Acronyms
ACDL
Arizona Center for Disability Law
One of five primary services provided by ACDHH, this grants certified individuals permission to practice in the state of Arizona.
What is ASL Interpreter Licensure?
VRS
Video Relay Service
This is one of four VCD services, which provides language and communication accessibility for Deaf individuals.
What are Interpreter Services?
VCO/HCO
Voice Carryover/Hearing Carryover
CA
Computer Assistant
Part of ACDHH's mission, the service informs D/HH individuals about their rights, and the laws and programs to support those rights so they can be effective self-advocates.
What is Empowerment?
PUCs
Public Utility Commissions
VCD's DeafBlind services provide these individuals to assist DeafBlind individuals in exercising independence and control over daily interactions and decisions.
What are Support Service Providers, or SSPs?
AADB
American Association of the Deaf-Blind
FCC
Federal Communications Commission
This ACDHH service determines which resources are available to D/HH citizens, and which resources need to be created or expanded to better serve each region.
What is Community Development?
NCDB
National Center on Deaf-Blindness
These services provided by VCD include career exploration, education, tutoring, and disability orientation/adjustment.
What are Vocational Services?
AzFLIS
Arizona Freelance Interpreter Services
AAT
Apache ASL Trails
Available around the clock, ACDHH administers this free service, accessed by dialing 7-1-1.
What is the Telecommunications Relay Service?
AzEIP
Arizona Early Intervention Program
Services provided by VCD for this specific group of people include case management and transportation/shopping assistance.
NDBEDP
National Deaf-Blind Equipment Distribution Program
NIDCD
National Institute on Deafness and other Communication Disorders
ACDHH provides telephone equipment for qualified D/HH, Speech Impaired, or Deaf-Blind residents through this service.
What is AzTEDP (Arizona Telecommunications Equipment Distribution Program)?
CTS / IP CTS
Captioned Telephone System/
Internet Protocol Captioned Telephone System
VCD works to empower Deaf individuals to lead independent lives and achieve their goals by doing this.
What is "filling the gaps" in the community by providing services not available elsewhere?
NDDVH, run by ADWAS (both acronyms, please)
National Deaf Domestic Violence Hotline, run by Abused Deaf Women's Advocacy Service