Tag: disclosure

  • Ready, Sexy, Able Round-Up: November

    Sex, Sexuality, and Disability New study investigating how to support people with disability to have sex Facilitated sex has been a hot button issue for a long time, with concerns ranging from ensuring disabled people’s privacy to supporting a safe (including sexually safe) workplace for attendants and assistants. Lead researcher, Dr Russell Shuttleworth, says the…

  • Learning About Interpersonal Violence in the Deaf Community: Breaking Silences Day 2

    Peer Advocate’s Experience of Deaf Women’s Disclosure of Sexual Assault Noelle Opsahl, Master of Education of the Deaf (M.E.D.) Gallaudet University First, a cool thing. Noelle, the presenter,told us that this was the first time she’d given this presentation in English, though she’s presented it in ASL (American Sign Language) several times. Noelle is hearing,…