The fifth of six volues in a series on the "Making Special Friends Project," a program designed to promote interaction between severely handicapped and nonhandicapped persons in school and community settings, details an approach for developing community resource and accessibility guides. Steps in the process are outlined, including determining the target population and area, identifying specific resources to be included, collecting the information, establishing an advisory committee, developing an accessibility checklist, and surveying the sites and geography. Procedures for compiling the guides are also considered, as are aspects of updating each. (CL)