Legal Assistance For Hiv

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Lambda Legal Files Suit Against Assisted-Living Facility for Allegedly Discriminating Against HIV-Positive Resident

Lambda Legal , a group that represents HIV-positive people, on Tuesday filed a law suit against the Fox Ridge assisted-living facility in North Little Rock, Ark., for allegedly evicting a resident because he is HIV-positive, the Arkansas ... Read more »

Lambda Legal and HIV-Positive Retiree Settle Lawsuit Against North Little Rock Assisted Living Facility

Scott Schoettes, HIV project director (national position). "The fact is, Dr. Franke never posed a health risk to anyone at Fox Ridge." Little Rock, Ark. -- Lambda Legal announced today it has settled its lawsuit on behalf of an HIV-positive... Read more »

Lambda Legal Announces Scott Schoettes as New HIV Project Director

Scott Schoettes, HIV project director (national position). New York, N.Y. -- Today, Lambda Legal announced that Scott Schoettes, who has been with Lambda Legal as the HIV Project Staff Attorney since October 2007, has been hired as the new HIV... Read more »

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Legally live together or get married?

I understand many people are on SSDI and/or other forms of assistance once meds and treatments are required. My hiv+ boyfriend and I would like to explore the next level to our relationship. We're hetero -- and I'm hiv-. We are under the...

Response from Ryan M. Kull, C.S.W

Columbia University's Health & Related Services

Your situation sounds confusing and frustrating. Unfortunately, this is an area where I do not have much information. Try contacting your local AIDS organization to see if they can be of some assistance. Good luck!Ryan M. Kull, CSW... Read more »

Legal Immigrant in NYC

Doctors: Can a HIV infected legal immigrant avail of HIV medical assistance in NYC without becoming a canidate for deportation?Thanks for any responce.Taki...

Response from Benjamin Young, M.D., Ph.D.

Rocky Mountain CARES

Yes.I'd contact your local AIDS service organizations for information and insight for who or where to go for medical assistance. BY... Read more »

Legal wise

I am a trainee counsellor and have been asigned the task for our group to establish the legal side of HIV/Aids.I do know this must be a huge request but could you assist me with some basic information i.e.:* what forums other than churches are not...

Response from Nancy Breuer

WorkPositive, Inc.

You can find most of the information you need at www.aidsfund.org, the website of the National AIDS Fund. You'll find a link there to the CDC Business Responds to AIDS site, where the remaining issues might well be addressed. I think that... Read more »

estatus legal

Hola doctor, Desde hace varios anos estoy esperando por mi residencia, mis padres ya son ciudadanos y esto esta ayudando al proceso. Mi pregunta es, Tendre algun problema para recibir mis documentos si soy hiv + ? aunque haya sido contagiada...

Response from Pablo Tebas, M.D.

Washington University St. Louis, MO - Facultad de Medicina

La pregunta que me hace es un poco delicada. Mi consejo es que hable con un abogado que sepa de estos temas. La situacin para individuos con infeccin por el virus del SIDA que no son ciudadanos americanos es ciertamente reprobable. En 1993 el... Read more »

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Legal/Policy Specialist HIV/AIDS in the workplace

Posted by Anonymous

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The International Health Group is seeking a qualified candidate to serve as a Policy/Legal Specialist on an HIV/AIDS in the Workplace program. The position will involve technical oversight of up to ten overseas projects in collaboration... Read more »

HIV and legal/financial issues

Posted by Anonymous, 1 Reply

hi guys

anybody know which states have the best health care and support for low-income positives?

i was diagnosed HIV positive last November - now i'm moving back to the U.S. in about two months and am currently looking for a job. i'm trying to... Read more »

cities with financial and housing assistance for hiv+

Posted by positive2741, 6 Replies

Me and my bf are both positive and were looking to move to somewhere with better assistance and programs for people with hiv. We currently stay in ms and Memphis,TN area and have had very bad luck over the past 4 years finding and keeping jobs in... Read more »

HIV Prevention Program Assistant D.C

Posted by Anonymous

Assist senior prevention team members in carrying out activities in the CDC-funded program to provide technical assistance and conduct policy analysis on state HIV/AIDS prevention programs. Full description at: www.nastad.org.

Washington , District... Read more »

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