A national cross-section of 270 educators of minority-group handicapped children and adolescents in 13 states was interviewed regarding their present and past media/materials usage with minority-group handicapped learners, the availability of materials, and the need for new materials. The perceptions of educators of Spanish-speaking students regarding the appropriateness of existing media/materials differed from those of teachers of either blacks or native Americans. The majority of educators of Spanish-speaking handicapped students felt that the existing media/materials were not compatible with the cultural background of their students and that the products on the market slighted this population. Educators indicated that they used many different media and materials ranging from print to multimedia packages. Games were used by 82% of the educators, and workbook consumable materials were used by over 70% of the educators. Teachers' comments reflected a growing concern for the rising, often excessive cost of commercial products.
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