Presented are 48 short, selected convention papers (conference reports) on different aspects of educational needs in various exceptionalities. Five general papers precede two papers on international aspects of special education, two papers on administration, and six papers on auditory impairment, in which representative topics include educational and vocational guidance of the deaf and an auditory approach to the education of deaf children. Representative topics among the seven papers on visual impairment include a comparison of the imaginative productions of congenitally blind and seeing children to structured auditory stimulation and promoting mental health in teachers. Following are eight papers on mental retardation; selected topics discussed are some research problems in programed instruction and training of visualizing ability by the kinesthetic method of teaching reading. Four short papers are presented on the gifted and four on speech, language, and communication. Learning and learning disabilities are then discussed in six papers, while behavioral disorders are examined in four papers, and rehabilitation is covered in two papers. (CB)