Ten papers on the vocational training and placement of severely disabled persons are presented in this monograph. The titles are as follow: "Project Employability: Toward Competitive Employment for Severely Disabled Individuals"; "Vocational Evaluation of Severely and Profoundly Retarded Clients"; "Considerations in Facilitating the Entry of Severely Developmentally Disabled Individuals into Competitive Employment"; "Project Employability Observation and Recording System"; "Development of a Data-Based Pre-Employment Training Program for Moderately to Severely Retarded Adults"; "Placement of Severely Developmentally Disabled Individuals into Competitive Employment: Three Case Studies"; "An Orientation Manual for Employers Who Hire Severely Developmentally Disabled Individuals";"Job Placement of Severely Disabled Persons: Year One Progress Report"; "Evaluation of Two Shaping Strategies on the Work Production of Mentally Retarded Adults"; "Use of Client Administered Reinforcement to Facilitate Independent Work Behavior in Two Mentally Retarded Adults"; and "Developing Job Interview Skills in Severely Developmentally Disabled Clients." (JH)