Vocational placement, social needs, and the lack of proper transportation for disabled persons are major problems to be solved if physically handicapped people are to function in community life. Mobilization for Maturity was a 3-year research and demonstration project which utilized a self-help approach to help disabled people to re-enter community life after long-term hospitalization. During the 3-year project, the initial membership was studied intensively in before-and-after interviews spaced one year apart. (Author)