Interview and questionnaire data were gathered from a sample of 93 physically disabled college students with an eye toward building a richer empirical picture of their lives on the college campus. The findings show that while in many respects they differ little from any other group of students, some areas of college life appear to pose special adjustment problems for physically disabled students. Several avenues for future research are suggested.
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