The paper explores the spectrum of communication needs of physically handicapped individuals, focusing on six basic areas: (1) conversation, (2) messaging, (3) portable writing needs, (4) workstation writing, (5) access to computers and information processing equipment, and (6) access to controls and control panels needed for daily living or…

This column describes British technological aids that can support children with communication and writing difficulties, including (1) writing aids such as predictive typing, abbreviation expansion systems, and alternative keyboards; and (2) socially interactive communication aids such as synthetic speech using portable computers. (JDD)

This paper describes a rural Hispanic community's efforts to identify and develop a program for gifted students in grades 2-6 who are also mildly to moderately handicapped (learning disabled, behavior disordered, or communication disordered). The "Twice Exceptional" (2E) program, in Los Lunas, New Mexico, is a modified full-time separate…