Are there any statistics on the number of developmentally disabled persons who have contracted HIV or who have been diagnosed with AIDS?
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has not released any statistics at the present time. To locate information about AIDS and developmentally disabled persons, contact a major library in your local area to locate medical literature in journals such as the Journal of the American Medical Association or New England Journal of Medicine, and to obtain information about searching databases on MEDLARS, which provides access to MEDLINE and AIDSLINE. The National Library of Medicine, through a network of regional libraries across the U.S., operates those databases. Additional information can be obtained by calling 800-638-8480. RESOURCES “HIV Prevention Education for Exceptional Youth,” ERIC Digest, November 1991, E507. Council for Exceptional Children, 1920 Association Drive, Reston, VA 22091-1589, (703) 620-3660 (voice and TDD) HIV Infection and Developmental Disabilities: A Resource for Service Providers, 1992, Croker, A., Cohen, H., Kastner, T., Editors, Paul Brookes Publi
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