A national survey was conducted to study the interdisciplinary activities between occupational therapists and speech language pathologists in the public schools. The purposes of the study were twofold: 1) to determine as much as possible about how, when, and where these professional groups collaborated in their therapeutic assessment intervention and communication, and 2) to determine those perceived barriers to interdisciplinary activity. Analysis of the data from 344 (66%) occupational therapists and 255 (47%) speech language pathologists (n = 518 and n = 545, respectively), revealed amazingly similar responses. This survey of occupational therapists and speech language pathologists in the publicschools was done after completing a national survey of the same professional groups working in the medical setting. Results indicated that occupational therapists and speech language pathologists in the public schools engage in interdiscipli-

Computer technology is providing diverse opportunities for businesses to increase productivity and revenue. In particular, computers have become a mainstay in our work places, our schools, and our homes. While this “news” is no great revelation, the fact that opportunities for everyone exist is nothing short of a miracle Why this declaration? Because computer technology has reached every group of people, including the physically disabled and learning impaired. Computers now empower the physically disabled to meet the challenges they face on more nearly equal terms, eliminating or reducing restrictions on their education, career, and entertainment choices. And many of these innovative variations on the technological theme, like those of the space program, are equally applicable to the workaday world of the rest of us. Which of us wouldn't rather talk to our computers than have to type in commands (The Voice Navigator enables Macintosh users to do this) or have our computer “read” to us as we proofread against the original copy, instead of shifting our focus between paper and screen repeatedly?

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Investigates ways in which computer technology can enable people with a hearing and/or speech impairment to communicate. These range from telecommunication devices for the deaf (TDDs) to software designed to teach deaf children how to read and write in English (often their second language!). Other new technology includes software that converts English into American Sign Language vocabulary, and under development is a system which will facilitate communication between a hearing person and a person with a combination of hearing/visual or hearing/speech impairment.