Rights

We all have rights, but it can be hard to stand up for them if we don’t know what they are. Do we have the right to information about sex? Do people have to ask before they touch us? Do doctors have to keep our conversations with them private? Do two people have the right to date if they both say yes but a family member or staff disagrees with their decision? Do people have the right to have children if they want them? Can someone tell us we’re not allowed to be gay? What if someone wants to date us but we’re not sure how we feel about them? Who can we ask about this stuff?

Let’s have a conversation!

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What is Confidentiality?

If someone is talking about our care plan, or our medical records, they may tell us that the information is ‘confidential’. But what does ‘confidential’ mean? If we went to a clinic to talk to a doctor or nurse, would that conversation be confidential?

Resources

Support Info

In this issue, Zora advocates for her daughter.

In this issue, Millie advocates for her outreach client.

In this issue, Ahmed advocates for his brother.

Stories about supporters stepping up and advocating for the sexual health of people with cognitive disabilities.

Friendly, encouraging places to get contraception and safer sex supplies, to get tested or treated for STIs, or to get access to abortion services.

If you don’t have a sexual health clinic nearby that’s convenient or accessible, you can also get STI testing at any Walk-In Clinic.

Friendly spaces for youth, often offering: free contraception, STI testing & treatment, pregnancy testing & general sexual health info.

cognitive disabilities sexuality conversations

Original stories featuring folks talking about aspects of their sex lives – dating, pleasure, identity, where they get info & support. You can view them as videos, or you can […]

A friendship group aimed at people with cognitive disabilities in Greater Vancouver.

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