Project HOPE's Online Resources
for Deaf and HIV Information:

Hotlines
Articles/Fact Sheets about Deaf and HIV
State Policy Information and Research around Deaf and HIV
HIV Service Providers for Deaf Community
Other Resources

HOTLINES:

- http://www.thebody.com/hotlines/national.html

- National AIDS Hotline
1-800-CDC-INFO (1-800-232-4636)
TTY: 1-888-232-6348
Hours: 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
E-mail: cdcinfo@cdc.gov
In English, en Espanol.

- Treatment Hotlines:
AIDSinfo:
1-800-HIV-0440 (1-800-448-0440)
TTY: 1-888-480-3739
International: 1-301-519-0459
Fax: 1-301-519-6616
Hours: Monday through Friday 12:00 pm to 5:00 pm (Eastern Time)
E-mail: contactus@aidsinfo.nih.gov
Callers can speak with experienced health specialists for information about approved HIV treatment and help in locating HIV/AIDS clinical trials across the USA. In English, en Espanol.

- Massachusetts hotlines:
AIDS Action Committee (AAC)
1-800-235-2331
Hours: M-Th 9 am to 9 pm, Fri 9 am to 7:30pm.
If you have a question about HIV or AIDS that requires an immediate answer, please call our statewide HIV hotline.
http://www.aac.org/site/PageServer?pagename=needhelp_home

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ARTICLES/FACT SHEETS ABOUT DEAF AND HIV:

- Deaf Adolescents at Higher Risk of AIDS
http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/univ/deafaids.html

- Deaf Gay Men Not Getting the Message (from England)
http://www.metromate.org.uk/fsheet/52/dgmng.phtml

- Church's silence on HIV/AIDS spells death, leaders warn with information on Deaf
http://www.wfn.org/2002/12/msg00087.html

- AIDS education for Deaf
Silent video communicates message loud and clear: Information about the making of ASL HIV Video and How to Get a Copy
http://www.pioneerlocal.com/cgi-bin/ppo-healthfam?healthfamwhat=03-06-03-healthfam.dat

- Minnesota Network is Serving Deaf/Hard of Hearing Community
http://www.siecus.org/pubs/shop/volume1/shpv10033.html

- Am I Hearing You Right? - Interview with a Deaf HIV+ Man
http://www.thebody.com/asp/jan00/hearing.html

- Brad's Story - A Deaf Man with HIV
http://www.thebody.com/loelpoor/deafaids/brad.html

- HIV/AIDS education efforts have missed Deaf community
http://www.apa.org/monitor/oct98/hiv.html

- What Are Deaf Persons' HIV Prevention Needs?
http://www.caps.ucsf.edu/deaf.html

- AIDS in the Deaf Community
http://www.aegis.org/conferences/nhivpc/1999/135.pdf

- The Deaf and Hard of Hearing & HIV/AIDS
http://www.thebody.com/hrsa/pdfs/deaf.pdf

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STATE POLICY INFORMATION AND RESEARCH AROUND DEAF AND HIV:

- AIDS Prevelance Among Florida's Deaf Population
http://www.doh.state.fl.us/disease_ctrl/aids/trends/slides/deaf2001.ppt

- Deaf Community Services of San Diego Inc.
http://www.dcsofsd.org/site/c.apLDJUOzHmE/b.1538839/k.C573/HIVAIDS.htm

- Tri-County Glad Services
http://www.tcglad.org/services.html

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HIV SERVICE PROVIDERS FOR DEAF COMMUNITY:

- Project HOPE of Deaf, Inc. in Boston, MA
http://www.deafinconline.org/services/projecthope.html

- The Deaf AIDS Project in Southeastern Michigan
http://deafcan.org/DeafAidsProgram.htm

- Deaf Community Services of San Diego Inc.
http://www.dcsofsd.org/site/c.apLDJUOzHmE/b.1538839/k.C573/HIVAIDS.htm

- Tri-County Glad Services
http://www.tcglad.org/services.html

- Family Service Foundation's Deaf AIDS Project
http://www.deafvision.net/dap/

- UCSF (San Francisco) Center on Deafness with AIDS Services
http://uccd.org/clientservices.html#aids

- Vermont Deaf AIDS Project
http://www.mountainpridemedia.org/resource/the_source_hivaids.html

- AIDS Project Hartford, CT
http://www.townusa.com/aidsprojecthartford/deafaidsct.html

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OTHER RESOURCES:

- Boston Public Health Commission: AIDS Program
The mission of the AIDS Program is to ensure that all residents of the City of Boston at risk for HIV infection and those with HIV and AIDS have equal access to comprehensive public health care efforts.
These efforts include but are not limited to: culturally and linguistically competent HIV education and prevention, resource advocacy, medical and social case management, early intervention, primary care, clinical trials, and adequate and affordable treatment.
For more information contact:
AIDS Program
(617)534-4559 (p)
(617)534-2480 (f)
aids@bphc.org
1010 Massachusetts Ave
Boston, MA 02118

Please email projecthope@deafinconline.org if you want to get more information, questions or anything!

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