Resources for Resilience
April is Sexual Assault Awareness Month, and we know that folks with disabilities are up to seven times more likely to experience sexual abuse and assault.
Real Talk’s Social Distancing Binge-Watch Picks
Stuck at home with time on your hands and want to watch a life-changing series?
UK Community Living Report on Sexuality and Safety
The Care Quality Commission finds that people are safer when they are empowered to speak openly about sexuality & unwanted sexual behaviour.
Philadelphia Valentine’s Day Event Focuses on Sexuality and Disability
Disability Pride Philadelphia recently hosted a Valentine’s Day event with a focus on de-stigmatizing sexuality for people of all abilities. Click the link b…
Community Care Workers Face Barriers to Supporting Sexuality
We know that many people with diverse abilities need support around dating, love, relationships, and sex. Much of the conversation focuses on the barriers th…
Free Sexual Health Resources from Elevatus Training
Elevatus Training is a curriculum-based sexual health education organization in the USA. They have some great free resources on their web page. These two fre…
BBC 4 Radio Program on Cognitive Disability and Romantic Relationships
In this well-made, half-hour British Broadcasting Corporation radio investigation, different folks from the UK talk about their romantic relationships, and t…
Satire Videos From Edmonton’s Self Advocacy Federation
Edmonton’s Self-Advocacy Federation is an advocacy and support organization for adults with cognitive disabilities and their allies. Among many other activit…
Sexuality Website for People With Limited Mobility
The website Sexuality after Spinal Cord Injury is a great resource for folks who want to be sexual and have experienced a spinal cord injury. Many of the vid…
Calgary Organization Supports People’s Right to Relationships
In these videos, people with cognitive disabilities discuss their experiences, hopes and dreams around dating, love, relationships and sex…
In this one,…
Guardian Article About Disability and the Right to Love
The Guardian UK edition does a great piece about people with cognitive disabilities and sexuality.
You can read it here.
Free Online Training on Supporting Relationships & Sexuality
Wirral Mencap – a UK-based nonprofit – has developed a fantastic online training program to help support workers build their skills around supporting relatio…
BBC Videos Explore Dating With a Cognitive Disability
These two recent videos from the BBC feature stories of people with cognitive disabilities dating. This first one is upbeat and hopeful – a story of a long-t…
Web Resource on Dating & Relationships With Disabilities
Mencap, a UK-based nonprofit, is celebrating Sexual Health Week 2019 by calling attention to the barriers to accessing sex and relationship education faced b…
Books on Cognitive Disability and Sexuality
Recently Real Talk teamed up with Burnaby Public Libraries to help our events have even more impact. Following our workshop, attendees got to browse through …
New Video From the Supported Loving Network
The Supported Loving Network is a UK – based organization is dedicated to highlighting the importance of loving relationships for people with cognitive disab…
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