Special Education: Common Acronyms in Special Education

ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act

ADD – Attention Deficit Disorder

AT – Assistive Technology

BSEA –       Bureau of Special Education Appeals

CMR – Code of Massachusetts Regulations

DOE – (Massachusetts) Department of Education

ESY – Extended School Year

FERPA – Family Education Rights and Privacy Act

FAPE – Free Appropriate Public Education

IDEA – Individuals with Disabilities Act

IDEIA – Individuals with Disabilities Education Improvement Act

IEP – Individualized Educational Program

LD – Learning Disability

LEA – Local Education Agency

LRE – Least Restrictive Environment

NCLB – No Child Left Behind

OCR – Office of Civil Rights

OSEP – Office of Special Education Programs of the United States Department of Education 

OT – Occupational Therapy

PAC – Parent Advisory Council

PQA – MA DOE Office of Program Quality Assurance Services

PT – Physical Therapy

RTI – Response to Intervention

SPED – Special Education

504 – Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973