| ADA |
Americans With Disabilities Act |
| ADD |
Attention Deficit Disorder |
| ADHD |
Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder |
| ADL |
Activities of Daily Living |
| AG & STIO |
Annual Goal & Short Term Instructional Objectives |
| AI |
Autistic Impairment |
| APE |
Adapted Physical Education |
| CBI |
Community Based Instruction |
| CEC |
Council for Exceptional Children |
| CI |
Cognitive Impairment |
| CP |
Cerebral Palsy |
| DD |
Developmental Disability |
| CMH |
Community Mental Health |
| DMH |
Department of Mental Health |
| DPH |
Department of Public Health |
| DSS |
Department of Social Services (Obsolete - see FIA) |
| ECDD |
Early Childhood Developmental Delay |
| EI |
Emotional Impairment |
| MI |
Mental Impairment |
| FAPE |
Free Appropriate Public Education |
| FIA |
Family Independence Agency (formerly DSS) |
| FTE |
Full Time Equivalency |
| H/H |
Homebound and/or Hospitalized |
| HI |
Hearing Impairment |
| IDEA |
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act |
| IEP |
Individualized Education Program |
| IEPT |
Individualized Educational Planning Team |
| IFSP |
Individualized Family Service Plan |
| IQ |
Intelligence Quotient |
| ISD |
Intermediate School District |
| LD |
Learning Disability or Learning Disabilities |
| LEA |
Local Education Agency |
| LRE |
Least Restrictive Environment |
| MAPS |
McGill Action Planning System |
| MDE |
Michigan Department of Education |
| MET |
Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team |
| MIPP |
Macomb Infant Preschool Program |
| MPAS |
Michigan Protection and Advocacy Services |
| OBE |
Outcome-Based Education |
| OHI |
Other Health Impairment |
| O&M |
Orientation and Mobility Instruction |
| OSE/EIS |
Office of Special Education Early Intervention Services (State) |
| OSEP |
Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP) |
| OSERS |
Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative
Services (Federal) |
| OT |
Occupational Therapist or Therapy |
| PA |
Public Act |
| P&A |
Protection and Advocacy Services |
| PA 198 |
Mandatory Michigan Special Education Act of 1971 |
| PA 451 |
Michigan Public Act of 1976 (replaced PA 198) |
| PAC |
Parent Advisory Committee |
| PI |
Physical Impairment |
| PL |
Public Law |
| PL 94-142 |
Education for All Handicapped Act |
| PO |
Performance Objective |
| POHI |
Physically and Otherwise Health Impaired |
| PT |
Physical Therapist or Physical Therapy |
| REI |
Regular Education Initiative |
| SEA |
State Education Agency |
| SEAC |
State Special Education Advisory Committee |
| SLI |
Speech and Language Impairment |
| SMI |
Severe Mental Impairment |
| SSW |
School Social Worker |
| STIO |
Short Term Instructional Objective |
| SXI |
Severely Multiply Impaired |
| TBI |
Traumatic Brain Injured |
| TC |
Teacher Consultant |
| TMI |
Trainable Mental Impairment |
| TOTE |
Teach Our Tots Early |
| TSLI |
Teacher of the Speech and Language Impaired |
| VI |
Visually Impaired |
