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Welcome to the alphabet soup of the disability community! 
The disability community is full of acronyms that people constantly use in writing and in conversation, and it’s important to know what those acronyms stand for. Acronyms are used in order to abbreviate names or phrases. Families Helping Families of Greater New Orleans has created a complete list of disability, special health care needs, and special education acronyms, including Louisiana-specific acronyms with you in mind.  We hope it helps our readers to quickly connect with the meaning of pivotal acronyms in the disability world.