Disability & Sexuality
Resources
From books, to videos, to websites, and more—everything you need to continue your reeducation on your own.
Books
The Ultimate Guide to Sex & Disability by Miriam Kaufman, Cory Silverberg, and Fran Odette (Bookshop)
Crip Kinship: The Disability Justice & Art Activism of Sins Invalid by Shayda Kafai (Bookshop)
Sex and Disability edited by Robert McRuer (Bookshop)
Kissability: People with Disabilities Talk About Sex, Love, and Relationships by Katherine Duke (Amazon)
Love, Sex, and Disability: The Pleasures of Care by Sarah Smith Rainey (Amazon)
Alone Together: Making an Asperger Marriage Work by Katrin Bentley (Bookshop)
Making Sense of Sex: A Forthright Guide to Puberty, Sex, and Relationships for People with Asperger's Syndrome by Sarah Attwood (Amazon)
The Aspie Girl's Guide to Being Safe with Men: The Unwritten Safety Rules No-one is Telling You by Debi Brown (Amazon)
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Graphic Novels/Comics
Research Articles
Sexuality and Disability (2022) by Danita H. Stapleton et al. (IntechOpen)
Disabled People are Sexual Citizens too: Supporting Sexual Identity, Well-Being, and Safety for Disabled Young People (2017) by Sonali Shah (Frontiers)
Attitudes and Perceptions Towards Disability and Sexuality (2010) by Shaniff Esmail et al. (PubMed)
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Website Articles
Sex, Sexual Health and Disability by Action Canada for Sexual Health & Rights (Action Canada)
Healthy Relationships, Sexuality, and Disability Resource Guide 2014 Edition by Massachusetts Department of Public Health (MDPH)
Brain Injury and Sexual Issues by Better Health Channel (BHC)
Disability and Sexuality by Better Health Channel (BHC)
Scoop Essentials: Your Dating Questions Answered by Michelle Diament (Disability Scoop)
Sexuality and Sexual Development: Autistic Teenagers by Raising Children (Raising Children)
How do I Teach Sexuality to a Person with ASD? by Maureen Bennie (Autism Awareness Centre)
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Media
Videos
Disability and Sexuality by Amaze org (Youtube)
Every Body: Glamour, Dateability, Sexuality, & Disability TEDxBernard College by Dr. Danielle Sheypuk (Youtube)
Sexuality & Disability: Forging Identity in a World That Leaves You Out TEDxYale by Gaelynn Lea (Youtube)
Undressing Disability TEDxYouth@St.PeterPort by Emily Yates (Youtube)
The Right to Sexuality by The Atlantic (Youtube)
Tackling the Stigma Surrounding Disability and Sexuality by National Post (Youtube)
Disabled and Looking for Sexual Surrogates by The New York Times (Youtube)
The Last Taboo: Sexuality and Disability by REALWOMEN/REALSTORIES (Youtube)
Television
Love On the Spectrum and Love On the Spectrum U.S. (Netflix U.S.)
Films
The Sessions (2012)
Podcasts
The Disability Visibility Podcast
Disability After Dark
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