The texts of six papers presented at the Canadian Symposium on Special Education Issues are included in these proceedings. The papers' titles and authors are: "How Are We Doing? Issues and Research Related to the Integration of Students with Special Needs" (Janet Quintal); "Post-Secondary Programmes and Services for Exceptional Persons: North American Trends" (Marc Wilchesky); "The Education of Severely and Profoundly Handicapped Children and Youth: Some Issues That Currently Need To Be Resolved" (Harry Dahl); "The Future is Now: Implications for the Development of (Special) Education Leaders" (Ron Posno); "The Charter of Rights and Special Education: Blessing or Curse?" (A. Wayne MacKay); and "Computers in Special Education: Using Technology to Make Up the Difference" (Peter Lindsay). (JDD)