Tag: sexual abuse
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Disability History: SAAM Edition
This piece on disability and sexual assault was published in 2010, long before hashtag movements and mainstream coverage. It’s 2018, and, honestly, I don’t feel as if we’ve made any sort of significant cultural shift. Each April, we observe Sexual Assault Awareness Month. Every year we learn about at least one more documentary, local or…
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We’re All Normal, And Other Sexy Scientific Facts
We’re all normal. let me repeat that, we’re all normal. Our bodies are normal. Our relationships are normal. Our sexual desires are normal. Our sex lives are normal. Note: This only applies if you don’t use sex as a weapon. If you do,stop…just stop. * Emily Nagoski is the Wellness Education Director at Smith College.…
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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…
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September Ready, Sexy, Able Round-Up
September brought us news and views on the state of sex ed in the United states (not good), disabled women’s access to sexual health care (also not great), the complex mathematical calculations that go into whether and how to reveal a disability in an online dating profile, and more. Here on Ready Sexy, Able, we…
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No Excuses For Abuses: This Support Worker Sexually Assaulted His Clients
Update Craig Handasyde Resources for Self-Advocates What Is Sexual Assault? Invisible victims: Sexual assault of people with an intellectual disability Sexual assault and adults with a disability: Enabling recognition, disclosure and a just response
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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…