Commonly Used Special 

         Education Terms
ADA Americans With Disability Act   MICI Moderate Cognitive Impairment
ADD Attention Deficit Disorder   OBE Outcome -Based Mobility
ADHD Attention Deficit Hyperactive Disorder   OHI Otherwise Health Impaired
ADL Activities of Daily Living   OM Orientation and Mobility
AI Autistic Impaired   OSE Office of Special Education (Federal)
APE Adapted Physical Education   OT Occupational Therapy or Occupational Therapist
CEC Council for Exceptional Children   PA Public Act
CI Mild, Moderate, Severe Cognitive Impairments   P & A Protection and Advocacy Service
CP Cerebral Palsy   PA 198 Mandatory Special Education Act of 1971
DD Developmental Disability or Developmentally Disabled   PA 451 School Code of 1976 (replaced PA 198)
CMH Community Mental Health   PAC Parent Advisory Committee
DMH Department of Mental Health   PL Public Law
DPH Department of Public Health   PL 94-142 Education for All Handicapped Act
DSS Department of Social Services   PO Performance Objective
ECDD Early Childhood Developmental Delay   PI Physically Impaired
EI Emotionally Impaired   PT Physical Therapist or Physical Therapy
FAPE Free Appropriate Public Education   REI Regular Education Initiative
H/H Homebound and Hospitalized   SEA State Education Agency
HI Hearing Impaired   SLD Specific Learning Disabilities
IDEA Individuals with Disabilities Education Act   SLI Speech and Language Impaired
IEP Individualized Education Program   CI Severe Cognitive Impairment
IEPC Individualized Educational Planning Committee   SSW School Social Worker
IQ Intelligence Quotient   SXI Severely Multiply Impaired
ISD Intermediate School District   TBI Traumatic Brain Injured
LD Learning Disabled or Learning Disabilities   TC Teacher Consultant
LEA Local Education Agency   TOTE Teach Our Tots Early
LRE Least Restrictive Environment   VI Visually Impaired
MDE Michigan Department of Education   WRESA Wayne Regional Educational Service Agency
MET Multidisciplinary Evaluation Team      

 

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