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Disability and HIV policy brief
These actions were defined in consultation with a broad range of stakeholders including people living with HIV and persons with disabilities. They are in line with the commitments made by States to ensure universal access to HIV prevention, treatment, care and support by 2010, the Millennium Development Goal of halting and beginning to reverse the spread of HIV by 2015 and the principles and standards of international human rights law, in particular the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities.
(UNAIDS, WHO and OHCHR: 2009)
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HIV/AIDS and individuals with disability
This article is based on results drawn from the World Bank/Yale Global Survey on HIV/AIDS and Disability which assessed the impact of the AIDS epidemic on disabled populations, and received over 1000 responses from 57 countries. (Disabled Peoples' International: 2005) More info >>
HIV/AIDS and disability global survey
The Global Survey on HIV/AIDS and Disability project was intended to identify, foster and disseminate research, policies and programmatic interventions on the impact of HIV/AIDS on people with disabilities. The site also contains links to research, further resources and findings of the global survey itself. (Yale University and World Bank) More info >>
Guidelines for inclusion of individuals with disability in HIV/AIDS outreach efforts
This web page has links to several documents produced by the Yale University/ World Bank project on disability and HIV as well as several other resources related to disability and HIV. (World Bank) More info >>
Disability & HIV & AIDS: a participatory rapid assessment of the impact & coping mechanisms of the disabled people
This rapid assessment report assessed the vulnerability, impact and coping mechanisms of disabled people on HIV&AIDS and suggested strategies for developing a HIV and AIDS program for Disabled people's organisations (DPOs) in Zimbabwe. (Zimbabwe Parents of Handicapped children (ZPHCA): 2004) More info >>
Capturing hidden voices: report of the World Bank
This is a report of the global survey carried out by the Yale School of Public Health and the World Bank, into the research, policies and programs that concern the impact of HIV/AIDS on disabled people. (World Bank: 2004) More info >>