Abbreviations and Acronyms ABA Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 – Access Board U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board – ACD Automatic Call Distribution – ADA Americans with Disabilities Act – ADA-ABA AG ADA-ABA Accessibility Guidelines of 2004 – ADAAG ADA Accessibility Guidelines – AGT Automated Guideway Transit – ANSI American National Standards Institute – BRT Bus Rapid Transit – CFR Code of Federal Regulations – CIL Center for Independent Living – CR Curb ramps – CRO Complaints Resolution Official – DOJ Department of Justice – DOT Department of Transportation – DOT Standards ADA Standards for Transportation Facilities (2006) incorporating ADA-ABA AG with – additional modifications FACTS Functional Assessment of Cognitive Transit Skills – FHWA Federal Highway Administration – FRA Federal Railroad Administration – FTA Federal Transit Administration – GVWR Gross Vehicle Weight Rating – HIPAA Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act – IBC International Building Code – ISA International Symbol of Accessibility – LEP Limited English Proficiency – MAP-21 Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century – MOU Memorandum of Understanding – MPH Miles per hour – PCA Personal Care Assistant – PII Personally Identifiable Information – PVO Passenger Vehicle Operator – RED Regional Eligibility Database –
Abbreviations and Acronyms ABA – Architectural Barriers Act of 1968 Access Board – U.S. Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance Board ACD – Automatic Call Distribution ADA – Americans with Disabilities Act ADA-ABA AG – ADA-ABA Accessibility Guidelines of 2004 ADAAG – ADA Accessibility Guidelines AGT – Automated Guideway Transit ANSI – American National Standards Institute BRT – Bus Rapid Transit CFR – Code of Federal Regulations CIL – Center for Independent Living CR – Curb ramps CRO – Complaints Resolution Official DOJ – Department of Justice DOT – Department of Transportation DOT Standards – ADA Standards for Transportation Facilities (2006) incorporating ADA-ABA AG with additional modifications FACTS – Functional Assessment of Cognitive Transit Skills FHWA – Federal Highway Administration FRA – Federal Railroad Administration FTA – Federal Transit Administration GVWR – Gross Vehicle Weight Rating HIPAA – Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act IBC – International Building Code ISA – International Symbol of Accessibility LEP – Limited English Proficiency MAP-21 – Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century MOU – Memorandum of Understanding MPH – Miles per hour PCA – Personal Care Assistant PII – Personally Identifiable Information PVO – Passenger Vehicle Operator RED – Regional Eligibility Database
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