Thirteen papers submitted to a proposed conference (1986) at Gallaudet College on using computers to teach hearing impaired students are collected in this book. Many papers emphasize the use of word processing software to build language skills. Papers have the following titles and authors: "The Business of Writing: The Special Kids Card Company" (Janice Szablewski); "Word Processing with Mild MHHI (multiply handicapped hearing impaired) Students" (Pamela Luft); "Microcomputers in the Audiology Clinic" (Rosemary Davis); "Children in LOGOland: Personal Learning Patterns" (Francine Bonnier); "Drop Those Pencils! Computers in Writing Development" (Karen Spidal and Gail Ryan); "What's New in NEWSROOM: Software for the Language Arts" (Timothy Sheie and James Hirsch); "Learning with LOGO: A Successful Experience" (Gerald Pollard); "Computers and the Writing Process" (Robert Storm); "RIGHT! RIGHT! Learning English as a Third Language by Computer" (Lee Cooper and Monique Loubert); "When Computers Talk to Videodiscs" (R. Scott Osksa); "Effects of Computer-Assisted Instruction on Comprehension of Abstract Concepts" (Patricia Johnson); "Networking an Instructional Lab and Managing Student Progress" (Cathy Zier); and "Computer-Oriented Prescriptive Teaching of Basic Skills" (David Spidal). (DB)