CIRRIE:
Glossary
AA: Alcoholics Anonymous
AAN: American Academy of Nursing
AAPI: Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders
ACA: American Counseling Association
ACBAR: Agency Co-ordinating Body for Afghan Relief
ACCELS: American Council for Collaboration in Education and Language Study
ACROD: National Industry Association for Disability Services
ACTR: American Council of Teachers of Russian
AD: Anno Domini (In the Year of the Lord) (used for CE)
ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act
ADAAG: Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines for Buildings and Facilities
ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder
ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder
ADL: Activities of daily living
AHRTAG: Appropriate Health Resources and Technologies Action Group (now Healthlink Worldwide)
AIDS: Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
ALS: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
a.m.: in the morning (literally, ante meridiem)
AMCD: Association for Multicultural Counseling & Development
ANCOR: American Network of Community Options and Resources
APA: American Psychological Association
ARC: AIDS Related Complex
ARIC: ACBAR Resources and Information Centre
ASHA: American Speech–Language–Hearing Association
ASSIA: Applied Social Sciences Index and Abstracts
ASL: American Sign Language
ATRC: Adaptive Technology Resource Centre
Aug.: August
AZ: Arizona
B.A.: Bachelor of Arts
BC: Before Christ (used for BCE)
BCE: Before the Christian Era (used for BC)
B.Ed.: Bachelor of Education
BOS: Base of Support
B.Sc.: Bachelor of Science
BT: Behavioral therapy
CA: California
CABG: Coronary Artery Bypass Graft
CAD: Coronary Artery Disease
CAT: Classification, Assessment and Terminologies (World Health Organization)
CBR: Community Based Rehabilitation
CBT: Cognitive–behavioral therapy
CCD: Council of Canadians with Disabilities (formerly COPOH)
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CD–Rom: Compact Disc Read Only Memory
CE: Christian Era (used for AD)
CEP: Counseling and Educational Psychology (also known as Counseling Educational and School Psychology)
CERPROFA: The Rehabilitation Center of the Army (Centro de Rehabilitación Profesional de la Fuerza Armada)
CES–D: Center for Epidemiologic Study – Depression Scale
Cf.: Compare (literally, "confer")
CIA: Central Intelligence Agency
CICH: Centre for International Child Health
CIHI: Canadian Institute for Health Information
CIL: Centers for Independent Living
CIRRIE: The Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange
CLAS: Culturally and Linguistically Appropriate Services
CNN: Cable News Network
CO: Colorado
CODI: Cornucopia of Disability Information
COPD: Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
COPOH: Coalition of Provincial Organizations of the Handicapped (now CCD)
CRC: Certified Rehabilitation Counsellor
CRRC: China Rehabilitation Research Center
CSQ: Coping Strategies Questionnaire
CT: Connecticut
CTRS: Certified Therapeutic Recreation Specialist
CUNY: City University of New York
D.C.: District of Columbia
DCE: Director of Clinical Education
Dec.: December
DHHS: Department of Health and Human Services
DISTAB: Disability International Standard Tabulations
DLE: Discoid Lupus Erythematosus
D.Phil.: Doctor of Philosophy
DPI: Disabled Peoples' International
DPR: Democratic Peoples' Republic (of)
Dr.: Doctor
D.R.: Dominican Republic
DSMIV: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fourth Edition
Ed.D.: Doctor of Education
e.g.: For example
EHESS: School for Advanced Studies in the Social Sciences (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales)
EMBS: Engineering in Medicine and Biology Society
EMRO: World Health Organization Regional Office for the Eastern Mediterranean
EPICADEC: Foundation for Epilepsy Care in Developing Counties
ERIC: Education Resources Information Center
ERP: Early Rehabilitation Program
ESCWA: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Western Asia
EST: Eastern Standard Time
et al.: and others
etc.: et cetera
Ex.: For example
ext.: Extension
FAD: Finish Association of the Deaf
FAQ: Frequently Asked Questions
FDA: Food and Drug Administration
Feb.: February
FES: Functional Electrical Stimulation
FHW: Female Health Worker
FL: Florida
