This hearing focuses on the discretionary programs of the Education of the Handicapped Act, which cover research, technical assistance, information dissemination, personnel training, and model demonstration projects and activities. The testimony focuses on the significant percentage of disabled minority-group students not receiving special education services and the role of social workers in school systems. Some of the testimony relates specifically to the situation in New York's schools. The hearing document contains statements and supplemental materials from representatives of the United Federation of Teachers; New York State Education Department, Office for Education of Children with Handicapping Conditions; Deaf Enterprises, Inc.; National Association of Social Workers; Advocates for African-American Children; and the Agency for Child Development. (JDD)