Acronyms Glossary
For your convenience, we are providing you with an alphabetical cross-reference list of acronyms used on this site. Where appropriate, we are linking you to the site of the entity referred to by the acronym.
- ABA – Architectural Barriers Act
- ADA – Americans with Disabilties Act
- ADAAG – Americans with Disabilities Act Accessibility Guidelines
- APH – American Printing House for the Blind
- CAST – Center for Applied Special Technology
- CATEA – Center for Assistive Technology and Environmental Access
- DOE – U.S. Department of Education or U.S. Department of Energy
- DOJ – U.S. Department of Justice
- DOL – U.S. Department of Labor
- DOT – U.S. Department of Transportation
- DSL – Digital Subscriber Line
- EEO – Equal Employment Opportunity
- EEOC – Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
- FAQs – Frequently Asked Questions
- FCC – Federal Communications Commission
- FMLA – Family Medical Leave Act
- HR – Human Resources
- HUD – U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
- IT – Information Technology
- K-12 – Kindergarten through 12th Grade (US)
- LEA – Local Educational Agency
- NIDRR – National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research
- NCAC – National Center on Accessing the General Curriculum
- NIMAC – National Instructional Materials Access Center (IDEA 2004 directs the Secretary of Education to establish and support, through the APH, a center to be known as NIMAC.)
- NIMAS – National Instructional Materials Accessibility Standard
- RESNA – Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America
- SEA – State Educational Agency
- TDD – Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
- TRS – Telecommunications Relay Services
- TTY – TeleTYpe writer (telecommunications device for the hearing impaired)
- UDL – Universal Design for Learning
- US or U.S. – United States
- V – Voice (commonly used in conjuction with TTY as V/TTY)
- W3C – World Wide Web Consortium
