In 1979 the National Research Council established a panel to study testing of handicapped people for selection and placement purposes in educational and employment settings. The study involved the review of relevant literature, solicitation of pertinent information from organizations representing handicapped persons and from professionals involved in selection and placement both in education and employment, review of current legislation and existing data on the effects of current practices of testing handicapped persons, and analysis of strategies used by organizations and institutions to address the needs of handicapped persons. Analysis of data from the study resulted in the formulation of nine recommendations to the West Virginia Department of Vocational Rehabilitation concerning psychological testing of disabled populations. (Appendixes to this monograph include guidelines for reporting criterion-related and content validity, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission guidelines on employee selection, classified lists of representative tests, a list of psychological tests used in the Kanawha County School System in West Virginia, West Virginia State guidelines for administering psychological tests to disabled individuals, special provisions for handicapped individuals in Federal civil service employment regulations, lists of tests used with disabled persons receiving services at the West Virginia Rehabilitation Center, and discussions of selected court decisions pertaining to psychological assessment of handicapped persons.) (MN)