The proceedings of the European Symposium on Occupational Rehabilitation and Placement of the Disabled present a general survey of the problem of reintegrating disabled persons into working life. Member countries agreed that men and women must be rehabilitated as much as possible rather than pensioned off prematurely. To accomplish this the labor market must be opened to the disabled and kept open. The document includes addresses and discussions on the role of medicine in rehabilitation, occupational rehabilitation and training, job placement and adjustment in normal and protected working conditions, and points of view of the disabled, employers, and others. It was felt essential to find a link between the medical and vocational stages of rehabilitation and to coordinate the complete process so that the disabled may have a chance of success. The material collected at the symposium should assist the members of the Commission of the European Communities to work out on the political level a program to rehabilitate and employ the disabled. Formation of a permanent body of scientific and government experts, employers, workers, and disabled persons was recommended to develop methods and means. (MF)