Abbreviations of common titles, organizations, offices, and related items of interest for people with disabilities.
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADL | Activities of Daily Living |
| ADS | Adult Day Services |
| ADT | Adult Development Training |
| AE | Administrative Entity |
| AS | Asperger Syndrome |
| ASD | Autism Spectrum Disorder |
| AT | Assistive Technology |
| ATF | Adult Training Facility |
| BIP | Behavior Intervention Plan |
| BSE | Bureau of Special Education |
| BSU | Base Service Unit |
| CAO | County Assistance Office |
| CASSP | Child and Adolescent Service System Program |
| CLA | Community Living Arrangement |
| CMS | Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services |
| DD | Developmental Disability or Dual Diagnosis |
| DPW | Department of Public Welfare |
| DRN | Disability Rights Network |
| ED | Emotional Disturbance |
| EDL | Everyday Lives |
| EI | Early Intervention |
| EPSDT | Early Periodic Screening, Diagnosis and Treatment |
| ER | Evaluation Report |
| ESY | Extended School Year |
| FBA | Functional Behavioral Assessment |
| FBVR | Facility Based Vocational Rehabilitation |
| FC | Facilitated Communication |
| FLP | Family Living Provider |
| FSS | Family Support Services |
| HCBS | Home and Community Based Services |
| HCQU | Health Care Quality Unit |
| HCSIS | Home and Community Services Information System |
| HIPAA | Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act |
| HRP | Health Risk Profile |
| ICF/MR | Intermediate Care Facility/Mental Retardation |
| ICM | Intensive Case Management |
| IDEA | Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEP | Individual Education Plan or Program |
| IM | Incident Management |
| IM4Q | Independent Monitoring for Quality |
| ISO | International Standards Organization or Intermediary Service Organization |
| ISP | Individual Support Plan |
| IU | Intermediate Unit |
| LEA | Local Education Agency |
| LMS | Learning Management System |
| LOC | Level of Care |
| LRE | Least Restrictive Environment |
| MA | Medical Assistance |
| MDT | Multidisciplinary Team |
| MH/MR | Mental Health/Mental Retardation |
| MPI | Master Provider Index |
| OA | Operating Agreement |
| OCDEL | Office of Child Development and Early Learning |
| OCS | Office of Developmental Programs Consulting System |
| OCYF | Office of Children, Youth and Families |
| ODP | Office of Developmental Programs |
| ODR | Office for Dispute Resolution |
| OMAP | Office of Medical Assistance Programs |
| OMHSAS | Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services |
| OSEP | Office of Special Education Programs |
| OVR | Office of Vocational Rehabilitation |
| P/FDS | Person/Family Directed Support Waiver |
| PA Plus | Supplemental questions for Pennsylvania that accompany the SIS |
| PAC | Planning and Advisory Committee (to the Office of Developmental Programs) |
| PaTTAN | Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network |
| PCBH | Personal Care Boarding Home |
| PCP | Person Centered Planning |
| PDD | Pervasive Developmental Disorder |
| PDE | Pennsylvania Department of Education |
| PLF | Private Licensed Facility (Interim Care) |
| PM | Program Manager |
| PROMISe | Provider Reimbursement and Operation Management Information System |
| PUNS | Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services |
| QI or QM | Quality Initiative or Quality Management |
| QMRP | Qualified Mental Retardation Professional |
| SC | Supports Coordinator |
| SEA | State Educational Agency |
| SEP | Supported Employment Program |
| SES | Supported Employment Service |
| SIS | Supports Intensity Scale |
| SSA | Social Security Administration |
| SSD | Services and Supports Directory |
| SSDI | Social Security Disability Income |
| SSI | Supplemental Security Income |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| TSM | Targeted Service Management |
| TSS | Therapeutic Staff Support |
| VB | Verbal Behavior |
| VF/EAFMS | Vendor Fiscal/Employer Agent Fiscal Management Services |
| WC-HS | Warren County Human Services |
| WCSD | Warren County School District |
