Disability Rights Center of New Hampshire

Edition: Spring 2020 Disability and Sexuality

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Healing Through Relationships

By Karyn Harvey, Ph.D.The good life is built with good relationships—Robert Waldinger Life is hard. This is something we all know. Some of the things we go through can deeply affect us. An important question becomes, “How can we heal?” Different people heal in different ways, but there are a few factors that are the same for all of us. An important...
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Dating with Disabilities: It Just Takes Finding The Right Person

By Austyn Blais Two of my earliest memories are running around the house in princess costumes, and stomping in the mud, despite my mother’s disapproval. I grew up with a heavy dose of DisneyTM magic and 80’s Brat Pack sarcasm. I also grew up living with Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus. I could recite...
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NH Council on Developmental Disabilities

The Council is dedicated to dignity, full rights of citizenship, cultural diversity, equal opportunity, and full participation for all NH citizens with developmental disabilities.Make a Difference and Participate in Developing our Next State Plan Every five years the Council develops a state plan to establish specific goals and objectives to address needs of people with developmental disabilities. We need you to tell us what is important! Filling out this survey will help us identify areas the DD Council can focus on to reduce barriers and create...
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Disability Rights Center-NH

DRC-NH is dedicated to eliminating barriers for people with disabilities across the state. Contact us to schedule a free consultation on a disability discrimination issue with an experienced attorney. Young boys sit at classroom table Special Education & Parental Consent Throughout the special education process, there are times when the school district must ask for your consent in writing. If you sign as agreeing, you are giving the school permission to move forward with what they have proposed. If...
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Brain Injury and Sexuality

By Beth A. Fisher, OTR/L This article contains sensitive material which may not be appropriate for all readers.“Normal sex isn’t a thing, so you don’t need to know what normal sex is.” —Kathryn Ellis, OTR/L and Certified Sexuality Counselor People with brain injury (along with other people with disabilities) are still sexual beings with sexual needs and desires....
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Five Things You Should Know Before You Take a Crip to Bed

By Galen Spiegler This article contains sensitive material which may not be appropriate for all readers. The sexuality of people who live with disabilities is exceptionally nuanced. In fact, there are entire books on the societal forces that push and pull on Crip sexuality. I am going to give you five...
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Knowledge is Power: Teaching Sexual Self-Advocacy

By Katherine McLaughlin, M.Ed. According to the Bureau of Justice Statistics, National Crime Victimization Survey, Special Tabulation, and the National Public Radio series, Abused and Betrayed, people with Intellectual/Developmental Disabilities (I/DD) are seven times more likely to be sexual abused than those...
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The Marriage Paradigm: Finding Love. Losing Eligibility.

By Stephanie Patrick, Executive Director of Disability Rights Center – New Hampshire Over the past decade, marriage equality has become part of the common vernacular. Marriage is a choice for people of all races, genders, and sexual orientations. The only people routinely left out of this conversation...
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The Intersection of Disability and Sexuality

Amidst the current isolation we are feeling related to COVID-19, the importance of human connection and the role relationships have on our physical, emotional, and mental health has never felt more timely. We bring this issue to you with open hearts and hopes for better days ahead. Couple holding hands Theme...