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Glossary of Frequently Used Acronyms: M - R
| MA | Medical Assistance; Wis. Medicaid Program |
| MADHO | Madison Hearing Office (UI) |
| MAP | Model Accreditation Plan |
| MBA | Maximum Benefit Amount |
| MCA | Mechanical Contractors Association |
| MCH | Maternal and Child Health program |
| MCL | Mobile Crew Leader |
| MD | Muscular Dystrophy |
| MEOC | Madison Equal Opportunities Commission |
| MEP | Management and Evaluation Project |
| MFHEC | Milwaukee Fair Housing & Employment Commission |
| MFSIO | Milwaukee Family Service Integration Office |
| MHO | Milwaukee Hearing Office (UI) |
| MIS | Management Information System |
| MJCN | Milwaukee Job Center Network |
| MLS | Mass Layoff Statistics |
| MMFHC | Metro Milwaukee Fair Housing Council |
| MMI | Maximum Medical Improvement |
| MOE | Maintenance of Effort |
| MOU | Memorandum of Understanding |
| MR | Mental Retardation |
| MS | Multiple Sclerosis, Microsoft |
| MSA | Metropolitan Statistical Area (formerly Standard Metro Statistical Area) |
| MSFW | Migrant and Seasonal Farm Worker |
| MSL | Medical Support Liability |
| MWFPA | Midwest Food Processors Association, Inc. |
| MWP | Making Work Pay |
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| NAACP | National Association for the Advancement of Colored People |
| NAB | National Alliance of Business |
| NACO | National Association of Counties |
| NAEYC | National Association For the Education of Young Children |
| NAFTA-TAA | North American Free Trade Agreement - Trade Adjustment Assistance |
| NAICS | North American Industry Classification System replaced SIC (Standard Industrial Classification) |
| NAMI | National Alliance for the Mentally Ill |
| NAPCWA | National Association of Public Child Welfare Administrators |
| NASAA | National Association of State Approving Agencies |
| NASTAD | National Association of State and Territorial Apprenticeship Directors |
| NATB | Non-reading Aptitude Test Battery |
| NCCIC | National Child Care Inforamtion Center |
| NCIL | National Council for Independent Living |
| NCP | Non Custodial Parent |
| NCSAB | National Council of State Agencies for the Blind |
| NCSC | Nation Community Service Commission |
| NECA | National Electrical Contractors Association |
| NET | Non-Traditional Employment and Training |
| NEWA | Non-Traditional Employment for Women Act |
| NFB | National Federation of the Blind |
| NGA | National Governors Association |
| NIDRR | National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research |
| NLRA | National Labor Relations Act |
| NOICC | National Occupational Information Coordinating Committee/Council |
| NPC | No Probable Cause |
| NPS | Non-personal Services |
| NRA | National Rehabilitation Association |
| NTMA | National Tooling & Machining Association |
| NTO | Non-Traditional Occupations |
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| O&M | Orientation & Mobility Training for Blind/Visually Impaired DVR clients |
| OAA | Older American Act |
| OAP | Occupational Aptitude Pattern |
| OCR | Optical Character Recognition |
| OCSE | Federal Office of Child Support Enforcement |
| OEO | Office of Economic Opportunity |
| OES | Occupational Employment Survey |
| OETIS | Occupational Employment & Training Information System |
| OFCC | Office of Federal Contract Compliance |
| OFSMA | Office of Food Stamps and Medical Assistance (now ONSPI) |
| OGA | Occupational Group Arrangement |
| OHI | Office for the Hearing Impaired |
| OIC | Opportunities Industrialization Center,
Milwaukee area Also: WOIC/NOIC -- Wisconsin or National Occupational Information Center |
| OJE | On-the-Job Evaluation |
| OJT | On-the-Job Training |
| OM | Operations Manager |
| OMB | Federal Office of Management and Budget |
| ONET |
Occupational Information
Network (replaces the Dictionary of Occupational Titles) |
| ONSPI |
Office of Nutrition Services and Program
Integrity formerly Office of Food Stamps and Medical Assistance (now BEMA in DHFS) |
| OOS | Order of Selection |
| OP | Overpayment |
| OPB | Office of Policy and Budget |
| OPRA | Office of Program Review and Audit |
| OSC | Office of State Courts |
| OSERS | Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative-US. Dept. of Education |
| OSHA | Occupational Safety and Health Administration |
| OT | Occupational therapy |
| OW | Older Workers - Program and Staff |
| OWBPA | Older Workers Benefit Protection Act |
| OWN | Older Worker Network |
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| PACT | Program for Assertive Community Treatment; -Mendota Mental Health Institute |
| PAIR | Protection and Advocacy for Individual Rights |
| PAR | DHSS Position Action Request |
| PARTNER | Partners are public and private non-profit organizations that collaborate with DWD in providing services to our customers, the citizens of Wisconsin. DWD often has a contractual relationship with partners that is based on enabling legislation such as W-2 or Child Support. |
| PASS | Plan For Self Sufficiency (Social Security Administration term) |
| PC | Projects Coordinator, Purchasing Coordinator, Personnel Coordinator, Probable Cause |
| PCC | Program Coordinating Committee |
| PCR | Petition For Commission Review |
| PDCA | Painting & Decorating Contractors Association |
| Portable Document File | |
| PFR | Parental & Family Responsibility Project |
| PhysDis | Physical Disabilities |
| PICS | Private Industry Councils; local organizations under JTPA |
| PIN | Personal Identification Number |
| PIP | Performance Improvement Plan |
| PL | Public Law; Federal term equivalent to session law in Wisconsin |
| PLC | Project Leader Council |
| PMCA | Plumbing & Mechanical Contractors Association |
| POA | Power Of Attorney |
| POS | Purchase of Services |
| PPD | Performance Planning and Development or Permanent Partial Disability |
| PR | Program Revenue |
| PRF | Program Revenue-Federal |
| PRO | Program Revenue-Other. |
| PRS | Program Revenue - Service |
| PRWORA | Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act |
| PT | Physical Therapy; Permanent total disability |
| PTI | Pathways to Independence |
| PTS | Partner Training Services |
| PU | Physical Unit |
| PWD | Person with Disabilities |
| PWDP | People with Disabilities Project to design a universally accessible PC workstation |
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| QA | Quality Assurance |
| QAFI | Quality Appraisal of Fraud Investigations |
| QC | Quality Control |
| QUEST | Wisconsin QUEST Card replaces Food Stamps - EBT (Electronic Benefits Transfer) |
| R & S | Research and Statistics |
| RA | Regional Administrator |
| RAM | Random Access Memory |
| RCB | Rehabilitation Counselor for the Blind |
| RAPIDS | Reengineering Acquisition, Payment and
Information Disposition Systems RAPIDS implements an entirely new automated process for all procurement requests |
| RCD | Rehabilitation Counselor for the Deaf |
| RCEP | Rehabilitation Continuing Education Program |
| RCL | Regional Crew Leader |
| RDA | Records Disposal Authorization |
| REWARD | Rewarding Education with Wages and Respect for Dedication |
| RFI | Request for Information |
| RFP | Request for Proposals |
| RFS | Right of First Selection |
| RFW | Rehabilitation for Wisconsin |
| RID | Registered Interpreter for the Deaf |
| RMDS | Report Management Distribution System |
| RMS | Random Moment Sampling |
| RO | Requisition On Order |
| ROM | Read Only Memory |
| RQC | Revenue Quality Control |
| RR | Rapid Response |
| RSA | Rehabilitation Services Administration-US. Dept. of Education |
| RT | Rehabilitation Teaching |