Service Animal Acronyms

Popular Abbreviations Related To Service Animals

ACAA: Air Carrier Access Act. Requires disabled people to fly with their service dogs

ADA: Americans with Disabilities Act

AKC: American Kennel Club

ALF: Assisted Living Facility

ASD: Autism Spectrum Disorder (previously also called Asperger’s)

ASL: American Sign Language

ATTS: American Temperament Test Society

BAER: Brainstem Auditory Evoked Response

CD: Companion Dog, AKC's novice obedience title

CERF: Canine Eye Registration Foundation

CGC: Canine Good Citizen program/test from the AKC

CGN: Canine Good Neighbor program/test from the Canadian Kennel Club

CKC: Canadian Kennel Club

CP: Cerebral palsy

CT: Click Treat: clicker dog training

DOJ: Department Of Justice (USA)

DOT: Department of Transportation: air travel issues in the USA

EEOC: Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (workplace access complaints)

ES or ESA: Emotional Support Animal

FHA: Fair Housing Act

FHAA: Fair Housing Amendments Act (added new protected classes, including PWDs)

GDB: Guide Dogs for the Blind

GEB: Guiding Eyes for the Blind

GSD: German Shepherd Dog

HA: Hearing aid

HOH: hard of hearing

HRC: Human Rights Commission

IAADP: International Association of Assistance Dog Partners

IDEA: Individuals with Disabilities Education Act

MI: Mental illness

MS: Multiple Sclerosis

MWD: Military War Dog

P-: negative punishment

P+: positive punishment

PAT: Public Access Test

PCCM: Primary Care Case Management

PCP: Primary Care Physician

PDPC: Pet Door Paw Cleaner.  Uses pet psychology for pets to clean paws before entering.

PL: Public Law

PSD: Psychiatric Service Dog

PT: physical therapy

PWD: Person with a Disability or less often used for Portuguese Water Dog

R-: negative reinforcement

R+: positive reinforcement

SA: Service Animal

SAI: Service Animal Institute

SD: Service Dog. A type of service animal.

SDID: Service Dog - Invisible Disability

SDIT: Service Dog In Training

SL: Sign Language

SPD: Sensory Processing disorder

TAB: Temporarily Able Bodied (the non-disabled)

TBI: Traumatic Brain Injury

TS: Tourette Syndrome

TSA: Transportation Safety Administration

UKC: United Kennel Club

VI: Visually impaired

WC: Wheelchair