Common Abbreviations used by the Desired Results Access Project

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This document defines common abbreviations associated with fields of early intervention, early childhood education, and early childhood special education that are used in the Desired Results Access Project’s documents and resources.

ADA Americans with Disabilities Act ada.gov
ASD Autism Spectrum Disorder draccess.org/UsingDRDP2015ChildrenASD.html
ASL American Sign Language nidcd.nih.gov/health/american-sign-language
AT Assistive Technology dds.dc.gov/page/assistive-technology
CDE California Department of Education cde.ca.gov
COE County Office of Education cde.ca.gov/SchoolDirectory/county-offices-of-education
DDS California Department of Developmental Services dds.ca.gov
DHH Deaf and Hard of Hearing draccess.org/UsingDRDP2015ChildrenDHH.html
DLL Dual Language Learner desiredresults.us/dll/dual.html
DRDP Desired Results Developmental Profile draccess.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/DRDP2015IT.pdf
draccess.org/sites/default/files/pdfs/DRDP2015PSF.pdf
ECE Early Childhood Education cde.ca.gov/sp/cd
ECSE Early Childhood Special Education seedsofpartnership.org/earlyChildhoodHandbook.html
EED CA Dept of Education’s Early Education Division cde.ca.gov/sp/cd
EI Early Intervention parentcenterhub.org/ei-overview/
FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education parentcenterhub.org/fapebrief-ref-list-fape/
FAQ Frequently Asked Questions draccess.org/faq
FERPA Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act studentprivacy.ed.gov/ferpa
HIPAA Health Insurance Portability & Accountability Act dasycenter.org/hipaa-basics/
I/T Infant/Toddler draccess.org/assessors
IDEA Part B Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part B sites.ed.gov/idea/
ectacenter.org/sec619/sec619.asp
IDEA Part C Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, Part C ectacenter.org/partc/partc.asp
IEP Individualized Education Program parentcenterhub.org/iep-overview/
IFSP Individualized Family Service Plan pacer.org/ec/early-intervention/ifsp.asp
K Kindergarten draccess.org/DRDPforTKandKfall2024.html
LEA Local Education Agency sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/c/a/303.23
LRE Least Restrictive Environment sites.ed.gov/idea/regs/b/b/300.114
MIS Management Information System webopedia.com/TERM/M/MIS.html
OI Orthopedic Impairment draccess.org/UsingDRDP2015ChildrenPD.html
OSEP US Dept of Ed Office of Special Education Programs ed.gov/about/offices/list/osers/osep/index.html
OT Occupational Therapy aota.org/about/what-is-ot
PBC Practice-Based Coaching headstart.gov/professional-development/article/practice-based-coaching-pbc
PS Preschool draccess.org/assessors
PT Physical Therapy pediatricapta.org/pdfs/IDEA%20Schools.pdf
SED CA Dept of Education’s Special Education Division cde.ca.gov/re/di/or/sed.asp
SELPA Special Education Local Plan Area cde.ca.gov/sp/se/as/caselpas.asp
SLP Speech/Language Pathologist asha.org/public/who-are-speech-language-pathologists
SPP/APR State Performance Plan / Annual Performance Report sites.ed.gov/idea/spp-apr
SSID Statewide Student Identifier cde.ca.gov/ds/sp/cl/ssid.asp
TK Transitional Kindergarten draccess.org/DRDPforTKandKfall2024.html
UDL Universal Design for Learning cast.org/what-we-do/universal-design-for-learning/
VI Visual Impairment draccess.org/AssessmentChecklistVI.html