This report updates the National Strategic Research Plan of the National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders (NIDCD) and reports progress made from 1991 through 1993 as required by the National Deafness and Other Communication Disorders Act of 1988 (Public Law 100-553) which established the Institute. An executive summary highlights major research accomplishments and opportunities in six program areas. Each of the following sections includes an overview of the program area; a listing of recent accomplishments in the field; the Institute's goals for the program area; a discussion of research opportunities, strategies, and priorities; and a summary of research recommendations. Individual sections address the following program areas in substantial detail: (1) hearing and impairment; (2) balance and the vestibular system; (3) smell, taste, touch, and chemosensory disorders; (4) voice and voice disorders; (5) speech and speech disorders; and (6) language and language impairments. Appendices include the text of Public Law 100-553 and a list of participants on panels addressing the different areas. (DB)