What Can I do if my Doctor Doesn’t Listen to me?
Advocacy, disability, doctors, human rights, medical professionals, rights
Tag: disability
‘I was sure they would fall in love!’ The dos and don’ts of amateur matchmaking
Follow along one woman’s efforts to play matchmaker for her circle of friends, and what she learnt along the way.
Disabled Parts
This website moves past the mechanics of disabled sex, and explores the emotional & erotic sides.
A Sexy New Set of E-Cards That Represents Disability!
The folks over at Handi are developing a range of sex toys specifically for folks with disabilities.
cards, dating, disability, e, e-cards, ecards, flirt, handi, Sex, sexuality, toy, toys
NPR Investigation Into Sexual Abuse – Text and Audio Formats
This 2018 bombshell series addresses the sexual abuse of people with cognitive disabilities in the USA.
abuse, assault, audio, disability, national, npr, public, radio, series, Sex, sexuality, usa
Aaron Philip and ‘Beauty Isn’t Binary’
Aaron Philip is the first black, transgender and disabled model to sign for a leading agency.
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 the barriers they’ve...
audio, BBC, Britain, British, broadcasting, corporation, disability, england, loving, network, podcast, radio, Relationships, Sex, sexuality, support, supported, UK
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 activities, the Self-Advocacy...
Advocacy, advocate, dating, disability, Edmonton, federation, LGBTQ, love, loving, Relationships, self, Sex, sexuality, support
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.
Advocacy, dating, disability, Guardian, love, newspaper, Sex, sexuality, support, UK
“Queer enough to know what I want; disabled enough to be ignored”
Yolanda Vargas is a proud Latinx disabled woman who is Queer/Bi/Pansexual. In this article, she discusses the ways she feels her queer sexuality is erased by those in her life...
The Supported Loving Network has a brand new toolkit for you to check out.
The Supported Loving network has produced a series of guides to help support people with learning disabilities with issues around sex and relationships.
Resources include:
Writing...
contraception, dating, disability, housing, love, masturbation, policies, porn, sexual health, support, supported
The Atlantic Monthly Reports on Cognitive Disability & Sexuality
Encouraging to see such a prominent magazine take on the topic of sexuality and cognitive disability. To watch the video, click here.
Atlantic, disability, Long Island, Magazine, Monthly, New York, sexuality, video
A Mum’s Take on Reproductive Rights for her Daughter With a Disability
In this article from The Mighty, a mother talks about her reaction to well-intentioned friends’ suggestion that her 10-year-old daughter could benefit from a hysterectomy. To...
daughter, disability, hysterectomy, menstruation, mother, mum, period, rights, sexuality
Romance, Relationships & Rights
Join us for this theatre performance created by and with self-advocates supported by the Community Living Society and based on research from the UBC Centre for Inclusion and Citizenship.
The...
Advocacy, boundaries, consent, dating, development, disability, loving, pleasure, Relationships, rights, Sex, sexuality, support
New Sitcom Shows the Highs and Lows of Being Gay and Disabled
Netflix just announced “Special”, a brand new sitcom based around Ryan O’Connell’s part-memoir, part-manifesto ‘I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves’....
comedy, dating, disability, LGBTQ, Netflix, O'Connell, Ryan, sitcom, special, Television, TV
Chronic Sex: A Website & Podcast on Disability and Sexuality
We discovered Kristen Shultz from their article on adapted sex toys in the Sex Tech Guide. Turns out they have a great website and podcast all about disability, chronic illness, and sexuality....
chronic, disability, health, illness, pleasure, podcast, sexuality
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