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