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Constituent Advisory Council

Alphabet Soup for CAC

People with disabilities, parents, teachers, caregivers and professionals in the disability world have their own language, often referred to as “Alphabet Soup” because it is a mess of acronyms and abbreviations.  People new to this world often talk about how confusing it is to come to a CAC meeting for the first time and try to follow along with this new strange language.  This is a short guide to commonly used terms in the disability world. 

 These pages provide an alphabetical list of acronyms and groups their definitions within 10 content areas.  The 10 content areas are:

Letters of the alphabet

Acronyms

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Federal Agencies

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State DD Network

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Federal Legislation

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National DD Network

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Common Terms

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Support Plans

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Education Terms

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Community-Based Supports and Resources

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Professional Supports

 

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Tools Other National Organizations

 
 
         
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