2014 August

Let’s talk about sex education and disability
A man sits on a wheelchair. He is balding, and is wearing a white shirt and plain blue trousers.
Let’s talk about sex education and disability

By: Teresa Fitzherbert For years the need of disabled people for sex and relationship education has been ignored. Campaigners want…
By Curated Content
August 18, 2014
Let’s talk about sex education and disability
Interview: Ruth Gould
A picture of Ruth Gould, the artistic director of DaDa fest. She has long hair and is wearing silver earrings.
Interview: Ruth Gould

Ruth Gould is the Artistic Director of DaDaFest. She is trained in performance arts, speech and drama from Liverpool Theatre…
By TARSHI Team
August 1, 2014
Interview: Ruth Gould
Interview: Dr Shanti Auluck
In Plainspeak English Audit In Plainspeak English Audit 100% 10 A group of people - some of whom have intellectual disabilities, and some of whom don't - stand in three rows. They are looking up and some of them have their hands in the air. Screen reader support enabled. A group of people - some of whom have intellectual disabilities, and some of whom don't - stand in three rows. They are looking up and some of them have their hands in the air.
Interview: Dr Shanti Auluck

Muskaan, established in 1982, is a voluntary organisation of parents and professionals that has grown into one of New Delhi’s…
By Shalini Sinha
August 22, 2014
Interview: Dr Shanti Auluck
Disability Rights: Can We Please Talk About Sexuality!
In Plainspeak English Audit In Plainspeak English Audit 100% 10 A black and white phioto of a woman looking straight into the camera. She has short hair, and has piercings over her eyebrows and below her lower lip. She is wearing kohl and has a tattoo on her arm. Screen reader support enabled. A black and white phioto of a woman looking straight into the camera. She has short hair, and has piercings over her eyebrows and below her lower lip. She is wearing kohl and has a tattoo on her arm.
Disability Rights: Can We Please Talk About Sexuality!

The Union Budget, 2014 presented by the newly elected government a few weeks ago includes various provisions for disabled persons…
By Rupsa Mallik
August 1, 2014
Disability Rights: Can We Please Talk About Sexuality!
Disability and Sexuality Resources
Silhouettes of a man and a woman sitting in two respective wheelchairs. The man is kissing the woman's hand
Disability and Sexuality Resources

Posted by incurable hippie: I have been doing some research on sex and disability, and thought I would share some of…
By Curated Content
August 15, 2014
Disability and Sexuality Resources
Desexualising Disability
Black and white picture of the back of a naked woman who has curly hair
Desexualising Disability

Two of my most favourite disability-related public awareness projects in recent years have been the American Able project and Undressing…
By Curated Content
August 15, 2014
Desexualising Disability
Brushstrokes: Wheelchair Positions
Against a black background, there are small white and red stick figures showing various sex positions wheelchair-bound people can practice
Brushstrokes: Wheelchair Positions
By Sexuality and Disability Website
August 1, 2014
Brushstrokes: Wheelchair Positions
African Gathering Starts up Sex Disability Coalition -II
A group of African activists are seated around a table, seemingly engaged in a discussion
African Gathering Starts up Sex Disability Coalition -II

The Structure of the Coalition The second day promised to be one that focused more on the structure and process…
By Janet Price
August 15, 2014
African Gathering Starts up Sex Disability Coalition -II
African Gathering Starts up Sex Disability Coalition
In Plainspeak English Audit In Plainspeak English Audit 100% 10 Three women sit together, two of them are of african descent and the other is caucasian. They are sitting at a table with a sheet of long white paper in front of them which has writing in bold black and blue ink. Screen reader support enabled. Three women sit together, two of them are of african descent and the other is caucasian. They are sitting at a table with a sheet of long white paper in front of them which has writing in bold black and blue ink.
African Gathering Starts up Sex Disability Coalition

In the first week of July, I travelled together with my partner (commonly known as ‘the DisObedient PA (DOPA)’ amongst…
By Janet Price
August 1, 2014
African Gathering Starts up Sex Disability Coalition
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