The Hearing Loss Association of America
(formerly SHHH - Self Help for Hard of Hearing)
These are some acronyms seen often in the disability arena. Hopefully this will make it easier to figure them out. Please feel free to suggest more.
AADB = American Assoc. for DeafBlind
ACB = American Council of the Blind
ADA = Americans with Disability Act
ALDA = Assoc. for Late-Deafened Adults
ASL = American Sign Language
CI = Cochlear Implant
DB = DeafBlind
HA = Hearing Aid
HCO = Hearing Carry Over
HOH = Hard of Hearing
LVD = Large Visual Display
NAD = National Association of the Deaf
NFB = National Federation of the Blind
O & M = Orientation & Mobility
PASS = ???? ( I would like to know this myself?)
RID = Registered Interpreters for the Deaf (I think???)
RP = Retinitis Pigmentosa
SSA = Social Security Administration
SSDI = Social Security Disability Insurance
SSI = Supplemental Security Income
SSP = Support Service Provider
TDD = Telecommunications Device for the Deaf
TTY = Teletypewriter
VCO = Voice Carry Over
VI = Visually Impaired
VR = Vocational Rehabilitation