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From the Loel Poor Collection

Articles

Talk to the Hand (April 2006)
Four gay men discuss the difficulties they've faced being deaf and HIV positive in the UK.
In Positive Nation
Prevalence of Hearing Loss in a Cohort of HIV-Infected Patients (December 2001)
In Archives of Otolaryngology -- Head and Neck Surgery
HIV/AIDS in the Deaf and Hard of Hearing (April 2001)
In HRSA Care ACTION, from U.S. Health Resources and Services Administration
A Bridge of Understanding (April 2000)
Brett Gallini offers a "helping ear" to hard-of-hearing clients.
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Am I Hearing You Right? (January 2000)
An interview with "Adam," an attractive, thirty-something, HIV-positive gay white male who has been profoundly deaf since birth.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
Am I Hearing You Right? (November/December 1999)
Accessing HIV treatment and education services when you are deaf or hard of hearing.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
What Are Deaf Persons' HIV Prevention Needs? (September 1999)
From Center for AIDS Prevention Studies
Person With AIDS Advocates for the Deaf (February 1996)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles

Resources

HIV/AIDS Resources for the Deaf (October 25, 2001)
From San Francisco AIDS Foundation
Deaf People With HIV/AIDS Find Help, Support at APLA (August/September 2001)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
Now I Am Hearing You Right! (February 2000)
Some national resources including contact information for advocacy, counseling and testing organizations.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project

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