The Supported Loving network has produced a series of guides to help support people with learning disabilities with issues around sex and relationships. Resources include: Writing a sex and relationships policy Contraception and sexual health Pornography Supporting people to date Housing and supporting relationships Masturbation Help for parents Online dating For more information, visit their…
Romance, Relationships & Rights A COMMUNITY CREATION Join us for this theatre performance created by and with self-advocates supported by the Community Living Society and based on research from the UBC Centre for Inclusion and Citizenship. The performance confronts misconceptions about adults with intellectual disabilities and challenges audiences to think differently about how we value, respect and…
Netflix just announced “Special”, a brand new sitcom based around Ryan O’Connell’s part-memoir, part-manifesto ‘I’m Special: And Other Lies We Tell Ourselves’. You can read more about it here. The official trailer can be seen here:
New data shows that more than half of more than half of young people in America don’t have a romantic partner. Read the article in the San Francisco Gate here.
…is a great Australian website for young people with autism who are just finishing high school. There are articles on conversation skills, advocacy, health, managing your own home, and employment. They also have some great practical tips on dating, sex, and relationships. Check out their dating tips here.
Supported Loving Network, a sexual health & sexual citizenship support organization out of the UK, has now come out with a webpage with podcasts, blogs, and resources. A quote taken from their new site: “Leading a full and happy life means different things to different people. But to many people their closest relationships, love for…
Special Bridge is a dating website aimed at people with physical and cognitive disabilities. It’s based out of the USA but people anywhere can join. It’s not a free website. The least expensive membership rate is seven US dollars per month. Most of the people on the site are from the USA, but it looks…
Abha Khetarpal is a writer, a counsellor, a teacher, a social worker, a motivational speaker, an activist, a National Awardee, and one of the 100 Women Achievers in India. On her website Feminism In India, she often explores her living experience with disability and sexuality. Here are two great articles… Women With Disabilities and Dating. Sexual Health…
The Let’s Get Real Group is a dating and friending group for people with cognitive disabilities. They meet about every 6 weeks near Main and Broadway in Vancouver. Part of the evening is spent discussing a topic to do with dating. (Past topics have included consent, dating profiles, negotiation, and conflict resolution.) The rest of…
Does this sound familiar? Two people receiving support have been in a romantic relationship for many years. The relationship consists of weekly daytime meetings to go bowling or have a cup of coffee, with staff chaperoning. In this blog post on the Supported Loving Network, Liz Wilson encourages us to get outside our comfort zones……
