ODEP - Office of Disability Employment Policy
Disability Employment Policy Resources by Topic
HIV/AIDS
Employment and Living with HIV/AIDS
Employment is an essential part of leading an independent, self-directed life for all people, including people living with HIV/AIDS. Reflecting this, DOL is one of six federal agencies responsible for implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States released by President Obama in 2010.
ODEP is one of several DOL agencies participating in carrying out DOL's role under the strategy, with a focus on improving employment opportunities and outcomes and reducing stigma and discrimination for people living with HIV/AIDS. As part of this, in 2011 ODEP convened the first-ever HIV/AIDS Employment Roundtable, which gathered thought leaders from across the nation to specifically explore the intersection issues of HIV/AIDS, disability and employment.
Based on the information gleaned at that conference and subsequent research and collaboration, ODEP developed a suite of Employment and Living with HIV/AIDS resources to assist individuals, employers and service providers understand related issues.
Employment and Living with HIV/AIDS resources
- A Resource Guide for Individuals Seeking to Enter or Reenter the Workforce (PDF)
- HIV/AIDS Employment Toolkit for Individuals, Employers and Service Providers
- Success Stories Individual, Employer and HIV/AIDS Service Provider examples
- The Business Case for Employing Qualified Individuals with HIV/AIDS (PDF)
- HIV/AIDS Service Providers with Employment/Training Services (PDF)
In addition, the Job Accommodation Network (JAN), a free service of ODEP, provides information on job accommodations, as well as other resources, for people living with HIV/AIDS.
HIV/AIDS Employment Roundtable materials
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- HIV/AIDS Employment Roundtable Proceedings Report (PDF)
- HIV/AIDS Employment Roundtable Video
- HIV/AIDS Employment Roundtable Slideshow
- DOL Newsletter article on HIV/AIDS Roundtable
Additional HIV/AIDS resources
- Secretary of Labor Solis's Comments Ahead of the XIX International AIDS Conference
- Secretary of Labor Solis's Comments on World AIDS Day 2011
- DOL's Bureau of International Labor Affairs (ILAB) HIV/AIDS Workplace Program
- National HIV/AIDS Strategy for the United States Introduction and access to comprehensive National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
- Presidential Memorandum Memorandum to the heads of federal agencies and departments regarding the implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy.
- Office of National AIDS Policy (ONAP) White House office responsible for overseeing implementation of the National HIV/AIDS Strategy across the Federal government.
- AIDS.gov Federal government's central source for information about HIV/AIDS policies, programs and resources.
In the News
- People with HIV and AIDS: Living and Working Longer HR Magazine June 2012
- Raising A-wear-ness Employee Benefits News December 1, 2011
- Institute on HIV/AIDS and Employment July 28, 2012