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New videos for people living with HIV on Managing Your Health in the Workplace. To watch the videos, click here.
August 2010
Episodic Disabilities Employment Network (EDEN) website is now live! Click here.
Are you living with HIV?
Are employment topics on your mind?
Want to connect with others about employment?
Visit the website today and get connected.
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Click here to view discussions on episodic disabilities and employment.
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Click here to view a presentation to the Ontario Ministry of Education.
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Employment Access for All: Educational Sessions to Increase Employer Awareness and Access to the Labour Force for People Living with Episodic Disabilities. Read the final report here
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Employment Opportunity: Administrative Assistant
Click here for job description and application details. (closed)
July 2010
Towards a better understanding of the dynamics of disability and its impact on employment. Read the final report here
June 2010
Click here to read CWGHR’s Strategic Plan 2010-2013: Promoting Quality of Life Through Research, Education and Cross-Sector Partnerships (PDF 285 KB)
CWGHR's Annual Report 2009-2010 is also available by clicking here (PDF: 732 KB).
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HIV, Disability and Rehabilitation at AIDS 2010
XVIII International AIDS Conference
July 18-23, 2010
Vienna, Austria
“AIDS and Disability – Country-Level Perspectives” Satellite Session
Wednesday, July 21, 6:30pm-8:30pm
CWGHR has been collaborating with the planning committee for this session, which includes Health Canada, the Global Partnership for Disability and Development (GPDD), UNAIDS and the World Bank.
HIV and Disability Networking Zone
CWGHR will present a 90-minute workshop entitled “Understanding HIV/AIDS as an Episodic Disability” in the Networking Zone on Thursday, July 22, 10:30am.
The Zone will feature ongoing activities throughout the conference and will include sessions from the following organizations: Vienna Deaf Community HIV/AIDS Outreach; South Africa's Gay and Lesbian Memory in Action (GALA); Zambia National Library & Cultural Centre for the Blind; Heath Economics and HIV/AIDS Research Division (HEARD) South Africa; Quadriplegic Association South Africa; World Vision Canada; Volunteer Service Overseas; National Union of Disabled Persons of Uganda; and India’s Jan Sewa Parishad.
HIV and Disability Session
Thursday, July 22, 2:00pm
The International AIDS Society and AIDS Free World are co-sponsoring this non-abstract-driven session on HIV and disability.
* CWGHR will be involved in other activities related to HIV and rehabilitation – such as HIV and aging and HIV and employment – so check back as details are confirmed.
Human Rights March and Rally at AIDS 2010
The March begins at 20:00 ON TUESDAY, JULY 20 at SCHOTTENTOR U-Bahn station, an easy subway ride from the conference venue. Head straight there after the sessions end on Tuesday, or come early for pre-march activities beginning from 18:30. Don’t miss the live performance by Annie Lennox that will follow the march and rally that evening!
HOW CAN YOU GET INVOLVED?
The most important way is to march with us and bring your friends! You can also get involved by:
- setting up a booth for your organization during the pre-march activities from 18:30 at Schottentor,
- setting up a March and Rally Station at a conference session or satellite event you are involved in before or on July 20. We will provide promotional and placard-making materials.
- helping us recruit volunteers. We need extra hands on July 20!
Please email Anne-Caroline at duplat.nmte@gmail.com for more information.
CWGHR is thrilled to announce the 2010 winner of its 3rd Annual Award of Excellence in HIV and Rehabilitation - Dr. Francisco Ibáñez-Carrasco! Click here to read about Dr. Ibáñez-Carrasco's inspirational leadership and commitment to the field of HIV and rehabilitation. The award will be presented at a reception and dinner at CWGHR’s upcoming Forum and AGM, June 12, 2010. To join us, click here.
EDEN, a new and interactive website on employment topics for people living with episodic disabilities, including HIV, will be live soon. Check the CWGHR website for updates. In the meantime, click here for the poster.
Online Survey Invitation: CIHR Research Priorities for HIV/AIDS and Co-Morbidities
The Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) HIV/AIDS Research Initiative is seeking input from stakeholders across the country to help identify research priorities in the area of HIV/AIDS and co-morbidities.
