One of a series of materials developed by Project APT (Administrators, Parents, and Teachers/Assessment, Programing, and Training), a program designed to foster home/school coordination in educational planning and program implementation for severely mentally retarded and/or multiply handicapped students; the booklet provides information on adaptive equipment for physically handicapped students. Sections describe adaptive equipment, such as bolsters and mats; offer general guidelines for the selection and use of wheelchairs; and list 13 books and publications on adaptive equipment (how to make it and where to buy it) as well as a list of 11 manufacturers who publish catalogs. (PHR)