Desexualization of Disability: Ableism, Autonomy, and Sexuality
Desexualization of disability is the assumption that disabled people are asexual, undesirable, or incapable of relationships, intimacy, and sexual autonomy.
Desexualization of disability is the assumption that disabled people are asexual, undesirable, or incapable of relationships, intimacy, and sexual autonomy.
Sexual accessibility means removing physical, communication, educational, healthcare, and privacy barriers that can limit sexual autonomy and sexual well-being.
Intellectual disability and sexuality explores consent, relationships, sexual health, identity, accessible education, safeguarding, and sexual autonomy.
Autism and sexuality explores how autism may interact with attraction, relationships, consent, sensory needs, identity, communication, and sexual health.
Neurodiversity recognizes natural differences in how brains develop and function and can influence communication, sensory experience, relationships, identity, and sexual health.
Disability and sexuality explores how disability can interact with desire, intimacy, relationships, sexual function, identity, consent, and access to sexual healthcare.
Accessible sex education adapts sexual-health teaching so people with different disabilities, communication needs, and learning styles can understand and use the information.