Glossary : T-Z
A-B C-D E-G I-M N-S
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300% Rule
A requirement that individuals cannot have assets over 300% of the maximum allowable for SSI payments and still be eligible for Medicaid funding.
Tactile
Refers to the sense of touch. Consists of: a) a system of protection, like fight or flight response; b) a system of discrimination by which an individual correctly identifies and distinguishes touch sensations.
Tactile Defensiveness
Reacting negatively to being touched.
TANF
See Temporary Aid to Needy Families.
Tardive Dyskinesia (TD)
Condition of automatic stereotypical movements that occur as an undesired effect of therapy with certain psychoactive drugs.
Target Behavior
Behavior targeted for increase or decrease as part of a behavioral program.
Targeted Case Management
Case management services which are provided as a Medicaid benefit for a specific target group of Medicaid recipients who have a developmental disability and who meet the program eligibility criteria.
TASH -The Association for Severely Handicapped
TASH is an international association of people with disabilities, their family members, other advocates, and professionals working for a society in which inclusion of all people in all aspects of society is the norm. TASH is concerned with human dignity, civil rights, education, and independence for all individuals with disabilities. In the 1980s and 90s the name of the organization was The Association for Severely Handicapped. In 1995 they stopped using the full name as it did not reflect current values and directions. www.tash.org
TBI - Traumatic Brain Injury.
An acquired injury to the brain caused by an external physical force resulting in total or partial functional eligibility of psychosocial impairment, or both, that adversely affects a child's educational performance.
TCM - Targeted Case Management
Case management services which are provided as a Medicaid benefit for a specific target group of Medicaid recipients who have a developmental disability and who meet the program eligibility criteria.
TDD
Telecommunications Device for the Deaf.
Team Meeting
A meeting that includes persons working with or having an interest in an individual’s services and supports.
TEFRA
The federal Tax Equity and Fiscal Responsibility Act of 1992.
Temporary Aid To Needy Families (TANF)
The time-limited welfare assistance authorized in the Welfare Reform Act of 1996.
Testamentary Trust
A trust set up by a will. A will is the best way to fund or put resources into a Special Needs Trust.
Therapeutic Recreation
Therapeutic Recreation uses treatment, education, and recreation services to help people with disabilities and other conditions to develop and use their leisure in ways that enhance their health, functional abilities, independence, and quality of life.
Thermal Stimulation
An indirect technique used to facilitate swallowing.
Title XIX
Medicaid. Federal program that provides funding for programs and services to be offered to the population of persons with developmental disabilities. Moderate Supervision Group Homes are one of the services provided.
Title XX
Federal program administered by Colorado Department of Social Services that provides money for day programs for persons twenty-one years of age and older. The DDRC work center receives these funds for some individuals.
TJTC
The federal Targeted Jobs Tax Credit.
Token
A conditioned reinforcer redeemable for other reinforcing items or activities. Examples of tokens include money, poker chips, coupons and points.
Tourette Syndrome (TS)
A neurological disorder characterized by tics - involuntary, rapid, sudden movements or vocalizations that occur repeatedly in the same way.
TPL
Third Party Liability.
Tracheotomy
Opening and inserting a tube into the trachea to facilitate breathing.
Transdisciplinary
An approach to intervention which is based on the premise that one person can perform the roles of professionals by providing services to the consumer under the on-going guidance of the individuals from the other disciplines involved. Representatives of various disciplines work together to develop the plan, but only one or two members actually provide the services.
Transition Services
A coordinated set of activities for a student, designed within an outcome-oriented process, which promotes movement from school to post-school activities including post secondary education, vocational training and education, integrated employment, continuing and adult education, adult services, independent living and community services.
TS - Tourette Syndrome
A neurological disorder characterized by tics - involuntary, rapid, sudden movements or vocalizations that occur repeatedly in the same way.
Tympanogram
Part of a hearing test.
U
UAP - University Affiliated Program.
A federally supported research program regarding developmental disabilities.
ULTC 100.2
Uniform Long Term Care. Assessment process for many Medicaid funded programs.
Umbilical Hernia
Protrusion of navel, corrected by surgery.
Unilateral
Involving one side of the body.
Upper Extremity
Arm.
Utilization Review
A technique employed in managed care systems to evaluate the extent to which certain services are used by certain individuals or groups
V
Vestibular
A small space or cavity at the beginning of a canal (ear, heart, mouth, etc.).
Vineland
Tool used to assess adaptive behaviors/skills. Often used for eligibility determination.
Visual Motor Coordination
Vision coordinated with movements of the body.
Visual Perception
Sensory information received through the eyes and identified, organized, and interpreted by the brain.
Vocational Assessment
Identifies the individual's strengths, skills, interests, abilities and rehabilitation needs. Accomplished through on-site situational assessments at local businesses and in community settings.
Vocational Rehabilitation
Preparing any person with a disability for useful and purposeful employment through on-the-job training and use of rehabilitative equipment.
Volitional Movement
Deliberate movement. Performing on purpose.
Volume 8
Policy manual for Medicaid Services.
W
WAIS
Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale.
Waiver
This term used in a disability context usually refers to the federal government’s Medicaid program. In a practical sense ICF/MR (institutional) programs are viewed as services to which people with developmental disabilities are entitled. The government’s Health Care Finance Authority (HCFA) can grant exceptions or waivers to states that have consumers who would rather have community non-institutional services. An individual must sign a form acknowledging they are foregoing the option of institutional services.
WAN (computer term) - Wide Area Network.
A computer network that spans a relatively large geographical area. Computers connected to a wide-area network are connected through telephone lines or radio waves.
Weight Bearing
Supporting one’s own weight in any position.
Weight Shift
Moving weight from one side of the body to the other. For example, when standing, shifting weight from one foot to the other.
WES - Work Experience and Study program
Vocational education for students ages 18-21. In this program, students concentrate on developing and refining home living and job skills.
WIC - Women, Infants and Children
A nutrition program for low income women that is run through the Department of Health.
Will
Legal document by which a person directs to whom his or her property will pass at death.
WISC
Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children.
WL
Waiting List.
Work Center
A unit of DDRC that offers a sheltered work environment for persons with developmental disabilities. The work center offers paid employment on a variety of light industrial packaging contracts. Benefits include paid sick and vacation days.
Workstation (computer term)
A personal computer, typically linked with others to form a LAN (local-area network), although they can also be used as stand-alone systems.
WRAT
Wide Range Achievement Test.
WRRC
Wheat Ridge Regional Center.
