This report presents the findings of a UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Social, and Cultural Organization) survey of the state of legislation on special needs education in 52 member states. Most of the information was gathered in 1992-93. This document represents the final work compiled in 1994-95. Part 1 presents an analysis and synthesis of the country entries, based on the information submitted by individual countries. It covers: (1) the nature and extent of legislation pertaining to special needs education; (2) responsibility and organization; (3) identification, assessment, orientation, and placement; (4) age range covered by the legislation; (5) integration; (6) curriculum entitlement; (7) vocational education; and (8) parent role. Part 2 presents information on the individual countries, including: Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahrain, Barbados, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Cape Verde, Chile, China, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Denmark, Ecuador, El Salvador, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Holland, Hungary, Iceland, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Jordan, Malaysia, Malta, Mexico, Namibia, New Zealand, Nicaragua, Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Portugal, Qatar, Romania, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sweden, Tanzania, Tunisia, Uganda, Venezuela, Zaire, Zambia, and Zimbabwe. (DB)