Disabled students (58 male and 43 female) attending colleges participating in the Washington D.C. area Coalition of Disabled Student Service Providers were administered a questionnaire to assess their experiences, attitudes, and perceptions within the context of the higher education environment of their particular schools. Students responding to a questionnaire were mobility impaired (25 percent), deaf (17 percent), blind (12 percent), sight impaired (10 percent), wheelchair-quadriplegic (7 percent), wheelchair-paraplegic (6 percent), hearing impaired (5 percent), learning disabled (4 percent), multiply disabled (3 percent), and other (11 percent). Fifty-seven percent were full time students. Seventy-three percent used the disabled student services at their campus, ranging from 100 percent of the multiply disabled to 20 percent of the hearing impaired. Most of the disabled students were comfortable in seeking help with an academic problem from a variety of sources, including parents, counseling center, other students, disabled student services, departmental advisor, faculty member, and academic advisor. The greatest needs of disabled students while in college were financial (31 percent) and assistance with disability (23 percent). About two-thirds had attended public high school with able-bodied students, ranging from 100 percent of the hearing-impaired and multiply-disabled to 24 percent of the deaf students. Factors involved in selecting their university included faculty recommendations, experiences of family or friends, and provisions for the disabled. While 43 percent were quite certain of their career goals, 21 percent felt that health reasons might cause them to leave school, and 38 percent were absolutely sure that they would obtain their degree. (CB)