – The Kansas Special Education for Exceptional Children Act
SLD – Specific Learning Disabilities
SNAP – Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program
SSA – Social Security Administration
SSI – Supplemental Security Income
SSDI – Social Security Disability Insurance
STEPS – Kansas Supports and Training for Employing People Successfully
TA – Technology Assistance
TANF – Temporary Assistance for Needy Families
TCM – Targeted Case Manager
TPSID – Transition and Postsecondary Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities
USDA – The United States Department of Agriculture
VR – Vocational Rehabilitation
WORK – Work Opportunities Reward Kansans