AIDS 2012 Disability Zone Events

Access, Inclusion, Disability, Sexuality (AIDS)

Disability Networking Zone Program

XIX International AIDS Society Conference

Washington, D.C.

22-27 July, 2012

People within the disability movement at the AIDS 2012 conference are convinced that there is a strong link between disability and HIV/AIDS. Therefore, the disability networking zone at the XIX International AIDS Conference aims to advocate for all AIDS programs becoming more inclusive regarding disability issues. This initiative will feature research, best practice examples and innovative advocacy ideas from organizations around the world.

Program Activities:

22.07.2012, Sunday

18.00 – 20.00

Official Opening of AIDS 2012 Conference!

23.07.2012, Monday

12.15 – 13.00

Official Opening of the Disability Networking Zone and the Global Village!

13.00-14.00

HIV-AIDS and Disability: From Theory to Action

Rosangela Berman Bielerand, Sergio Meresman (Consultant),

José Guillermo Galván, Antonia Elizabeth Rodriguez (El

salvador)

ASL interpretation provided

14.30 – 18.00

HIV policy and national HIV-programming: How to include

the world’s largest minority?

Mini room 1 (not at Disability Networking Zone)

ASL interpretation provided

18.00 – 20.00

Meeting for those who want to go to a joint dinner

(the DNZ will not be covering the cost of dinner)

Meet at the Disability Networking Zone at 7pm

24.07.2012, Tuesday

10.30 – 12.00

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with

Disabilities: A Global Model for Disability Inclusion

USICD, Esme Grant, ASL interpretation provided

12.00 – 13.00

13.00 – 14.00

“The Voice of 650 million times one” (2011)

DCDD/VSO – Joanne van der Schee

HIV doesn’t discriminate Human Rights Watch, Shantha Rau Barriga/Medi Ssengooba

14.00 – 15.00

The Convention on the Rights of Persons with

Disabilities (CRPD) and Accessibility CWGHR - Wendy Porch

15.00 – 16.00

Disability stigmatization and HIV/AIDS in Ghana

ShareCare Ghana, Agnes Broso Fobi, ASL interpretation provided

16.00 -17.00

HIV/AIDS and Disability: Participatory Approaches in

Developing Disability Inclusive Law, Policy and Programming,
Workshop One Billion Strong, Janet E. Lord

18.00 – 20.00  

Exhibition only

25.07.2012, Wednesday

10.30 – 11.30

The tide is turning: People with disabilities as one of the most at risk groups do take responsibilities, South Africa QASA, Philip Coetzer, Jacques Lloyd

11.30 – 12.30

Taking stock of the African Campaign on Disability and HIV: Lessons learned and future opportunities

Handicap International - Muriel Mac-Seing

12.30 – 14.00

Making HIV/AIDS Services Inclusive of People with Disabilities in Tanzania

CBM - Karen Heinicke-Motsch

14:00 - 15:00

15.00 – 16.00

Addressing the longer term needs for people living with HIV: The case and challenges for rehabilitation services in low and middle income countries.

Handicap International, Antony Duttine

Developing a sourcebook for the inclusion of

adolescents with disabilities in UN HIV programming ,

Rosangela Berman Bielerand Ken Legins (UNICEF), Sergio

Meresman (Consultant)

16.00 – 17.00

17.00 – 18.00

Experiences of caregiving, HIV and disability: Documentary Multimedia on the Lives of AIDS-affected Children and their Caregivers in Rural South Africa

HEARD, Marisa Casale and Caroline Kuo

Sexual and Gender Based Violence, Disability and link to HIV and AIDS: Analysis of the study

Elie Mugabowishema, Handicap International Rwanda

18.00 – 20.00

Exhibition only

26.07.2012, Thursday

10.30 – 11.30

Deaf HIV/AIDS Networking Meeting: Time for the numerous Deaf and hearing professionals working with Deaf community members to meet and share information about the Deaf AIDS epidemic and discuss best practices.

Leila Monaghan and deaf community

11.30 – 12.30

Global Disability Rights Library

USICD, Andrea Shettle, ASL interpretation provided

13.00 – 14.00

Film Deaf and HIV

GALA, Cherae Hally on behalf of John Meletse, ASL

interpretation provided

14.30 -18.00

Integrating Comprehension and Advocacy: How the disability and HIV rights movements can support

each other at the country-level. Mini Room to be confirmed (not at the Disability

Networking Zone)

18.00 – 20.00

Closing “coffee shop” Deaf Community Outreach: Fun, accessible HIV/AIDS

information for Deaf Community Members

Deaf Outreach- Leila Monaghan

27.07.2012, Friday

8.00 – 11.30

Come by the Zone, pick up some information to take with

you, and make connections!

12.00

Disability Networking Zone Closes