AIDS Prevention and Education Programs

Provided since 1990, these services include prevention education workshops for young people and adults, a street outreach program targeting deaf individuals, and sign language interpreting services for HIV/AIDS related situations. All trainers or outreach workers are either deaf themselves or, if hearing, fluent in American Sign Language.

What Deaf People Should Know About AIDS

* HIV/AIDS can kill you.
* AIDS is caused by a virus. The virus is HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus).
* Deaf men, Deaf women, and Deaf children can get HIV/AIDS.
* If a person has HIV/AIDS, you can't see it. The person can look fine.
* Get tested for HIV. If you want an interpreter, the clinic must pay.
* If you have HIV/AIDS, see a doctor. Doctors can help you live long.

REMEMBER, you CANNOT get HIV/AIDS from bug bites, kissing or hugging friends, pets, holding hands, swimming pools, toilet seats, or sharing cups, plates, or spoons.

You CAN get HIV/AIDS from unprotected sex (without a condom) OR by sharing needles.

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