The fields of HIV and disability
2000 – HIV becomes political
Returning to the timeline traced by the International AIDS Conferences, the 2000 meeting was held in Durban, South…
People with disabilities and experiences with HIV
The response to HIV and AIDS can largely be characterized as the identification and targeting of key populations…
2001 – Evidence emerging from Africa
Whereas stories of the earliest activism on HIV began with the voices of people living with HIV in…
The rise of HIV research on and with people with disabilities
In the five years since the results of the Global Survey on HIV/AIDS and Disability were released, research…
The rise of policies to support people with disabilities and HIV
Several significant policy efforts related to this field have taken place or are underway.
The United…
The emergence of accessible HIV resources and services
Issues of accessibility are beginning to be addressed. For example, the International AIDS conferences in 2006 and 2008…
Increased integration of the fields of HIV and disability
Although the two fields may have unique histories, there is now evidence that they are becoming increasingly integrated. …
Mainstreaming of disability concerns in HIV
The concerns of people with disabilities will increasingly be taken seriously and mainstreamed into HIV research, policy and…
Rehabilitation in the context of HIV
From a clinical perspective, although medicine was best positioned to help contend with disease processes, it was the…
The fields of HIV and disability: past, present and future
This article provides an historic overview of the fields of disability and HIV. We describe this area of…
