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Photo: Geoff Sayer"People with disabilities are the world's largest minority group but a substantial number within the Aids community are yet to recognise them as vulnerable"
Emelia Timpo, senior adviser for UNAidsA 2004 World Bank study showed that almost all known risk factors for HIV and AIDS are increased for disabled people, yet there is limited access to information, testing and treatment.

Not only do disabled people face the same risk factors as non-disabled people, they are often at increased risk because of poverty, severely limited access to education and healthcare, lack of information and resources, lack of legal protection, increased risk of violence and rape, vulnerability to substance abuse, and stigma.

Although there is growing international attention for the rights of people with disabilities, governments and policymakers rarely consider disability issues when formulating their HIV strategic plans.

When it comes to giving birth in a poor country it is tough enough, but when you consider that less than 60% of women in developing countries and only 34% in the least developed countries have access to a skilled professional when giving birth. It's even tougher for disabled women and girls who face stigma and discrimination by

For every woman who dies during childbirth, at least 20 more suffer injury, infection or disability  – approximately seven million women every year.(The World Health Report 2005: Make every mother and child count)
Gail Johnston
13 August 2012

Nassanga Jamila

“My name is Nassanga Jamila and I was born in 1970 in Kitanda Sub County Bukomansimbi District. I the fifth of nine children and was born sighted. However, as I narrate my story, I am visually impaired - a condition I acquired in August 2007. I grew Read More

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Gail Johnston
13 August 2012

Henry Kitaka

“My name is Henry and I am 49. I was born with Nystagmus (a condition that affects eye sight) but this did not hinder me from attending primary education in an ordinary school. In 1969 when I was in primary six, my visual impairment gradually intensi Read More

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Gail Johnston
10 August 2012

Dick Bugembe

“This is my story of how I contracted the HIV/AIDS virus and the stages I have gone through to reach positive living. I am Dick Bugembe, a male Ugandan, born in January 1960 in Masaka. I was born just a thumb on each hand, one finger on my right Read More

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