Acronyms & Schools Flashcards
NAD
National Association of the Deaf
NTD
National Theatre of the Deaf
NTID
National Technical Institute for the Deaf
NIC
National Interpreter Certification
PSE
Pidgin Signed English
SEE I
Seeing Essential English
SEE II
Signing Exact English
SIG
special interest group
ADA
Americans with Disabilities Act
ASL
American Sign Language
CASE
Conceptually Accurate Signed English
CC
Closed Captioned
CCIE
Commission on Collegiate Interpreter Education
CODA
Child(ren) of Deaf Adult(s)
CSUN
California State University at Northridge
FRAT/NFSD
National Fraternal Society of the Deaf
GUAA
Gallaudet University Alumni Association
HI
Hearing Impaired
IEP
Individualized Education Plan
ITP
Interpreter Training Program
JRNAD
Junior National Association of the Deaf
LOVE
Linguistics of Visual English
MCE
Manually Coded English
MSSD
Model Secondary School for the Deaf
TDD
Telecommunication Device for the Deaf
TTY
Teletypewriter
VP
Videophone
VRI
Video Remote Interpreting
VRS
Video Relay Service
WFD
World Federation of the Deaf
HHS
Texas Health and Human Services
DHHS
The Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services
BEI
Board for Evaluation of Interpreters
TEP
Test of English Proficiency
TSD
Texas School for the Deaf
TSID
Texas Society of Interpreters for the Deaf
CTD
Coalition of Texans with Disabilities
TEA
Texas Education Agency
TRC
Texas Rehabilitation Commission
VR
Vocational Rehabilitation
NEAD
Northeast Association of the Deaf
ACAD
Alamo Community Association of the Deaf
SAC
San Antonio College
ASLIT
American Sign Language Association for the Deaf
DNO
Deaf Night Out
MMH
Methodist Mission Home
SHHH
Self Help for Hard of Hearing People
TRC
Texas Rehabilitation Commission (S.S.)
DHS
Texas Department of Human Services
DAW
Deaf Awareness Week
CSD
Communication Services for the Deaf
DIS
Deaf Interpreter Services
VS
Vital Signs
TIF
Texas Interpreter Fellowship
VCS
Visual Communication Services
RID
Registry of Interpreters for the Deaf