ADD: Attention Deficit Disorder

ADHD: Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder

APE: Adaptive Physical Education

CAC: Community Advisory Committee

CARS: California Association of Resource Specialists

CCR: California Code of Regulations -Title V

CCR: Coordinated Compliance Review

CCS: California Children Services, provides OT (Occupational Therapy), PT (Physical Therapy), Speech, and other services to children meeting eligibility criteria

CH: Communicatively Handicapped

CMH: County Mental Health

Composite of Laws: California Education Code containing Special Education Laws

CP: Cerebral Palsy

CBI: Community-Based Instruction

DHH: Deaf/Hard of Hearing

DIS: Designated Instruction and Services, same as related services; commonly includes OT, PT, Speech Therapy, Adaptive P.E

ECSE: Early Childhood Special Education

FAPE: Free Appropriate Public Education

GATE: Gifted and Talented Education

IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (P.L. 101-476)

IEP: Individualized Education Program

ITP: Individualized Transition Program

LD: Learning Disabled

LEP: Limited English Proficient

LH: Learning Handicapped

Local Plan: A legal document that describes in detail how the special education local agency will implement special education laws and regulations within its jurisdiction.

LRE: Least Restrictive environment

LSH: Language, Speech, Hearing

MH: Multi handicapped

OH: Orthopedically Handicapped

OHI: Other Health Impaired

OT: Occupational Therapy

PH: Physically Handicapped

PT: Physical Therapy

P.L. 94-142: Education for All Handicapped Children Act (federal law)

RCC: Regional Coordinating Council

Related Service: See DIS

ROP: Regional Occupation Program

RSP: Resource Specialist Program

SDC: Special Day Class

Section 504: Section of the Civil Rights Law (Rehabilitation Act of 1973) pertaining to Special Education

SED: Seriously Emotionally Disturbed

SELPA: Special Education Local Plan Area

SH: Severely Handicapped

SIP: School Improvement Program

SLD: Specific Learning Disability

SST: Student Study Team (same as child study team and guidance team)

Title 5 Regulations: California regulations concerning special education laws

VH: Visually Handicapped

VI: Visually Impaired

Visual Motor: The ability to coordinate vision with body movements