Presented are four brief articles giving bibliographical and career choice information about three men and one woman who, in spite of severe physical handicaps, completed doctoral studies and have become actively involved in scientific professions. (EB)

The implementation of an affirmative action program for the mentally and physically handicapped is presented. The success of the program depends on a working relationship between the rehabilitation community and the business world. (EC)

Three cases of successfully mainstreaming children with physical handicaps and mild retardation are described. (JD)

Israeli employers' attitudes toward hiring people with different disabilities are examined. The study is concerned with employers' opinions of the person with a physical disability as a worker and employers' suggestions for improvement of the employability of persons with disabilities. (Author)

A description of the accountability instruments and procedures used in a three-year study of independent-living rehabilitation needs of the severly disabled is presented. Discussion of the problems encountered in using qualitative, restrictive quantitative, behavioral, and questionnaire or scaling accountability methods is presented. (Author)

A group of 115 physically disabled freshmen were observed in regard to use of supportive services, study habits, disability, and academic performance. Results suggest strategies for assisting disabled students who may have academic problems. (Author)

The article reviews curriculum areas, team roles and approaches, and the transdisciplinary approach in developing individualized education programs for physically handicapped students. (CL)

Examined with 79 graduates of a public school for orthopedically handicapped children was the relationship of levels and types of education to employment and financial independence. (IM)

The author, a young physically disabled adult, relates some of the special social and emotional problems he faced during adolescence. (SBH)

The construct validity of the General Handicapped Attitude Scale was investigated with 44 spinal cord lesioned patients. Scores on the subscales of acceptance and social consequences did not correlate with scores for severity of handicap but did correlate significantly with scores for personal attitude toward the handicap. (Author/DB)

Describes a questionnaire and interview study of the attitudes of 14-year-olds toward their physically handicapped peers. Reports that adolescents from integrated schools were more likely than students from nonintegrated schools to think that the physically handicapped were clever, friendly, capable, and approachable. (Author/CH)

Explores the issue of impairment in the counseling profession, drawing from the literatures of medicine and psychology in discussing the prevalence of impairment, several views of the topic, responses to the problem, and related ethical considerations. Recommendations for the analysis and resolution of important issues are presented. (Author)