Refutes seven myths that keep employers from welcoming disabled persons into the workplace. Myths include higher turnover, lower productivity, greater safety risk, higher cost, more demanding, embarrassment, and incompatibility. Makes recommendations for managers. (CH)

Discusses measures taken by the Soviets immediately following World War II to provide medical, social, and vocational rehabilitation for disabled individuals in Byelorussia, which had a large number of deaths and serious injuries. (CH)

Evaluates special education and rehabilitation needs and programs in Ghana and Nigeria. Finds tht Ghana is more committed to date to the needs of the disabled, but holds that both countries should devote more resources to short and long term personnel needs such as preservice and inservice training and research. (AOS)