3.2 HIV and AIDS in Disability Inclusive Development
Intended Audience: Persons with disabilities, Organizations of Persons with Disabilities (OPDs), Local Governments (especially law enforcement personnel), Local NGOs, International NGOs, International governmental organizations (INGOs), Donor organizations (National, international)
Click here to download a power point version of this lesson to customize for your training purposes.
Please note: Credit should be given to the US International Council on Disabilities and Rehabilitation International. Important Resources:
- UNAIDS/WHO/OHCHR; Disability and HIV Policy Brief
- World Bank/ Yale University HIV/AIDS and Disability: Capturing Hidden Voices(2004)
- Global Partnership for Disability and Development Rape of Individuals with Disabilities: AIDS and the Folk Belief of Virgin Cleansing(2004)
- Disability in National Strategic Plans on HIV and AIDS: A Review on the National Response to the Interrelations of Disability and HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa(HEARD, December 2009)
- Netherlands Ministry of Foreign Affairs – VSO’s Right to Life Program A Handbook on Best Practices Regarding HIV and AIDS for People with Disabilities: Services, Policy Advocacy, Programming(December 2009)
- National Responses to Disability and HIV in Eastern and Southern Africa(February 2010)
- HIV/AIDS, Disability and Discrimination: A Thematic Guide on Inclusive Law, Policy and Programming (2012).
Key Learning Objectives in this module:
- Understand the need for disability inclusive approaches to HIV and AIDS programming supported by international cooperation.
- Explore the evidence base around HIV and AIDS and disability as a risk factor
- Examine some approaches to disability inclusive programming in the HIV and AIDS context
- Identify additional resources on the issue of disability inclusion in HIV and AIDS programming.
Click on the video under the lesson tab (see above) to begin the lesson. Captions are included.