Health and Disability - HIV/AIDS
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CLEONet Has Re-Launched at Your Legal Rights
Produced by
CLEO
Produced in 2011
Your Legal Rights is the new, improved, and expanded website of legal information for people in Ontario. The new site has free, practical, and easy-to-find legal information produced by hundreds of organizations across Ontario.
Available in English
Criminal Law and HIV
Produced by
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Produced in 2011
This is a series of five info sheets on the criminalization of HIV non-disclosure in Canada. Topics include: Criminalization of HIV non-disclosure: current Canadian law; Prosecutions under the Criminal Code; Does criminalizing HIV non-disclosure make sense; Public health interventions and HIV prevention; Criminalization of HIV non-disclosure: issues for front-line workers
Available in English, French/français
Criminal Law and HIV Non-Disclosure in Canada: Questions and Answers
Produced by
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Produced in 2011
Under Canadian law, people living with HIV may be guilty of a crime for not disclosing their HIV-positive status before engaging in certain activities. This document has information about the current state of Canadian criminal law regarding HIV non-disclosure and responds to related policy and public health concerns.
Available in English, French/français
HIV and Special Diet Allowance Changes
Produced by
HALCO - HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario
Produced in 2011
This resource has updated information for people living with HIV about eligibility for the Ontario Disability Support Program Special (ODSP) Diet Allowance. It includes a poster about HIV and Special Diet Allowance changes in 2011, and further information for HIV services providers.
Available in English
Special Diet Allowance Changes starting in April 2011 for People Living with HIV
Produced by
HALCO - HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario
Produced in 2011
This information sheet explains the Special Diet Allowance changes for people living with HIV who are receiving a current ODSP Special Diet Allowance. These changes take effect on April 1, 2011. Also included is a letter to health care professionals about the changes.
Available in English
HIV testing in Ontario
Produced by
CLEO
Produced in 2009
This booklet describes how to get tested for HIV, how to find anonymous test sites, and what happens when people are tested.
Available in English, French/français
HIV disclosure: a legal guide for gay men in Ontario
Produced by
HALCO - HIV & AIDS Legal Clinic Ontario
Produced in 2008
This guide has legal information about HIV disclosure and was developed by gay men living with HIV.
Available in English, French/français
Canada and Quebec pension plan disability benefits
Produced by
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Produced in 2005
This information sheet describes the Canada Pension Plan (CPP) disability benefit and some of the ways that the plan's rules may act as barriers to income security for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Available in English
Employment Insurance sickness benefit
Produced by
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Produced in 2005
This information sheet outlines the basic rules of the Employment Insurance sickness benefit. It describes the barriers that people living with HIV/AIDS and other disabilities may face when trying to access the benefit.
Available in English
Long-term disability insurance
Produced by
Canadian HIV/AIDS Legal Network
Produced in 2005
This information sheet describes how long-term disability (LTD) benefits contracts may provide income security for people unable to work due to disability.
Available in English, French/français
