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The Basics

Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (January 29, 2007)
Text of the Americans With Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA), as amended.
From U.S. Department of Justice
HIV Testing Requirements for Entry Into Foreign Countries (March 2006)
From U.S. Department of State
The Denver Principles: A Foundation of HIV/AIDS Rights (November/December 2003)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Answers to Frequently Asked Questions About Government Access to Personal Medical Information (May 30, 2003)
From American Civil Liberties Union
ADA in Action: A Guide to Disability Rights Laws (May 2002)
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From Mid-Atlantic ADA & IT Information Center
Americans With Disabilities Act: Questions and Answers (May 2002)
From U.S. Department of Justice
AIDS and Civil Liberties (February 28, 2002)
A briefing paper.
From American Civil Liberties Union
Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century: The Law and HIV/AIDS (December 1, 2001)
In I Care ... Do You? Youth and AIDS in the 21st Century, from American Association for World Health
Statement by UNAIDS Executive Director Peter Piot to the International Coordinating Committee Meeting of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (April 18-20, 2001)
From UNAIDS
What "To Do" About AIDS: Public Policy Priorities for Combating a Preventable Epidemic (February 12, 2001)
From Lambda Legal
It Pays to Know Your Tenant Rights (February 2001)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
HIV Rights for Teens (September/October 2000)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
Discrimination & HIV (December 1, 1999)
A fact sheet.
In Be a Force for Change, from American Association for World Health
Fact Sheet: Worldwide Antidiscrimination Laws and Policies Based on Sexual Orientation (December 1998/January 1999)
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In SIECUS Report, from Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States
Stand Together Against Violence (June 1998)
By the New York City Gay & Lesbian Anti-Violence Project.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
A Snapshot of an Epidemic in Flux: A Survey of Effective Legal Strategies for Survival in Changing Times (February 1998)
A five-part series.
In A Snapshot of an Epidemic in Flux: A Survey of Effective Legal Strategies for Survival in Changing Times, from Paul Hampton Crockett, Esq.
Declaration of the Paris AIDS Summit (December 1, 1994)
From European Coalition of Positive People
The United Kingdom Declaration of the Rights of People With HIV and AIDS (1990)
From Network of Sex Work Projects

Overview

HIV & the Law: ADA
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
HIV & Civil Rights (November 13, 2003)
A report from the frontlines of the HIV/AIDS epidemic detailing the civil rights and civil liberties issues facing people living with HIV/AIDS.
From American Civil Liberties Union

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