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ASL/Deaf Culture Acronyms
Common acronyms in Deaf culture, with a focus on Chicago.
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04/03/2012

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AC
Definition
air conditioning
Term
APT
Definition
apartment
Term
ASL
Definition
American Sign Language
Term
ASSOC
Definition
association
Term
AUG
Definition
August
Term
AVE
Definition
avenue
Term
BLVD
Definition
boulevard
Term
DEPT
Definition
department
Term
HC
Definition
handicap OR homecoming
Term
HH
Definition
hard-of-hearing
Term
HR
Definition
hour
Term
JR
Definition
junior
Term
MIN
Definition
minute
Term
OT
Definition
overtime
Term
PO
Definition
post office
Term
REF
Definition
refrigerator
Term
SEC
Definition
seconds
Term
ST
Definition
street
Term
SUPT
Definition
superintendent
Term
SW
Definition
station wagon
Term
AAAD
Definition
American Athletic Association of the Deaf
Term
AADB
Definition
American Association of Deaf-Blind
Term
ADA
Definition
Americans with Disabilities Act
Term
ADARA
Definition
American Deaf Advocacy and Rehabilitation Association
Term
ADVBA
Definition
American Deaf Volleyball Association
Term
ADWAS
Definition
Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Services
Term
ADWBA
Definition
American Deaf Women Bowling Association
Term
AGBAD
Definition
Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf
Term
ALDA
Definition
Association of Late-Deafened Adults
Term
ASDC
Definition
American Society of Deaf Children
Term
ASLTA
Definition
American Sign Language Teachers Association
Term
BDA
Definition
Black Deaf Advocates
Term
CAAD
Definition
Central Athletic Association of the Deaf
Term
CC
Definition
cloased-captioned
Term
CCD
Definition
Chicago Club of the Deaf
Term
CHS
Definition
Chicago Hearing Society
Term
CIAD
Definition
Collegiate Illinois Association of the Deaf
Term
CISS
Definition
Comite International des Sports des Sourds
Term
CIT
Definition
Conference of Interpreter Trainers (bi-annual conference)
Term
CODA
Definition
Children of Deaf Adults
Term
COED
Definition
Commission on Education for the Deaf
Term
CSBAD
Definition
Central States Bowling Association of the Deaf
Term
CSUN
Definition
California State University at Northridge
Term
CSWBAD
Definition
Central States Women Bowling Association of the Deaf
Term
CSSD
Definition
Central States Schools for the Deaf (sports tourneys)
Term
DAA
Definition
Deaf Artists of America
Term
DAFUS
Definition
Deaf Athletics Federation of the United States
Term
DBA
Definition
Deaf Basketball Association
Term
ORS
Definition
Office of Rehabilitation Services
Term
DPN
Definition
Deaf President Now protest
Term
DPRS
Definition
Dual-Party Relay Service
Term
DWU
Definition
Deaf Women United
Term
FOLDA
Definition
Friends of Libraries for Deaf Action
Term
GALLY
Definition
Gallaudet University
Term
GLDBA
Definition
Great Lakes Deaf Bowling Association
Term
GSA
Definition
Gallaudet's Graduate Student Association
Term
GUAA
Definition
Gallaudet University Alumni Association
Term
IAD
Definition
Illinois Association of the Deaf
Term
IEP
Definition
Individual Educational Plan
Term
IEPC
Definition
Individual Educational Planning Committee
Term
IMAFD
Definition
International Martial Arts Federation of the Deaf
Term
IRID
Definition
Illinois Registry of INterpreters for the Deaf
Term
ISD
Definition
Illinois School for the Deaf (or Indiana or Iowa)
Term
JrNAD
Definition
Junior National Association of the Deaf
Term
LCC
Definition
Language and Culture Center (Boston)
Term
MCE
Definition
Manually Coded English
Term
NAD
Definition
National Association of the Deaf
Term
NBDA
Definition
National Black Deaf Advocates
Term
NCDH
Definition
National Coalition on Deaf Community and HIV, INc.
Term
NCI
Definition
National Captioning Institute for the Deaf
Term
NCJD/JDC
Definition
National Congress of JEwish Deaf/Jewish Deaf Congress
Term
NFSD
Definition
National Fraternal Society of the Deaf (insurance company)
Term
NSAD
Definition
National Softball Association of the Deaf
Term
NTD
Definition
National Theatre of the Deaf
Term
NTID
Definition
National Technical Institute for the Deaf (Rochester, NY)
Term
PL 94-142
Definition
Public Law 94-142 knwon as the mainstreming law, passed in 1975 and fully implemented in 1978
Term
PSE
Definition
Pidgin Sign English
Term
RAD
Definition
Rainbow Alliance of the Deaf
Term
RID
Definition
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf
Term
RIT
Definition
Rochester Institute of Technology
Term
SimCom
Definition
Simultaneous Communication (use of both signs & speech at the same time)
Term
SEE
Definition
Signing Exact English
Term
SHHH
Definition
Self-Help for Hard of Hearing
Term
TDD
Definition
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf (TTY is preferred)
Term
TDI
Definition
Telecommunications for the Deaf, Inc.
Term
TFA
Definition
Telephone for All (email news)
Term
TRS
Definition
Telephone Relay Service
Term
TT
Definition
Text-telephone (TTY is preferred)
Term
TTY
Definition
teletypewriter
Term
USDSA
Definition
United States Deaf Skiers Association
Term
USDBF
Definition
United States Deaf Bowling Federation
Term
USDSO
Definition
United States Deaf Soccer Organization
Term
USDTA
Definition
United States Deaf Tennis Association
Term
WDT
Definition
World Deaf Timber Festival
Term
WFD
Definition
World Federation of the Deaf
Term
WGD
Definition
World Games for the Deaf
Term
WWGD
Definition
Winter World Games for the Deaf
Term
WRAD
Definition
World Recreation Association of the Deaf
Term
YLC
Definition
Youth Leadership Camp
Term
VP
Definition
Video Phone
Term
VRS
Definition
Video Relay Services
Term
IDHHC
Definition
Illinois Deaf Hard-of-Hearing Commission (interpreter licensing & legislation body)
Term
ALD
Definition
Assistive Listening Device
Term
ASD
Definition
American School for the Deaf (Connecticut)
Term
CAIRS
Definition
Chicago Area Interpreter Referral Service
Term
CASE
Definition
Conceptually Accurate Signed English
Term
CI
Definition
Certificate of Interpretation OR Cochlear Implant
Term
COD
Definition
Center On Deafness
Term
ECHO
Definition
Expanding Children's Hearing Opportunities
Term
GRI
Definition
Gallaudet Research Institute
Term
GUAA
Definition
Gallaudet University Alumni Association
Term
IDEA
Definition
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act
Term
ISAS
Definition
Interpreter Skills Assessment Screening (not done any more)
Term
ISD
Definition
Illinois School for the Deaf (Jacksonville)
Term
ITAC
Definition
Illinois Telecommunication Access Corporation (makes devices)
Term
ITP
Definition
Interpreting Training Program
Term
LADSE
Definition
LaGrange Area Department of Special Education
Term
LICA
Definition
Low Incidence Cooperative Agreement
Term
MSSD
Definition
Model Secondary School for the Deaf (on Gallaudet's campus: deaf high school)
Term
NCOD
Definition
National Center on Deafness
Term
NISRA
Definition
Northern Illinois Special Recreation Association (park districts)
Term
NWSRA
Definition
Northwest Special Recreation Association
Term
OC
Definition
open captioning (live)
Term
WSAD
Definition
West Suburban Association of the Deaf
Term
WSD
Definition
Wisconsin School for the Deaf
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