Ready, Sexy, Able: August News and Views Round-Up

August brought us a lot of personal narratives, powerful, funny, sad, and thoughtful.

Topics include respectful personal care, dating, not-so-accessible sex toys, a moving day-in-the-life of a support worker for disabled folks who’ve experienced sexual violence, and so much more.

Disability Rights

A Bill of Rights as an Autonomous Disabled Person

No One Wants to Be Normal: So Why Are We Awkward Around Those Who Are Different?

On Not Being “Pretty”

Disability Housing: Living, Supporting, and Loving Intentionally

Gender, Sexual Expression, and disability

Gender Differences in Asperger’s: Being a Trans Guy and a Female-Socialized Aspie

Lawsuit: EHarmony Discriminates Against the Blind

Boys in Chairs and Their Toys: My First Experience With a Sex Toy

‘Deliciously Disabled’: Toronto’s Sex Ball for People With Disabilities

Sexual Healing

Dateable Self-Esteem: Danielle Sheypuk, Ms. Wheelchair NY, Discusses The Evolution Of Sex In The City

Secrets to Sexual Self-Discovery: Going deeper Is Key – Wheelchair Accessible Living

Sexual Abuse and Disability

Sexual abuse of people with learning disabilities is too often overlooked

Arts program helps women with disabilities navigate sex, relationships