Appendix 4

Acronyms and Abbreviations

• ACC: Augmentative and Alternative Communication.
• ADA: The Americans with Disabilities Act.
• AT: Assistive technology.
• CP: Cerebral Palsy.
• Default Settings: the software settings and preferences that are in place when the software is installed.
• DMD: Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy.
• FA: Friedreich's Ataxia.
• ICT: Information and Communications Technologies.
• IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (USA).
• IEP: Individualised (or individual) Education Programme.
• MD: Muscular Dystrophy.
• MS: Multiple Sclerosis.
• OCR: Optical Character Recognition - a type of software used in scanners. Printed material, when scanned, is converted into text in a word processing programme.
• OT: Occupational Therapy (or Therapist).
• PWD: People (or Persons) with Disabilities.
• RSI: Repetitive Strain Injury.
• SB: Spina Bifida.
• SEN: Special Educational Needs.
• VR: Voice Recognition or Vocational Rehabilitation.
• TT: Text Telephones.