Washington, D.C.
Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA)
810 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
Direct:
(202) 442-8400
TDD/TTY:
(202) 442-8613
Spanish-speaking:
(202) 442-8561
Employment Resources:
Washington AIDS International Foundation
"The Washington AIDS International Foundation is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the prevention of HIV/AIDS through education. WAIF exists to do the following:
- Ensure no one contracts HIV/AIDS through ignorance or faulty information
- Promote positive choices for youth and families
- Enlist others in the fight against AIDS
- Help support those already infected."
WAIF has a program for businesses called "The High Cost of HIV" that "analyzes the economic impact of HIV infection on employment, consumer markets, tax revenues, health care and other issues."
Research:
Helping People Coping with HIV and AIDS manage employment (book chapter)
Abstract only available to subscribers
Windows to Work: Exploring Employment-Seeking Behaviors of Persons with HIV/AIDS Through Photovoice
The advent of health-enhancing protease inhibitors and highly active antiretroviral therapy has enhanced the longevity for persons living with HIV/AIDS (PLWHA), increasing the number of PLWHA returning to employment. Based on community-based participatory research, the Photovoice method was used to identify the influences upon the employment-seeking behavior of 11 PLWHA who were unemployed and had full-time employment histories after their initial HIV/AIDS diagnosis. Through group discussion and photograph presentations, participants identified 19 factors which they grouped into five categories: (a) advantages of employment, (b) disadvantages of employment, (c) referents influencing employment decisions, (d) facilitators for employment, and (e) impediments to employment. Participants utilized these findings to develop action plans to address the employment-seeking behavior of PLWHA. The findings also suggest the utility of Photovoice to enhance employment outcomes for PLWHA.
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