Perceptions for People with Disabilities (PPD) is a nonprofit organization founded in 2003 that aims to empower and educate people living with both disabilities and HIV/AIDS. PPD provides referrals and information to help this population gain independence. The organization plans to expand its services from New York City to other parts of New York state. PPD also works to increase community awareness of the needs of people dually living with disabilities and HIV/AIDS.

1. for People with Disabilities Perceptions Making Positive Changes for the Differently-Abled Advocate Educate Elevate

2. "Kindness is a language which the deaf can hear, the blind can read, and those with HIV/AIDS can feel "

4. Mission Statement Perceptions for People with Disabilities ( PPD ) is committed to empowering and educating the differently-abled, (visually/blind, hard of hearing/daft, mentally and/or physically challenged) people living with HIV/AIDS to be socially independent and self-sufficient. PPD also strives to increase community awareness around the special needs of people living with HIV/AIDS who are visually impaired/blind, hard of hearing/deaf, mentally and/or physically challenged.

5. Perception’s People Cofounders Anthony Richardson Executive Director R. Orbit Clanton Deputy Executive Director Iris Matias

10. Did you know ??? As of 1995, there were 200 deaf people on the NAMES QUILT Project. As of 1994, the estimates of HIV-positive deaf run from 7,000 to as high as 26,000 (in the United States). Currently, there are virtually no data on the impact of HIV and AIDS on disabled populations. This means there is strikingly little information on the impact of the AIDS epidemic on 10% of the world’s population and their families. PPD plans to include a disability component when collecting data on HIV and AIDS.

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