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Alphabet Soup
Acronyms of Employment and Vocational Services
ACT |
AIDS Connecticut |
ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
ADAP |
AIDS Drug Assistance Program |
ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
ADE |
Adult Basic Education |
ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder |
ADL |
Activities of Daily Living |
AETC |
AIDS Education and Training Centers |
AIDS |
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
ART |
Anti-Retroviral Therapy |
ARV |
Anti-Retroviral |
ASO |
AIDS Service Organization |
AT |
Assistive Technology |
BESB |
Bureau of Education and Services for the Blind |
BRS |
Bureau of Rehabilitation Services |
BRTA/LRTA |
Business Responds to AIDS/Labor Responds to AIDS |
CAP |
Client Assistance Program |
CBO |
Community Based Organization |
CDC |
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention |
CDHI |
Commission on the Deaf and Hearing Impaired |
CRC |
Certified Rehabilitation Counselor |
CRPs |
Community Rehabilitation Programs |
CTWorks |
Connecticut Works |
CWP |
Capital Workforce Partners |
DAS |
Department of Administrative Services |
DD |
Developmental Disability |
DDS |
Department of Developmental Services |
DMHAS |
Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services |
DOE |
Department of Education |
DOJ |
Department of Justice |
DOL |
Department of Labor |
DORS |
Department of Rehabilitation Services |
DOT |
Dictionary of Occupational Titles |
DPH |
Department of Public Health |
DSS |
Department of Social Services |
EEOC |
Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
EN |
Employment Network |
EPE |
Extended Period of Eligibility |
ETA |
Employment and Training Administration |
FAQs |
Frequently Asked Questions |
FMLA |
Family and Medical Leave Act |
FTE |
Full-Time Equivalent |
GED |
General Equivalency Diploma |
GSE |
Group Supported Employment |
HAART |
Highly Active Anti-Retroviral Therapy |
HAB |
HIV/AIDS Bureau |
HCV |
Hepatitus C Virus |
HHS |
Department of Health and Human Services |
HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
HOPWA |
Housing Opportunities for People with AIDS |
HRSA |
Health Resources and Services Administration |
HUD |
Department of Housing and Urban Development |
IDA |
Individual Development Accounts |
IDU |
Injection Drug User |
ILC |
Independent Living Center |
IRWE |
Impairment Related Work Expense |
ITA |
Individual Training Accounts |
IV |
Intravenous |
JAN |
Job Accommodation Network |
JSS |
Job Seeking Skills |
LD |
Learning Disability |
LEP |
Limited English Proficiency |
LGBT |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender |
LGBTQ |
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Questioning |
LMI |
Labor Market Information |
MI |
Mental Illness |
MPTN |
Mashantucket Pequot Tribal Nation |
MSFW |
Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker |
MSM |
Men who have Sex with Men |
NHAS |
National HIV/AIDS Strategy |
NIDRR |
National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research |
NWPC |
National Working Positive Coalition |
O*NET |
Occupational Information Network |
OCR |
Office of Civil Rights |
ODEP |
Office of Disability Employment Policy |
OJT |
On-the-Job Training |
ONAP |
Office of National AIDS Policy |
OSERS |
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services |
OSHA |
Occupational Safety and Health Act |
OT |
Occupational Therapy |
P&A |
Protection and Advocacy |
PASS |
Plan for Achieving Self-Support |
PLWHA |
People Living with HIV/AIDS |
PT |
Physical Therapy |
PTJ |
People to Jobs |
Rehab Act |
Rehabilitation Act |
RSA |
Rehabilitation Services Administration |
SAMHSA |
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration |
SEI |
Supported Employment (Individual) |
SGA |
Substantial Gainful Activity |
SSA |
Social Security Administration |
SSDI |
Social Security Disability Insurance |
SSI |
Supplemental Security Income |
SSN |
Social Security Number |
STD |
Sexually Transmitted Disease |
TA |
Technical Assistance |
TACE |
Technical Assistance and Continuing Education Centers |
TB |
Tuberculosis |
TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injury |
TEP |
Transitional Employment Programs |
TTWWIIA |
Ticket To Work and Work Incentives Improvement Act |
TTY |
Teletypewriter |
TWP |
Trial Work Period |
UI |
Unemployment Insurance |
VA |
Veteran’s Administration |
VOC-ED |
Vocational Education |
VR |
Vocational Rehabilitation |
VRC |
Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor |
WIA |
Workforce Investment Act of 1998 |
WIB |
Workforce Investment Board |
WOTC |
Work Opportunity Tax Credit |