FRG: Federal Republic of Germany ("West Germany" 1949–1990)
FTP: File Transfer Protocol
GA: Georgia
GDP: Gross Domestic Product
GED: General Equivalency Diploma
GNP: Gross National Product
GPO: General Post Office
GSA: General Services Administration (United States)
HC: High Context
HIV: Human Immunodeficiency Virus
HMO: Health Maintenance Organization
HMSA: Health Manpower Shortage Area
HRAF: Human Relations Area Files
HTML: Hyper Text Markup Language
IAHSA: International Association of Homes and Services for the Aging
ibid.: in the same place (literally, ibidem)
ICADI: International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence
ICDR: Interagency Committee on Disability Research
ICEVH: International Council for the Education of the Visually Handicapped
ICEVI: International Council for Education of People with Visual Impairment
ICIC: International Credit and Investment Company
ICIDH: International Classification of Impairments, Disabilities, and Handicap (Now ICF)
ICF: International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health
ICRC: International Committee of the Red Cross
ID: Identification
IDP Scale: Interaction with Disabled Persons Scale
i.e.: that is
IEP: Individualized education plan
IEEE: Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers
IL: Illinois
IMERI: International Multi–lingual Encyclopedia of Rehabilitation on the Internet
IMTEC: International Movement Toward Educational Change
INS: Immigration and Naturalization Service
IOF: International Osteoporosis Foundation
IQ: Intelligence Quotient
IRC: Internet Relay Chat
ISBN: International Standard Book Number
ISDS: Interagency Subcommittee on Disability Statistics
ISPE: Integrated Standardized Patient Examination
ISRI: Instituto Salvadoreño de Rehabilitación de Inválidos
ISSN: International Standard Serial Number
ISSS: Instituto del Seguro Social (Social Security Institute)
IUCN: International Union for the Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources (World Conservation Union)
IUSSP: International Union for the Scientific Study in Population
IWRP: Individualized written rehabilitation plan
Jan.: January
J.D.: Juris Doctor
JICA: Japan International Cooperation Agency
Jr.: Junior
KAMPI: National Federation of Disabled Persons (Katipunan Ng Maykapansanan Sa Pilipinas Incorporated)
LC: Low Context
LE: Lower Extremety
LL.B.: Bachelor of Laws
LEP: Limited English Proficiency
LRE: Least-restrictive environment
M.A.: Master of Arts
MA: Massachusetts
MBA: Master of Business Administration
MCM: Master of Community Medicine
MCT: Multicultural Counseling Theory
M.D.: Doctor of Medicine
MD: Maryland
ME: Maine
M.Ed.: Master of Education
MI: Michigan
M&IE: Meals and incidental expenses
MIT: Massachusetts Institute of Technology
MIUSA: Mobility International United States of America
MLIS: Master of Library and Information Science
M.Med.: Master of Medicine
MN: Minnesota
MO: Missouri
MOS–A: Medical Outcome Survey – Activity Subscale
MOS–P: Medical Outcome Survey – Pain Subscale
MPH: Master of Public Health
M.Phil.: Master of Philosophy
Mr.: Mister
MRI: Magnetic Resonance Imaging
Mrs.: Missess
M.S.: Master of Science
MS: Multiple Sclerosis
MSc.D.: Doctor of Medical Science
MSI: Minority Serving Institutions
M.S.P.H.: Master of Science in Public Health
M.S.W.: Master of Social Work
NA: Narcotics Anonymous
NACC: North American Collaborating Center
NARIC: National Rehabilitation Information Center
N.B.: Note well (nota bene)
NC: North Carolina
NCDDR: National Center for the Dissemination of Disability Research
NCHS: National Center for Health Statistics
N.C.S.: Neurological Clinical Specialist
NE: North East
n.F.: National Formulary
NGO: Non Governmental Organization
NH: New Hampshire
NHI: National Health Insurance
NHS: Newborn Hearing Screening
NIDRR: National Institute on Disability Rehabilition Research
NIH: National Institute of Health
NJ: New Jersey
Nov.: November
NW: North West
NY: New York
Oct.: October
OK: Oklahoma
OMH: Office of Minority Health
OMRDD: Office of Mental Retardation and Developmental Disabilities
ON: Ontario
OPS: UNDP Office for Projects Services
OR: Oregon
OSEP: Office of Special Education Programs
OSERS: Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services
OT: Occupational Therapy, Occupational Therapist
