HIV and the Workplace
- Phoenix Rising HIV/AIDS Re-Entry Project in New Mexico (Regularly Updated)
 HIV Volunteerism: In Our House (April 20, 2012)
From U.S. Positive Women's Network
- A Hard Day's Work (Winter 2012)
Working while living with HIV presents its own challenges but, for those who can, it pays off -- and not just in the bank account.
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In The Positive Side, from Canadian AIDS Treatment Information Exchange
- Statement by Secretary of Labor Hilda Solis (December 1, 2011)
From U.S. Department of Labor
 Are Diabetes and High Blood Pressure to Blame for Unemployment in the HIV/AIDS Community? (October 28, 2011)
From TheBody.com
- HIV/AIDS Workplace Tools: Assessment Tool
Managers and labor leaders can use this assessment tool to determine whether their workplace has the resources it needs to respond to HIV/AIDS at work and to assess existing policies and programs.
From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS Workplace Tools: Employee Education
In Manager's Kit and User's Guide, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Manager's Kit: Workplace Policy
In Manager's Kit and User's Guide, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- HIV/AIDS Workplace Tools: Questions Asked Most Often and Answers You Need to Know
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In Manager's Kit and User's Guide, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Considering Going Back to Work When You're HIV Positive (July 2005)
From The Well Project
- Working Positive: Returning to Life (March/April 2004)
In GMHC Treatment Issues, from Gay Men's Health Crisis
- "Blame": A Narrative Poem (September/October 2003)
Dennis Rhodes on leaving the corporate world behind after his HIV diagnosis.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- G.R.E.A.T. Expectations (September/October 2003)
Psychiatrist J. Buzz von Ornsteiner on how to make the most of your job search, and how to keep depression and other mental health issues from becoming an obstacle to employment.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Disclosing HIV in the Workplace (September/October 2003)
Steve McMahon talks about his decision to tell his coworkers he's HIV positive.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Dealing With HIV/AIDS in the Workplace (August 2003)
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From U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Employment Is a Treatment That Works (March 2003)
Multi-Tasking Systems of New York provides people with HIV with the training, tools and skills they need to remain in the workforce or find a job.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- HIV-Positive People in Oregon Face Challenges of Returning to Work (April 4, 2002)
In CDC HIV/Hepatitis/STD/TB Prevention News Update, from U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Beyond Disability: Am I Ready to Go Back to Work? (January 20, 2002)
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From PositiveWords
- HIV and Work: What Providers Need to Know (September 8, 2001)
[Archived Article]
Listen to lectures, view slides or read transcipts from the 2001 conference on workplace issues.
From HIV InSite
- Peer Counseling Perspectives: Coming Someday: A Look at the Ticket to Work Programs (Part II) (July 2001)
[Archived Article]
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Back to School . . .? (March 2001)
More and more HIV-positive people are seeing education as the key to their future.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Working With AIDS (March 2001)
When things are looking up: tips for the job search.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Getting a High School Diploma May Expand Your Job Options (December 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Know the Advantages of Self-Employment (November 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Back to Work Drug Screenings (September/October 2000)
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In Positively Aware, from Test Positive Aware Network
- Testing the Waters: Two PWAs on the Path to Rebuilding Their Careers (June 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Work Services: New Laws Provide a "Comfort Zone" for Those Returning to Work (June 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Hitting the Streets -- Getting the Job and Keeping It (May 2000)
Getting a job, a career and a work life -- part II.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Work Services: Getting Help at the First Career Center at AIDS Project Los Angeles (May 2000)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Getting Back In -- A Two-Pronged Strategy (April 2000)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- The Work Incentives Improvement Act of 1999 (February 2000)
[Archived Article]
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Disability Benefits: New Law Will Help Disabled Return to Work (January 7, 2000)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Treatment News
- Work Incentives Improvement Act (September 1999)
In Project Inform Perspective, from Project Inform
- Disappointing ADA Rulings Threaten Protections for Workers With Disabilities (June 23, 1999)
[Archived Article]
Catch-22 created for people who are able to overcome their impairments.
From Lambda Legal
- Work Services Project: A Back-to-Work Strategy Can Protect Your Benefits (March 1999)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- The Road Back -- One Step at a Time (February 1999)
Looking before the leap back into the world of work.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Life Beyond Disability (February 1999)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Taking It Easy (January 1999)
A PWLA on his addiction to work.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Testing the Waters in the Workplace (December 1998)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- PWAs Preparing to Join Work Force, Survey Finds (October 1998)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Michael Walker Takes the Job Plunge (September 1998)
A positive man re-enters the job market after illness.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- It's Back to Work (September 1998)
A discussion of the issues surrounding a return to work after AIDS-related illness.
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- Back Among the Living (July 1998)
Facing illnesses when returning to work.
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Save It -- If You've Got Something to Say About My Being Unemployed! (June 1998)
In Survival News, from AIDS Survival Project
- Things to Consider If You Are Thinking About Going "Back to Work" (February 1998)
A five part series, from Paul Crockett, Esq..
In A Snapshot of an Epidemic in Flux: A Survey of Effective Legal Strategies for Survival in Changing Times, from Paul Hampton Crockett, Esq.
- The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Recent U.S. Supreme Court Decisions (Fall 1997)
From Lambda Legal
- Returning to Work: Articles on Social Security Rules (August 1, 1997)
[Archived Article]
From AIDS Treatment News
- So You're Thinking About Going Back to Work (April 1997)
From Paul Hampton Crockett, Esq.
- Back to Work: The First Steps Back to Working (February 1997)
In Positive Living, from AIDS Project Los Angeles
- Trying to Make a Living: Doing What's Best for You When You Are HIV Positive (July 1996)
In Body Positive, from Body Positive
- What About My Rights?
[Archived Article]
From WorkPositive, Inc.
- The Positive Workplace: Managing HIV at Work
[Archived Article]
Seminar information.
From WorkPositive, Inc.
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