For most people on treatment, HIV/AIDS is now experienced as a complex chronic disease. Often people are dealing with additional health issues, called co-morbidities, such as co-infections, cardiovascular disease or mental health issues. CIHR wants to support research that will reduce the impact of co-morbidities for people living with HIV/AIDS.
Persons living with HIV/AIDS, clinicians, researchers and others interested in the issues of co-morbidities and HIV/AIDS are invited to complete a short, confidential survey. The input received will help guide future CIHR investments in research.
The online survey is open from May 21 to June 18, 2010. Visit: www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/aidssurvey.html. Make your opinions known.
For more information on the CIHR HIV/AIDS Research Initiative, please visit http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/25832.html.
Upcoming Arthritis & HIV Public Forum in Toronto
The Arthritis Society is holding a free, public lecture on HIV and arthritis, taking place on June 23, 6:30pm-8:30pm, 519 Church Street Community Centre in Toronto. Dr. Erin Norris of St. Michael’s Hospital and physiotherapist Jean McKellar will present. To register, call: 1-800-344-6926.
CWGHR's Rehabilitation in the Context of HIV: An Interprofessional Learning Course will be offered Monday, July 26, 2010 at the Delta Hotel in St. John's NF.
This one-day course, held in conjunction with the Canadian Physiotherapy Association (CPA) 2010 Congress, is open to all rehabilitation and other health care providers (physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech-language pathologists and audiologists as well as other providers) and will enhance the capacity of rehabilitation professionals to respond to the rehabilitation needs of people living with HIV. If you know people who may be interested in this course, please forward this information to them.
For further information, please visit http://www.physiotherapy.ca/public.asp?WCE=C=47|K=231452.
To register or for enquiries, please visit www.physiotherapy.ca.
May 2010
Employment Opportunity: Administrative Assistant
Click here for job description and application details (closed).
CWGHR recently attended the Canadian Association for HIV Research (CAHR) 19th Annual Canadian Conference on HIV/AIDS Research, May 13-16 in Saskatoon. See below for CWGHR presentations:
- “HIV and Aging: An Emerging Landscape for Consideration and Care”
- “Collaborating for Capacity: Towards a National Strategy on Episodic Disabilities”
- “HIV, Employment and Human Rights in Canada: A Workshop Evaluation”
- “CWGHR’s Interprofessional HIV and Rehabilitation Mentorship Program”
CWGHR convened Canada’s leaders in the HIV and Aging communities at the Partners in Aging National Forum, held in March at the 6th Canadian HIV/AIDS Skills Building Symposium, Montreal.
To access presentations and a final report, click here.
April 2010
New Democrat Health Critic Judy Wasylycia-Leis launched a bill on April 8, 2010 to bolster the family income of persons living with disabilities by extending the caregiver tax credit to the spouses of persons with disabilities. The credit is worth up to $600 a year. CWGHR supports the bill, as well as the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada, the Parkinson Society of Manitoba, the Alzheimer Society of Manitoba, Tourette Canada and Epilepsy Ontario.
A quarter of Canadians provide informal care to a family member or friend with a serious health problem every year. More than 75 percent of these caregivers are women.
To learn more, visit:
MP wants caregiver tax credit for spouses of disabled (CBC)
MP supports caregivers of disabled spouses (Winnipeg Free Press)
Spouses of disabled need tax credit: MP (Winnipeg Sun)
March 2010
CWGHR is pleased to share the good news that, on March 11, 2010, the Government of Canada ratified the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (CRPD) at the United Nations. Click here to read the press release from the Council of Canadians with Disabilities (CCD).
Click here to read the Convention in full.
CWGHR is currently accepting nominations for its 3rd Award of Excellence in HIV and Rehabilitation. Nominations are accepted for any individual or organization which has demonstrated excellence in the area of HIV and rehabilitation.
Nominations will be accepted until March 31, 2010 and must include a completed nomination form. The recipient of the Award will be formally announced at the CWGHR Forum and annual general meeting, to be held on June 12 and 13, 2010. For further details and the nomination form, click here (nominations are now closed).
Employment Opportunity: Program Director
Click here for job description and application details (closed).
