| AA |
Alcoholics Anonymous |
| ABE |
Adult Basic Education |
| ADA |
Americans with Disabilities Act |
| AIDS |
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome |
| APC |
Action for Personal Choice |
| ATI |
Alternatives To Incarceration |
| BOCES |
Boards Of Cooperative Educational Services |
| CBO |
Community–Based Organization |
| DCJS |
Division of Criminal Justice Services |
| DWAI |
Driving While Ability Impaired |
| DWI |
Driving While Intoxicated |
| EPE |
Employment Preparation Education |
| ESOL |
English for Speakers of Other Languages |
| FAS |
Fetal Alcohol Syndrome |
| FBI |
Federal Bureau of Investigations |
| GED |
General Educational Development |
| HIV |
Human Immunodeficiency Virus |
| LEA |
Local Education Agency |
| LVA |
Literacy Volunteers of America |
| NA |
Narcotics Anonymous |
| NYSDCJS |
New York State Division of Criminal Justice Services |
| TABE |
Tests of Adult Basic Education |
| VATEA |
Vocational and Applied Technology Education Act |
| WIIFM |
What’s In It For Me |