Designed for use by instructors and advisors of handicapped students, this guide presents guidelines for judging the performance of special needs students in Health Occupations Students of America (HOSA) competetive events in eight allied health occupations education areas. These areas are dietetics, first aid, hospitality, housekeeping, job seeking skills, laundry service, nursing assistants, and terminology/abbreviation. Discussed in the individual sections are the purpose of the competition, eligibility, dress, rules, equipment and materials, contest format, rating sheets, and suggestions for implementing the competition. Lists of suggestions to help teachers involve special needs students in HOSA competitive events and general suggestions for conducting contests are provided. Included among contest events are such activities as naming basic food groups, setting tables, executing first aid procedures, performing various housekeeping tasks, writing a resume, taking an interview, identifying laundry marks, sorting and folding clothes, making a bed, and explaining abbreviations. (MN)