| Goal
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To
enforce HIV-related civil rights laws and heighten issue awareness. |
| Objective
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Prevent
discrimination on the basis of real or perceived HIV status.
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Action
Steps
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Enforce
civil rights laws and inform and educate the public. |
Description
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- Litigate
HIV-related civil rights cases involving housing discrimination and
discrimination in the provision of services.
- Provide
information via the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) information
line and provide technical assistance to state and local governments,
Federal agencies and other entities and individuals having rights and
responsibilities under Titles II and III of the ADA.
- Develop
and disseminate ADA questions and answers intended for persons who are
HIV positive or living with AIDS to 5,000 HIV/AIDS service providers.
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Resources
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FY95
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FY96
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FY97
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$
350,000*
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$
350,000*
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$
350,000*
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* Information
only; complaint investigation and other enforcement activities are part
of overall the operating budget. The President's 1997 budget requests
a 3.9% increase for ADA enforcement.
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Populations
Served
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Victims
of HIV/AIDS discrimination, Federal, state and local agencies, businesses
and general populace.
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Constituency
Involvement
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In addition
to having access to the ADA information line, AIDS-related disability
groups are sent the Justice Department's quarterly update on ADA enforcement
activities and any relevant press releases on the Department's HIV-related
anti-discrimination activities.
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