Discusses uses of terms handicapped, disabled, and exceptional which are often used interchangeably to describe individuals eligible for special education services. Recommends the term exceptional because the other two can lead to negative attitudes toward individuals so labeled. (Author/ABL)

Criticizes an earlier article on nursing students with disabilities for eliminating perspectives of the disability community. Uses the social model rather than the medical model to interpret the earlier study's results as demonstrating negative behaviors and discriminatory practices toward students with disabilities. (SK)

Profiles the disabled population and raises questions concerning discrepancies in education, income, and treatment of disabled and nondisabled populations. Shows how social-psychological theories explain these circumstances; concludes that answers to questions are obtainable through psychological research that views disabilities from a civil…

The presence of a disabled student presents unique problems for the adult educator who is often unprepared for working with the handicapped. This paper presents a discussion of common difficulties encountered in working with disabled adults as well as strategies for improving their educational experience. (Author/SK)

Discusses problems facing persons with disabilities; provides a history of legislative advocacy efforts, including the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA); considers how the ADA will impact upon negative attitudes; and describes what public libraries need to know to comply with the ADA. (Contains 17 references.) (LRW)

Examines various images of disabled or handicapped persons in diverse novels and plays. Addresses these images as literary devices and allegorical symbols. (NKA)

The review of literature on portrayal of disability in books, television, film, and classroom media emphasizes their reinforcement of stereotypic attitudes long held by the public and concludes that initiation of accurate, nonstereotypic portrayals of the disabled on television is long overdue. (MC)

The author discusses attitude formation and attitude change and suggests how administrators, teachers, and counselors can help change negative attitudes toward the handicapped and develop positive ones. (KC)

This document contains two papers about past and present implications for rehabilitation given at a national conference on the needs of the nonwhite disabled population. In the paper "Rehabilitation for the Nonwhite Disabled: A Formidable Challenge," E. Anderson states that blacks are overrepresented among the handicapped in America. Through…