Brief papers authored by staff of the Trace Research and Development Center on Communication, Control, and Computer Access for Handicapped Individuals and presented at the first through ninth annual conferences on rehabilitation engineering technology are presented. Papers have the following titles and authors: "The Data Routing Module: Accessing Computer Systems with Communication Aids" (B. Rodgers et al.); "Application of an Optical Keyboard for Job-Site Access to Standard Computer Systems" (G. Goldberg); "Two Headpointing Input Techniques--A Comparative Study" (M. Brady et al.); "Generic Keyboard Emulator Architecture for Transparent Access to Standard Software by Handicapped Individuals" (D. Kelso and J. Gunderson); "A Multipurpose Stand Alone Expanded Keyboard for the Disabled" (P. Graystone et al.); "A High-Efficiency Flexible Keyboard Input Acceleration Technique: Speedkey" (G. Vanderheiden); "Development of a Set of International Communication Aids Compatibility Standards Proposals (ICAC SIDS)" (B. Rodgers and J. Gunderson); "A Portable Computer-Based Writing, Conversation and Computer Access Aid for Severely Motor Impaired Individuals" (J. Gunderson and G. Vanderheiden); "Minibus Architecture for Increased Function and Longevity of Communication and Control Aids" (G. Vanderheiden and D. Kelso); "Use of Transparent Input and Feedback Modification to Allow Access to Standard Educational and Vocational Software" (G. Vanderheiden and D. Kelso); "The Talking Blissapple: A User Programmable Pictographic Communication/Writing Program for Severely Handicapped Individuals" (G. Vanderheiden and D. Kelso); "A Data-Based Approach to Character/Syllable/Word Sets" (M. Brady et al.); "A Standard Interconnection Format for Electronic Assistive Devices for Handicapped Individuals" (B. Rodgers et al.); "Dual and Nested Computer Approach to Vocational and Educational Computer Systems" (G. Vanderheiden and D. Kelso); "Hybrid Optical Headpointing Technique" (G. Vanderheiden); "Design of Universal Keyboard Emulators" (B. Rodgers); "Ten-Branch Abbreviation Expansion for Greater Efficiency in Augmentative Communication Systems" (D. Kelso and G. Vanderheiden); "The Effect of Increased Sensor Area on Input Rate and Accuracy of the Express III Communication Aid" (C. Lee and G. Vanderheiden); "Alternate Access to All Standard Computers for Disabled and Non-Disabled Users" (G. Vanderheiden); "A Portable DECtalk Speech Synthesizer" (C. Lee and D. Kelso); "The Design and Testing of a Tutorial Manual That Allowed Users To Learn a Multifunction Aid System without Expert Support" (B. Rodgers); "One Finger Operation of the IBM Family of Personal Computers" (C. Lee et al.); and "Application of Multiple Wordstudy Analysis in the Development of Vocabularies for Augmentative Communication Systems" (C. Cress and G. Vanderheiden). (DB)