The disability sector uses many acronyms, terms and phrases that you may have never come across before. It can feel very overwhelming as you learn to navigate this space.
This glossary is an active work in progress that Team EmployAbility will constantly add too. We have included medical, disability, employment acronyms, as well as phrases you may hear in the workplace.
Please send in your suggestions to employability@scia.org.au
| ABI | Acquired Brain Injury |
| TBI | Traumatic Brain Injury |
| SCI | Spinal Cord Injury |
| SCIA | Spinal Cord Injuries Australia |
| DES | Centrelink Program: Disability Employment Program |
| BEC | Building Employer Confidence |
| EC | Employment Coach |
| ID | Intellectual Disability |
| DD | Developmental Delays |
| ABT | Active Based Therapy |
| ADE | Australian Disability Enterprise |
| DRC | Disability Royal Commission |
| NDIS | National Disability Insurance Scheme |
| EA | EmployAbility |
| JD | Job Description |
| S&C | Strength & Conditioning |
| LMS | Learning Management Systems |
| CHI | Closed Head Injury |
| NDAP | National Disability Advocacy Program |
| ILO | Independent Living Options |
| SIL | Supported Independent Living |
| SDM | Supported Decision Making |
| Work Place Accommodations | An adjustment to a work environment eg specialised equipment, extra time to complete tasks etc |
| NEDA | National Ethnic Alliance |
| FPDN | First Peoples Disability Network |
| AT | Assistant technology |
| GDD | Global Developmental Delay |
| Lived Experience | A person’s own experience of living with a disability or having a close relationship with someone with disability, e.g. a family member or partner. |
| TSP | Typical Support Package |
| ASCED | Australian Standard Classification of Education |
| Main Job | The job in which a person usually works the most hours. |
| ESS | Employment Support Service |
| DMS | Disability Management Service |
| WWC or WWCC | Working With Children or Working With Children Check |
| PD | Position Description |
| TL | Team Leader |
| D&I | Diversity & Inclusion |
| EJP | Employment Journey Plan |
| DISC | Disability Inclusion Status Check aka Disability Inclusion Action Plan |
| CAPT | Continuous Accessible Path of Travel |
| PPE | Principal Pedestrian Entrance |