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1、DISABILITYANDHIVPOLICYBRIEFContextHIVandDefinitionsofDisabilityunderAnestimated650millionpeople,or10%InternationalandNationalLawsoftheworld’spopulation,haveadisability.1TheConventionontheRightsofPersonswithTherelationshipbetweenHIVandDisabilitiesstatesthat:disabilityhasnotreceiveddueattention,“
2、Personswithdisabilitiesincludethosewhoalthoughpersonswithdisabilitiesarefoundhavelong-termphysical,mental,intellectualamongallkeypopulationsathigherriskoforsensoryimpairmentswhichininteractionexposuretoHIV.PeoplelivingwithHIVwithvariousbarriersmayhindertheirfullmaydevelopimpairmentsasthedisease
3、andeffectiveparticipationinsocietyonanprogresses,2andmaybeconsideredtoequalbasiswithothers”(Article1)haveadisabilitywhensocial,economic,politicalorotherbarriershindertheirfullTheConventiondoesnotexplicitlyrefertoandeffectiveparticipationinsocietyonanHIVorAIDSinthedefinitionofdisability.However,
4、Statesarerequiredtorecognizethatequalbasiswithothers.wherepersonslivingwithHIV(asymptomaticThisPolicyBriefdiscussestheactionsorsymptomatic)haveimpairmentswhich,inneededtoincreasetheparticipationinteractionwiththeenvironment,resultsinofpersonswithdisabilitiesintheHIVstigma,discriminationorotherb
5、arrierstotheirresponseandensuretheyhaveaccesstoparticipation,theycanfallundertheprotectionHIVserviceswhicharebothtailoredoftheConvention.totheirdiverseneedsandequaltoStatespartiestotheConventionarerequiredtheservicesavailabletoothersinthetoensurethatnationallegislationcomplieswithcommunity.Thes
6、eactions,definedthisunderstandingofdisability.SomecountrieshaveaccordedprotectiontopeoplelivingwithinconsultationwithabroadrangeofHIVundernationaldisabilitylegislation.OtherstakeholdersincludingpeoplelivingwithcountrieshaveadoptedantidiscriminationlawsHIVandpersonswithdisabilities,areinthateith
7、erexplicitlyincludediscriminationonlinewiththecommitmentsmadebyStatesthebasisofHIVstatusorcanbeinterpretedtotouniversalaccesstoHIVprevention,doso.Suchlawsofferameansofredressagainsttreatment,careandsupportby2010,3theHIV-relateddis