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Monday Sep 10, 2007

Sex and disability

This week we've published a brand new section in the Having sex area of the website: Sex and disability. It's become increasingly obvious that people with disabilities are often ignored by a large section of society that doesn't see disabled people as sexual beings. One big thing that we found out is that many disabled people don't feel their needs are being discussed or explored. We've created four new fact sheets that aim to answer more specific questions on sex and disability; whether you're physically disabled or have a learning disability.

You may want to take a peek at our two articles on dating and disabilities, written by well-known sex writer, Emily Dubberley. I've also been in touch with various organisations and have spoken at length to Dr Tuppy Owens, founder of Outsiders and a well-known activist for sexual expression and disability, who gave guidance on the two articles Having sex with a disability and Disability and sexual confidence. We've also been talking to 23 year-old Natalie who has found short-term relief from her illness through her sex life.

We hope the articles are of interest not only to people with a disability, but for anyone who may not know how to deal with disability and relationships and want some reassurance, information and advice, and sign-posting to useful organisations.

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