by real.talk | Mar 9, 2020 | News
The Care Quality Commission finds that people are safer when they are empowered to speak openly about sexuality & unwanted sexual behaviour. The organization is the independent regulator of health and adult social care in England. Earlier this month they released...
by real.talk | Feb 18, 2020 | News
Disability Pride Philadelphia recently hosted a Valentine’s Day event with a focus on de-stigmatizing sexuality for people of all abilities. Click the link below to read more: Event aims to break down sexual education...
by real.talk | Feb 10, 2020 | News
We know that many people with diverse abilities need support around dating, love, relationships, and sex. Much of the conversation focuses on the barriers they face. Community Care Workers who are uncomfortable / unsupportive around sexuality are often identified as...
by real.talk | Jan 14, 2020 | News
Elevatus Training is a curriculum-based sexual health education organization in the USA. They have some great free resources on their web page. These two free PDF downloads are useful checklists to get us thinking about whether the people we support are sexually...
by real.talk | Jan 4, 2020 | Resources
The website – recently featured in the Netflix series Sex Education – celebrates diversity and combats shame. www.all-vulvas-are-beautiful.com has an extensive gallery of wonderful anatomical illustrations. This is welcome, since many people get their...
by real.talk | Dec 16, 2019 | News
In this well-made, half-hour British Broadcasting Corporation radio investigation, different folks from the UK talk about their romantic relationships, and the barriers they’ve faced in finding them. The UK’s Supported Loving Network also discusses the...
by real.talk | Nov 21, 2019 | News
The website Sexuality after Spinal Cord Injury is a great resource for folks who want to be sexual and have experienced a spinal cord injury. Many of the videos, links, tools, and approaches shown here are also relevant to people who have limited mobility for reasons...
by real.talk | Nov 20, 2019 | News
Edmonton’s Self-Advocacy Federation is an advocacy and support organization for adults with cognitive disabilities and their allies. Among many other activities, the Self-Advocacy Federation produces hard-hitting satirical videos which explore their...
by real.talk | Nov 18, 2019 | News
In these videos, people with cognitive disabilities discuss their experiences, hopes and dreams around dating, love, relationships and sex… In this one, a mother talks about her journey accepting her daughter’s desire to date and marry: In this one,...
by real.talk | Nov 15, 2019 | Resources
British Columbia’s largest sexual health nonprofit, with lots of info and services on their website. Options for Sexual Health provides educators for schools, and operates the Sex Sense sexual health information hotline. They also operates clinics with sexual...
by real.talk | Nov 5, 2019 | News
The Guardian UK edition does a great piece about people with cognitive disabilities and sexuality. You can read it here.
by real.talk | Oct 31, 2019 | News
Wirral Mencap – a UK-based nonprofit – has developed a fantastic online training program to help support workers build their skills around supporting relationships and sexuality for people with cognitive disabilities. It’s multimedia and contains a...
by real.talk | Oct 16, 2019 | News
These two recent videos from the BBC feature stories of people with cognitive disabilities dating. This first one is upbeat and hopeful – a story of a long-term relationship that brings joy to all involved. Click the link below for more: This one (below)...
by real.talk | Oct 15, 2019 | Resources
A free, anonymous telephone and email info hotline where you can ask any question about sex. It’s run by Options for Sexual Health and staffed by medical professionals & sexual health educators. The phone line is open 9am to 9pm weekdays, and you can email...
by real.talk | Oct 1, 2019 | News
Mencap, a UK-based nonprofit, is celebrating Sexual Health Week 2019 by calling attention to the barriers to accessing sex and relationship education faced by people with cognitive disabilities. They’re also launching a new web resource on dating and...
by real.talk | Sep 3, 2019 | News
Recently Real Talk teamed up with Burnaby Public Libraries to help our events have even more impact. Following our workshop, attendees got to browse through dozens of books on sex, sexuality, and disability – all selected and presented at our event space by...
