> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.communityinclusion.org/guide-to-accreditation-for-higher-ed-programs/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.communityinclusion.org/guide-to-accreditation-for-higher-ed-programs/appendix/acronym-key.md).

# Acronym Key

Adapted with permission from National Coordinating Center Accreditation Workgroup Report (2021).

<table data-header-hidden><thead><tr><th width="149"></th><th></th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>ABLE Act</td><td>Stephen Beck, Jr. Achieving a Better Life Experience Act</td></tr><tr><td>ADA</td><td>Americans with Disabilities Act</td></tr><tr><td>CHEA</td><td>Council for Higher Education Accreditation</td></tr><tr><td>CIE</td><td>Competitive Integrated Employment</td></tr><tr><td>CTP</td><td>Comprehensive Transition and Postsecondary Program (for students with intellectual disabilities)</td></tr><tr><td>ED</td><td>United States Department of Education</td></tr><tr><td>FERPA</td><td>Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act</td></tr><tr><td>FSA</td><td>Federal Student Aid</td></tr><tr><td>HEA</td><td>Higher Education Act of 1965 most recently amended in 2008</td></tr><tr><td>HEOA</td><td>Higher Education Opportunity Act of 2008</td></tr><tr><td>ID</td><td>Intellectual Disability</td></tr><tr><td>IDEA</td><td>Individuals with Disabilities Education Act</td></tr><tr><td>IEP</td><td>Individualized Education Program</td></tr><tr><td>IHE</td><td>Institution of Higher Education</td></tr><tr><td>IHEAC</td><td>Inclusive Higher Education Accreditation Council</td></tr><tr><td>IHEC</td><td>Inclusive Higher Education Committee</td></tr><tr><td>IPSE</td><td>Inclusive Postsecondary Education</td></tr><tr><td>LEA</td><td>Local Education Agency</td></tr><tr><td>MOU</td><td>Memoranda of Understanding</td></tr><tr><td>NACIQI</td><td>National Advisory Committee on Institutional Quality and Integrity </td></tr><tr><td>NCC</td><td>National Coordinating Center</td></tr><tr><td>OMB</td><td>Office of Management and Budget</td></tr><tr><td>OPE</td><td>Office of Postsecondary Education in the US Department of Education</td></tr><tr><td>OSERS</td><td>Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services in the US Department of Education</td></tr><tr><td>PCP</td><td>Person-Centered Plan</td></tr><tr><td>Pre-ETS</td><td>Pre-Employment Transition Services</td></tr><tr><td>RISE Act</td><td>Respond, Innovate, Succeed and Empower Act</td></tr><tr><td>RSA</td><td>Rehabilitation Services Administration</td></tr><tr><td>SAP</td><td>Satisfactory Academic Progress</td></tr><tr><td>SLO</td><td>Student Learning Outcomes</td></tr><tr><td>SPD</td><td>School Participation Division</td></tr><tr><td>TPSID</td><td>Transition and Postsecondary Education Programs for Students with Intellectual Disabilities</td></tr><tr><td>UDL</td><td>Universal Design for Learning</td></tr><tr><td>VR</td><td>Vocational Rehabilitation</td></tr><tr><td>WIOA</td><td>Workforce Innovation and Opportunity Act</td></tr></tbody></table>