Chloe was born with Down syndrome and her husband, Jason, is autistic. Jason believes Chloe is the most beautiful woman on earth and is excited to grow old with her.
Relationships
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…
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…
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……
Fran Fran is Real Talk's Sexual Health Outreach Facilitator who will be scouring the internet for wonderful tidbits, articles, resources, links, and sharing them here. Fran is also an artist, a trauma survivor and lives with diverse abilities. Fran uses "They/Them" pronouns. (More about Fran) This is a BBC show called Ouch, where people take over...
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