Title:

AIDS Causes Blindness

Creator:

AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts

Date:

[ca. 1986]

Description:

Responding to the problem of discrimination against people with HIV/AIDS, this poster counters the predominant views of some anti-AIDS campaigners. In response to nationwide protests about the threat of AIDS transmission in the workplace, the poster was created by the AIDS Action Committee, a community-based organization of volunteers established in 1983 that provides support services for people living with AIDS and HIV, educates the public and health professionals, and advocates for fair and effective policy at the city, state, and federal levels. The image of workers holding signs protesting the presence of AIDS in the workplace evokes the sense of fear and anger central to the issue. By asserting that people with HIV/AIDS present no threat in the workplace, the underlying text and title message suggest that people are "blinded" by their own ignorance and fears.. NOTE: Slide of original poster image is slightly blurry.

Publisher:

AIDS Action Committee of Massachusetts

Original Repository:

The History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection

Rights:

Reproduced with permission of the AIDS Action Committee (Massachusetts).

Genre:

Posters
Slides (photographs)

Subject:

HIV and Public Health

Format:

Still Image

Extent:

1 pages

Language:

English

Legacy Source Citation:

Original Repository. History of Medicine Division. Prints and Photographs Collection. 11611. Free Text. This image may also be accessed from the Images from the History of Medicine (IHM).. URL. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/hmd/ihm/. IHM Order Number. A025272

Legacy ID:

VCBBHL

NLM ID:

101584655X108

Profiles Collection:

Visual Culture and Health Posters

Shareable Link:

https://profiles.nlm.nih.gov/101584655X108

Story Section:

HIV/AIDS