Experience the Employment Connection: Acronyms

ACRONYM EXPANDED DEFINITION AAW Adult Autism Waiver ACAP Adult Community Autism Program ASERT Autism Services, Education, Resources & Training BAS Bureau of Autism Services BBVS Bureau of Blindness and Visual Services BSE Bureau of Special Education BVRS Bureau of Vocational Rehabilitation Services CAP Client Assistance Program CMS Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services CWDS Commonwealth Workforce Development System DHS Pennsylvania Department of Human Services EEC Experience the Employment Connection FAPE Free, Appropriate Public Education HCBS Home and Community-Based Services IAR Informal Administrative Review IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act IEP Individualized Education Program IPE Individualized Plan for Employment IRT Information Referral Tool ISP Individual Support Plan IUs Intermediate Units L&I Pennsylvania Department of Labor and Industry LEA Local Education Agency LRE Least Restrictive Environment MHID Mental Health/Intellectual Disability MSD Most Significant Disability NSD Non-Significant Disability ODP Office of Developmental Programs ODP-Autism Office of Developmental Programs – Autism Services ODP-ID Office of Developmental Programs – Intellectual Disability Services OVR Office of Vocational Rehabilitation PaTTAN Pennsylvania Training and Technical Assistance Network PDE Pennsylvania Department of Education PUNS Prioritization of Urgency of Need for Services SC Supports Coordinator SD Significant Disability WIOA Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act