Glossary of Acronyms
| ABA | American Bus Association |
| ACB | American Council of the Blind |
| ACCD | American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities |
| ACLU | American Civil Liberties Union |
| ADA | Americans with Disabilities Act |
| ADAPT |
American Disabled for Accessible Public Transit (prior to 1990) American Disabled for Attendant Programs Today (since 1990) |
| AIDS | Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome |
| APTA | American Public Transit Authority |
| ARC | Association for Retarded Citizens |
| ATBCB | Architectural Barriers and Compliance Board |
| CCD (CCDD) | Consortium for Citizens with Disabilities (formerly the Consortium for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities) |
| CDC | Centers for Disease Control |
| CORE | Congress on Racial Equality |
| DIA | Disabled in Action |
| DIMENET | Disabled Individuals Movement for Equality Network |
| DLRC | Disability Law Resource Center |
| DOJ | Department of Justice |
| DRC | Disability Rights Center |
| DREDF | Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund |
| DVA | Disabled Veterans of America |
| EEOC | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission |
| EFA | Epilepsy Foundation of America |
| EPVA | Eastern Paralyzed Veterans of America |
| GSA | General Services Administration |
| HAC | Hearing Aid Compatibility Act |
| HEW | Department of Health, Education and Welfare |
| HHS | Department of Health and Human Services |
| HIV | Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| ICD | International Center for the Disabled |
| INSPIRE | Institute for Public Interest Representation |
| LCCR | Leadership Conference on Civil Rights |
| NAD | National Association of the Deaf |
| NADDC | National Association of Developmental Disabilities Councils |
| NAPAS | National Association of Protection and Advocacy Systems |
| NCD (NCH) | National Council on Disability (formerly National Council on the Handicapped) |
| NCIL | National Council on Independent Living |
| NCLH | National Center for Law and the Handicapped |
| NESS | National Easter Seal Society |
| NFB | National Federation of the Blind |
| NFIB | National Federation of Independent Business |
| NIHR (NIDRR) | National Institute of Handicapped Research (now National Institute for Disability and Rehabilitation Research) |
| NMHA | National Mental Health Association |
| NORA | National Organization Responding to AIDS |
| NPRM | Notice of Proposed Rule Making |
| NRA | National Restaurant Association |
| OBRA | Omnibus Budget and Reconciliation Act |
| OCR | Office of Civil Rights |
| OMB | Office of Management and Budget |
| PCEH (PCEPD) | President’s Committee on Employment of the Handicapped (now President’s Committee on Employment of People with Disabilities) |
| PDSP | Physically Disabled Student’s Program |
| PILCOP | Public Interest Law Center of Philadelphia |
| PVA | Paralyzed Veterans of America |
| RSA | Rehabilitation Services Administration |
| SHHH | Self-Help for Hard of Hearing |
| TAPT | Tulsans for Accessible Public Transportation |
| TDD | Telecommunication Device for the Deaf |
| TIRR | The Institute for Rehabilitation Research |
| UCPA | United Cerebral Palsy Association |
| UMTA | Urban Mass Transportation Administration |
| USPHS | United States Public Health Service |
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