Summary/National Forum on HIV/AIDS Prevention Education for Children and Youth with Special Education Needs

Abstract:
[ARCHIVED] This forum on HIV/AIDS prevention education for children and youth with special needs assessed the current state of HIV education for this select group and provided recommendations. Meeting in February 1989, the forum incorporated discussion on the general state of HIV/ AIDS education, pediatric HIV/AIDS, the extent and scope of current HIV education efforts for those with handicaps, and identification of the most appropriate curricular delivery approaches to meeting the HIV preventive education needs of this population. While acknowledging the same imperatives for HIV education that the general school population faces, the forum focused on the unique needs and disabilities of exceptional students. Among their recommendations was the need for coordination between HIV educators and special educators to ensure that those with special needs were not denied the fruits of the inclusion of HIV education into general curricular reform.

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Date Published: 11/1/1989

Pages: 38

Location Code: 9006