OTR/L: Occupational Therapist, Registered, Licensed
PA: Pennsylvania
PACT: Program of Assertive Community Treatment
PAHO: Pan American Health Organization
PC: Personal Computer
PCP: Primary Care Physician
PDD–NOS: Pervasive Developmental Disorder – Not Otherwise Specified
PDF: Portable Document Format
PEI: Prince Edward Island
PHC: Primary Health Care
Ph.D.: Doctor of Philosophy
p.m.: at night (literally, post meridiem)
P.O.: Post Office
P.&O.T.: Physical and Occupational Therapy
pps.: additional postscript (post postscriptum)
PRC: People's Republic of China
PROMIS: Patient–Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System
Psy.D.: Doctor of Psychology
PT: Physical Therapy, Physical Therapist
PTSD: Post Traumatic Stress Disorder
PWDs: People with Disabilities
QEW: Queen Elizabeth Way
q.v.: see elsewhere (quod vide: "which see")
RAS: Robotics and Automation Society
RDCC: Rehabilitation Development Coordinating Committee
REC: Rehabilitation engineering centers
Rh.D.: Doctor of Rehabilitation
RI: Rhode Island
RRTC-ILM: Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Independent Living Management
Rs.: Rupees
RSA: Rehabilitation Services Administration
RSI: Repetitive strain injuries
RSS: Really Simple Syndication (RSS 2.0)
SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SC: South Carolina
SCF: Save the Children's Fund
Sept.: September
SES: Socioeconomic Status
SIRGAID: Special Interest Research Group on Aging and Intellectual Disabilities
SLE: Systemic lupus erythematosus
SPHHP: School of Public Health and Health Professions (University at Buffalo)
SSDI: Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI: Social Security Income
St.: Saint
SUNY: State University of New York
TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury
TDD: Telecommunications Device for Deaf communication
Tel.: Telephone
TENS: Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation
TTY: Teletypewriter
TV: Television
TX: Texas
UAR: United Arab Republic
UCSF: University of California, San Francisco
UDSMR: Uniform Data System for Medical Rehabilitation
UE: Upper Extremety
U.K.: United Kingdom
UN: United Nations
UNCSHDA: United Nations Centre for Social Development and Humanitarian Affairs
UNDP: United Nations Development Programme
UNECA: United Nations Economic Commission for Africa
UNEDBAS: UNESCO Regional Office for Education in the Arab States
UNESCAP: United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific
UNESCO: United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization
UNESS: United Nations Employment Support Services
UNHCR: United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
UNICEF: United Nations Children's Fund (formerly United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund)
UNOCA: United Nations Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian and Economic Assistance Programmes relating to Afghanistan
UNRWA: United Nations Relief and Works Agency
UNTAA: United Nations Technical Assistance Administration
UNV: United Nations Volunteers
URL: Uniform Resource Locator
U.S.: United States
U.S.A.: United States of America
USAID: United States Agency for International Development
USSR: Union of Soviet Socialist Republics
UT: Utah
VA: Virginia
VAS: Visual Analogue Scale
VOR: Vestibuloocular Reflex
VR: Vocational Rehabilitation
WA: Washington
WFD: World Federation of the Deaf
WHO: World Health Organization
WHO-FIC: World Health Organization Family of International Classifications
WHYMPI–I: West Haven–Yale Multledimensional Pain Inventory
WISC-R: Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children – Revised
YMCA: Young Men's Christian Association
ZUNG: Zung Self Rating Scale – Depression
Roman Numerals
I: One
II: Two
III: Three
IV: Four
V: Five
VI: Six
VII: Seven
VIII: Eight
IX: Nine
X: Ten
XI: Eleven
XII: Twelve
XIII: Thirteen
XIV: Fourteen
XV: Fifteen
XVI: Sixteen
XVII: Seventeen
XVIII: Eighteen
XIX: Nineteen
XX: Twenty
XXI: Twenty One
XXII: Twenty Two
XXIII: Twenty Three
XXIV: Twenty Four
XXV: Twenty Five
XXVI: Twenty Six
XXVII: Twenty Seven
XXVIII: Twenty Eight
XXIX: Twenty Nine
XXX: Thirty
XXXII: Thirty Two
XXXIV: Thirty Four
XXXVI: Thirty Six
XXXVII: Thirty Seven
XXXIX: Thirty Nine
XLVII: Forty Seven
XLVIII: Forty Eight
LXI: Sixty One
LXII: Sixty Two
LXIV: Sixty Four
CIV: One Hundred Four
