ACRONYMS
ABIL: Arizona Bridge to Independent Living (one of the case study ENs)
AIDS: Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AWICs: Area Work Incentive Coordinators
AOI: Adequacy of Incentives
BPAO: Benefits Planning, Assistance, and Outreach
CDR: Continuing Disability Review
CDRCF: Continuing Disability Review Control File
DCF: Disability Control File
DoL: U. S. Department of Labor
DI: Social Security Disability Insurance (Title II of the Social Security Act)
CCSA: Career Consulting Services of America (one of the case study ENs)
CMS: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services
DRS: Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services (one of the case study ENs)
EARN: Employer Assistance Referral Network
EES: Employment and Employer Services (one of the case study ENs)
EN: Employment Network (we use this term to refer to providers who are paid under one of the two new TTW payment systems)
HIV: Human immunodeficiency virus
IDR: Integrated Disability Resources (one of the case study ENs)
IPE: Individual Plan for Employment
IWP: Individual Work Plan
MIE: Medical Improvement Expected
MPR: Mathematica Policy Research
MRTW: Modernized Return to Work software
NASI: National Academy of Social Insurance
NPRM: Notice of Proposed Rule Making
OESP: SSA Office of Employment Support Programs
OIM: SSA’s Office of Information Management
PABSS: Protection and Advocacy for Beneficiaries of Social Security
P&A: Protection and Advocacy
PC-CDR: Personal Computer Continuing Disability Review software
RSA: Rehabilitation Services Administration
SGA: Substantial Gainful Activity (in 2004 SSA defined this as earnings of $810 per month)
SPI: State Partnership Initiative
SSA: Social Security Administration
SSI: Supplemental Security Income (Title XVI of the Social Security Act)
SSN: Social Security Number
SVRA: State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency
TTW: Ticket to Work
TWP: Trial Work Period
WIA: Workforce Improvement Act
WIAP: Ticket to Work and Work Incentives Advisory Panel
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